Religion and Civil Society in Europe
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Beschreibung
Religion is back again in Europe after never having been gone. It is manifest in the revival of religious institutions and traditions in former communist countries, in political controversies about the relationship between the church(es) and the state and about the freedom of religion and the freedom to criticize religion, and in public unease about religious minorities. This book is about religion and civil society in Europe. It moves from general theoretical and normative approaches of this relationship, via the examination of national patterns of religion-state relations, to in-depth analyses of the impact of religion and secularization on the values, pro-social attitudes and civic engagement of individuals. It covers Europe from the Lutheran North to the Catholic South, and from the secularized West to the Orthodox East and Islamic South-East with comparative analyses and country studies, concluding with an overall Europe-USA comparison.
Religion is back again in Europe after never having been gone. It is manifest in the revival of religious institutions and traditions in former communist countries, in political controversies about the relationship between the church(es) and the state and about the freedom of religion and the freedom to criticize religion, and in public unease about religious minorities. This book is about religion and civil society in Europe. It moves from general theoretical and normative approaches of this relationship, via the examination of national patterns of religion-state relations, to in-depth analyses of the impact of religion and secularization on the values, pro-social attitudes and civic engagement of individuals. It covers Europe from the Lutheran North to the Catholic South, and from the secularized West to the Orthodox East and Islamic South-East with comparative analyses and country studies, concluding with an overall Europe-USA comparison.
Based on the European Values Survey (EVS) conducted from 1981-2009 Focuses on the diversity of Europe and how secularization has affected civic engagement Contributors are leaders in the field of civil society and religious life
Autor*in
Joep de Hart
Themen in »Religion and Civil Society in Europe«
Comeback of Religion in Europe Help and Helping by Religion and Non Religion Helping Values and Behavior across Europe History of Civil Society Islam and Civil Society Mediatization of Religion and Politics Political Participation of Muslims in Switzerland Religion and Civic Engagement in Europe Religion and Civic Engagement in the United States Religion and Civil Society Religion and Civil Society in Russia Religion and Morality in Contemporary Europe Religion in Italy Religion in Latin countries Religion in Postcommunist Europe