E.J. Mackenzie was an ideological-historian who featured in the documentary The Inviting to History. In the film, he argued that the complacency and decadence associated with the late Federation era were in part brought about by the decline of religion following the unification of Earth. As humans realised that no divine being would save them, Mackenzie argued, they became filled with hopelessness, and this ultimately led to the rise of Rudolf von Goldenbaum. (Source: Gineipaedia)