Re-assessing governmental corruption of religion: Where political theory meets empirical evidence
Published online on February 28, 2026
Abstract
Ethnicities, Ahead of Print.
This article reassesses the classic corruption thesis—the claim that state involvement inevitably corrupts religion—by bringing empirical analysis into dialogue with political theory. Drawing on Locke, Jefferson, Madison, and contemporary theorists such ...
This article reassesses the classic corruption thesis—the claim that state involvement inevitably corrupts religion—by bringing empirical analysis into dialogue with political theory. Drawing on Locke, Jefferson, Madison, and contemporary theorists such ...