The national church in history and society. Essay from the perspective of Troeltsch a Schuetz

Societies make a Church which is linked to their cultural and historical destiny, the religion of preference. This is the National Church, which is characterized by a concentric synthesis of religion and the nation, culture and society in a circumscribed territory. These Christian socio-religious formations are distinguished from each other by definitions of belief, moral practices, liturgy, internal organization and relationships with the society around them. They nevertheless share common roots relating to the origins of Christianity, its history and its mediations. They work on themselves, between identity affirmation and arrangement and deal with the challenges to be met to ensure their permanence. The small Church is distinguished from the large Church by socio-religious relations, both of the community and of the institution.