Secular and religious frames obscure persistent messianic assumptions in nationalism.

Evidence

In light of all of the above, the very distinction between the secular and the religious as the starting point in a discourse on Israeli society and Israeli nationalism is misleading and detracts from our understanding of “secularism” and its adherents in this context. In particular, it muddles the fact that the messianic-apocalyptic dimension of the Bible is not antithetical to but in fact intrinsic to the secular outlook. — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized, 318

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the reader’s core question about professed conviction (secular, egalitarian) vs. measured bias: professed secularism here still carries messianic-apocalyptic assumptions — a warning case for conviction-bias divergence. — connects to: Secularist bias hid that nationalism and religion fused while remaining distinct — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 70; De-secularized national movements retain messianic content as their legitimacy basis. — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 315; Zionist secularization nationalized messianic myth rather than replacing it — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 315

Broader Connections

• Zionist secularization nationalized messianic myth rather than replacing it #exemplifies (0.85) — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized, 315