▁form ▁or ▁framework ▁of ▁religion . ▁In ▁his ▁own ▁words : ▁Religion ▁as ▁ult imate ▁concern ▁is ▁the ▁meaning - g iving ▁subst ance ▁of ▁culture , ▁and ▁culture ▁is ▁the ▁tot ality ▁of ▁forms ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁basic ▁concern ▁of ▁religion ▁express es ▁itself . ▁In ▁abbre viation : ▁religion ▁is ▁the ▁subst ance ▁of ▁culture , ▁culture ▁is ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁religion . ▁Such ▁a ▁consideration ▁definitely ▁prevents ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁dual ism ▁of ▁religion ▁and ▁culture . ▁Every ▁religious ▁act , ▁not ▁only ▁in ▁organized ▁religion , ▁but ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁most ▁int imate ▁movement ▁of ▁the ▁soul , ▁is ▁cult ur ally ▁formed . ▁Ernst ▁Tro elt sch , ▁similarly , ▁looked ▁at ▁culture ▁as ▁the ▁soil ▁of ▁religion ▁and ▁thought ▁that , ▁therefore , ▁trans plant ing ▁a ▁religion ▁from ▁its ▁original ▁culture ▁to ▁a ▁foreign ▁culture ▁would ▁actually ▁kill ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁manner ▁that ▁trans plant ing ▁a ▁plant ▁from ▁its ▁natural ▁soil ▁to ▁an ▁al ien ▁soil ▁would ▁kill ▁it . ▁However , ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁many ▁attempts ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁pl ural istic ▁situation ▁to ▁distinguish ▁culture ▁from ▁religion . ▁ ▁D omen ic ▁Mar ban i ang ▁has ▁argued ▁that ▁elements ▁ground ed ▁on ▁belief s ▁of ▁a ▁met aph ys ical ▁nature ▁( rel ig ious ) ▁are ▁distinct ▁from ▁elements ▁ground ed ▁on ▁nature ▁and ▁the ▁natural ▁( c ult ural ). ▁For ▁instance , ▁language ▁( with ▁its ▁grammar ) ▁is ▁a ▁cultural ▁element ▁while ▁sac ral ization ▁of