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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817757703321

Autore

Faltin Lucia

Titolo

Religious Roots of Contemporary European Identity

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Continuum International Publishing, 2007

ISBN

1-283-20156-9

9786613201560

0-8264-2348-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WrightMelanie J

Disciplina

306.6094

Soggetti

Identity (Psychology) -- Religious aspects

National characteristics, European

Religion and sociology -- Europe

Religion

Philosophy & Religion

Religion - General

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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