“Implicit Religion?”

What Might That Be?

Authors

  • Edward Bailey Glyndwr University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/imre.v15i2.195

Keywords:

Implicit Religion, secular, commitments

Abstract

The term “Implicit Religion” was (effectively) first coined in 1969, when it was adopted in preference to its predecessor, “secular religion.” The historical and ideological contexts of the concept will be sketched, before three definitions (or, better, “descriptions”) of the intended meaning are offered. Three studies, undertaken as test-cases for the utility of the concept, will be briefly reported, along with the subsequent development of study in the area of implicit religion, and its relationship with explicit religion and spirituality.

Author Biography

  • Edward Bailey, Glyndwr University
    Edward Bailey is the editor of Implicit Religion, and a visiting professor of Glyndwr University.

References

Cook, Stanley (ed.). 1918. Hastings Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics Edinburgh: T. & T Clarke.

Mascall, Eric. 1963. He Who Is. London: Darton, Longman & Todd.

Pareto, Vilfredo. 1935. The Mind and Society. London: Cape.

Pettazzoni, Raffaele. 1967. State Religion and Individual Religion in the Religious History of Italy. Leiden: Brill.

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Published

2012-07-04

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2012)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Bailey, E. (2012). “Implicit Religion?”: What Might That Be?. Implicit Religion, 15(2), 195-207. https://doi.org/10.1558/imre.v15i2.195