ABSTRAKTesis ini berusaha menunjukkan bahwa nilai-nilai konservatif Presiden George W. Bush mengaktifkan kekuatan di antara pranata politik (pemerintah) dan pranata agama (gereja). Pengaktifan pranata politik dan pranata gereja diperlukan Presiden Bush untuk menjalankan kebijakan keamanan guna melawan ancanian terorisine. Tesis ini menggunakan teori-teori dan konsep-konsep antara lain dari Parsudi Suparlan mengenai nilai-nilai yang sakral dan konsep mengenai konservatif dari Mickletwait dan Woodridge. Pada bab pendahuluan diuraikan latar belakang, hipotesis, permasalahan penelitian dan kerangka teori. Pada intinya, tesis ini mencoba melihat dari dekat hubungan antara nilai-nilai budaya yang sakral yang terdapat pada : individu, masyarakat dan negara. Ketiga unsur tersebut membentuk hubungan hirarki yang disesuaikan dengan konteks permasalahan dan tujuan yang hendak dicapai. Ancaman terorisme yang menjadi agenda politik Presiden Bush memperkuat kedudukan negara dalam hubungan ketiga unsur tersebut. Bab-bab selanjutnya menjelaskan diantaranya mengenai peran agama dalam politik di Amerika, sejarah konservatif Amerika dan keyakinan keagamaan Presiden Bush.

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ABSTRAK

This thesis is trying to show that the conservative values of President George W. Bush could activate the powers between the political institution (state) and the religion institution (church) for the War against Terrorism post 11 September 2001. The Activation of both institutions is urgently needed by President Bush in order to implement his security policy and the doctrine of "Either you are with us or against us". The concepts being used are among others those of Parsudi Suparlan regarding the sacred values and those of Mickletwait dan Woodridge concerning the moral and conservative perspectives. The Introductory Chapter will define and explain the subject matter of this thesis and gives the theoretical framework, namely the theories or concepts of the American conservative and of the religious faith of President Bush. This chapter is also trying to analyze the relations among the sacred values: state, community and person with regard to the certain condition dependent on the context and the purpose will be achieved. The terrorist threat as a main political agenda of President Bush will be strengthening the state at the context of hierarchical sacred values. The following chapters will define and explore more on the role of religion in the political arena of the LIS, the history of American Conservative and the religious faith of President Bush.