Special Issue on Church and State in Contemporary Europe
Title | Special Issue on Church and State in Contemporary Europe PDF eBook |
Author | John T. S. Madeley |
Publisher | |
Pages | 251 |
Release | 2003 |
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Church and State in Contemporary Europe
Title | Church and State in Contemporary Europe PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 239 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780203583265 |
Church and State in Contemporary Europe
Title | Church and State in Contemporary Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Zsolt Enyedi |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 268 |
Release | 2004-08-02 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 113576140X |
This volume represents an attempt in integrating a wide range of theoretically relevant issues into the identification and analysis of church-state patterns. Each chapter focuses on the analysis of a particular theme and its role in shaping, and/or being shaped by, church-state relations.
Special Issue on Church and State in Contamporary Europe
Title | Special Issue on Church and State in Contamporary Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Zsolt Enyedi |
Publisher | |
Pages | 251 |
Release | 2003 |
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Church and Religion in Contemporary Europe
Title | Church and Religion in Contemporary Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Gert Pickel |
Publisher | Springer-Verlag |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 2009-09-15 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9783531167480 |
Church, State, and Democracy in Expanding Europe
Title | Church, State, and Democracy in Expanding Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Lavinia Stan |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | |
Release | 2011-08-29 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0199714126 |
Lavinia Stan and Lucian Turcescu examine the relationship between religion and politics in ten former communist Eastern European countries. Contrary to widespread theories of increasing secularization, Stan and Turcescu argue that in most of these countries, the populations have shown themselves to remain religious even as they embrace modernization and democratization. Church-state relations in the new EU member states can be seen in political representation for church leaders, governmental subsidies, registration of religions by the state, and religious instruction in public schools. Stan and Turcescu outline three major models: the Czech church-state separation model, in which religion is private and the government secular; the pluralist model of Hungary, Bulgaria and Latvia, which views society as a group of complementary but autonomous spheres - for example, education, the family, and religion - each of which is worthy of recognition and support from the state; and the dominant religion model that exists in Poland, Romania, Estonia, and Lithuania, in which the government maintains informal ties to the religious majority. Church, State, and Democracy in Expanding Europe offers critical tools for understanding church-state relations in an increasingly modern and democratic Eastern Europe.
Religion, Politics and Law in the European Union
Title | Religion, Politics and Law in the European Union PDF eBook |
Author | Lucian N. Leustean |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 294 |
Release | 2013-09-13 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1317990803 |
EU enlargement - to countries in Central and Eastern Europe in 2004, the inclusion of Bulgaria and Romania in 2007, and increasing debates on Turkey’s membership - has dramatically transformed the European Union into a multi-religious space. Religious communities are not only shaping identities but are also influential factors in political discourse. This edited volume examines the activities of religious actors in the context of supranational European institutions and the ways in which they have responded to the idea of Europe at local and international levels. By bringing together scholars working in political science, history, law and sociology, this volume analyses key religious factors in contemporary EU architecture, such as the transformation of religious identities, the role of political and religious leaders, EU legislation on religion, and, the activities of religious lobbies. This book was published as a special issue of Religion, State and Society.