| It is self-generating in order to avert stagnation and constitutes a unifying force that transcends confessionalism. |
| It is a long-term task, in view of the fact that confessionalism has deep structural roots, which go back to dhimmi-status and the millet system. |
| He did yeoman service in breaking down the high Lutheran confessionalism which had been the order of the day. |
| Observers blamed the delay on the entrenched confessionalism in Iraqi politics, which remains a powerful force despite the avowedly cross-sectarian nature of the two major coalitions in the March election. |
| As such, there was little to outweigh the influences of confessionalism, community allegiance and financial resources. |
| More important in the long run, confessionalism promoted a social drive, also long under way, toward the inculcation of discipline and order in public and private as well as in religious and civic affairs. |
