Throne and Altar

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Throne and Altar is a traditional conservative doctrine emphasizing the close alliance between monarchical authority and established religion as the foundation of social and political order.

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Throne and Altar canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conservative doctrine
political doctrine
traditionalist concept
aimsAt maintenance of political order
maintenance of social order
associatedWith Catholic traditionalism
Christian monarchy
counterrevolutionary thought
traditional conservatism
contrastsWith church–state separation
constitutional secularism
criticizedBy liberal theorists
republican thinkers
secular nationalists
emphasizes established religion
monarchical authority
hasCoreIdea close alliance between monarchical authority and established religion
historicallyLinkedTo 19th-century European conservatism
ancien régime in Europe
restoration monarchies
influencedBy Christian political theology
natural law theory
justifies hierarchical social order
privileged status of clergy
privileged status of monarchy
normativelyClaims monarch should defend orthodoxy
religion should guide legislation
opposes anticlericalism
liberalism
republicanism
secularism
presupposes centralized monarchical power
institutional power of the church
public role for religion
relatedConcept clericalism
confessional state
divine right of kings
integralism
seeks unity of religious and political authority
seesPoliticalAuthorityAs deriving from God
seesSocialOrderAs grounded in divine authority
supports hereditary monarchy
state religion
usedAs slogan by reactionary movements
symbol of monarchist–clerical alliance
viewsChurchAs supporter of the monarchy
viewsMonarchAs protector of the church
viewsReligionAs foundation of political legitimacy

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High Tories associatedConcept Throne and Altar
Dios, Patria, Rey relatedConcept Throne and Altar