Secularism as state doctrine emerged from linking personal morality to legislative social reconstruction

Evidence

It is a major premise of this study that “the secular” is conceptually prior to the political doctrine of “secularism,” that over time a variety of concepts, practices, and sensibilities have come together to form “the secular.” — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular, 74 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Secularism is not a neutral doctrine but a modern construct redefining religion and politics — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 295; Self-help doctrine made character-molding the state’s political task rather than legislation or rights; Secular personal ethics depends on a specific political realm to exist (+7 more)

Broader Connections

• The secular concept precedes secularism as a political doctrine #complicates (0.72) — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular, 74