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Gamwell defines "politics" formally as "the activities of the state and the But this is, in effect, the narrow definition of "politics" asprOCe~bY which these process by which these activities are decided or determined"; and the the "state" as "that association whose identifying purpose is to order or govern the govern the pursuit of purposes in the community and ••• , therefore...herefore, the one association one association in any society to which all individuals in the society must belongmust belong" (1984: 325). 

A,/OtVfS,'k--., pertaining But this is, in effect, the narrow definition of "politics" as pertaining exclusively to state and government, Q\J~:r; iil'!jiiliAiit wh~ch I set my
Italongside which I set mine broader definition, according  according to which, following the paradigm of Gamwell's definitions definition, I could say that politics refers to any activities having to do with do with creating, maintaining, and/or transforming social and cultural structures and structures and the process by which these activities are decided or determined determined  (cf. The Point The Point of Christology: 95 f.). 

these activities are decided or determined"; and the 
"state" as "that association whose identifying purpose is to order or govern 
the pursuit of purposes in the community and