At first sight, one does not see what relations there can be between religion and logic.
Emile DurkheimWhile the State becomes inflated and hypertrophied in order to obtain a firm enough grip upon individuals, but without succeeding, the latter, without mutual relationships, tumble over one another like so many liquid molecules, encountering no central energy to retain, fix and organize them.
Emile DurkheimA religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things, that is to say, things set apart and forbidden-beliefs and practices which unite into one single moral community called a Church, all those who adhere to them.
Emile DurkheimSocial life comes from a double source, the likeness of consciences and the division of social labour.
Emile Durkheim