Religious Roots of Contemporary European Identity.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Faltin, Lucia.

Contributor:

Wright, Melanie J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Identity (Psychology)--Religious aspects.

National characteristics, European.

Religion and sociology--Europe.

Local Subjects:

Identity (Psychology)--Religious aspects.

National characteristics, European.

Religion and sociology--Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Continuum International Publishing, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The volume will provide a coherent critical examination of current issues related to the religious roots of contemporary, i.e. post-1990 European identity, by analyzing the components of contemporary European identity, the presence of religion in the development of national identities, manifestation of religious roots in secular society, and the role of religion in further European integration and social inclusion. The publication will involve a multi and interdisciplinary approach to the theme, by bringing together scholars in history, religious studies, sociology, cultural studies, European

Contents:

CONTENTS; NOTES ON THE CONTRIBUTORS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION: THE RELIGIOUS ROOTS OF CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN IDENTITY; DOES ISLAM CHALLENGE EUROPEAN IDENTITY?; RE-VIEWING MY SON THE FANATIC (UDAYAN PRASAD, 1997) AFTER 7/7; OR, ROOTS, ROUTES, AND RHIZOMES; ONLY CONNECT: A CASE STUDY OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE ENGLISH CHURCH AND THE NON-CATHOLIC CULTS IN THE FLORENCE OF THE RlSORGIMENTO; AT THE EUROPEAN ROOTS OF THE INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE BETWEEN CHRISTIAN ORTHODOXY AND JUDAISM: HISTORY, THE STUDY OF IMAGES, AND MODERNITY

HISTORICAL MEMORY: BLESSING OR BURDEN? RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS IN THE MODERN WORLDTHE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH AND THE EUROPEAN UNION: CONSTRUCTING A RUSSIAN ORTHODOX IDENTITY IN EUROPE; THE IMPACT OF POST-1989 CHANGES ON POLISH-JEWISH RELATIONS AND PERCEPTIONS: MEMORIES AND DEBATES; MEMORY AND CIVIC EDUCATION: HOLOCAUST AND COMING TO TERMS WITH NATIONAL HISTORY; THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN POLAND AND THE DYNAMICS OF SOCIAL IDENTITY IN POLISH SOCIETY; THE 'EUROPE OF CITIZENS' VIS-À-VIS THE 'EUROPE OF NATION STATES'

THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF CZECH UNITARIANS (RSCU) AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF CZECH NATIONAL IDENTITYPOPE BENEDICT XVI, EUROPE AND INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE: A THEOLOGICAL CONTRIBUTION; THE QUARREL OVER THE RELIGIOUS ROOTS OF EUROPEAN IDENTITY IN THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION AND THE NATURE OF HISTORICAL EXPLANATION: A CATHOLIC COIGN OF VANTAGE; TOWARDS THE PHILOSOPHY OF INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE; AFTERWORD: HOW SECULAR IS EUROPE TODAY?; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786613201560

9781283201568

1283201569

9780826423481

0826423485

OCLC:

745866053