Religion and the Public Order of the European Union - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Religion and the Public Order of the European Union write by Ronan McCrea. This book was released on 2010-10-07. Religion and the Public Order of the European Union available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Ronan McCrea offers the first comprehensive account of the role of religion within the public order of the European Union. He examines the facilitation and protection of individual and institutional religious freedom in EU law and the means through which the Union facilitates religious input and influence over law. Identifying the limitations on religious influence over law and politics that have been required by the Union, it demonstrates how such limitations have been identified as fundamental elements of the public order and prerequisites EU membership. The Union seeks to balance its predominantly Christian religious heritage with an equally strong secular and humanist by facilitating religion as a form of cultural identity while simultaneously limiting its political influence. Such balancing takes place in the context of the Union's limited legitimacy and its commitment to respect for Member State cultural autonomy. Deference towards the cultural role of religion at Member State level enables culturally-entrenched religions to exercise a greater degree of influence within the Union's public order than "outsider" faiths that lack a comparable cultural role. Placing the Union's approach to religion in the context of broader historical and sociological trends around religion in Europe and of contemporary debates around secularism, equal treatment, and the role of Islam in Europe, McCrea sheds light on the interaction between religion and EU law in the face of a shifting religious demographic.
A Secular Europe
A Secular Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Secular Europe write by Lorenzo Zucca. This book was released on 2012-10-11. A Secular Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. How to accommodate diverse religious practices and laws within a secular framework is one of the most pressing and controversial problems facing contemporary European public order. In this provocative contribution to the subject, Lorenzo Zucca argues that traditional models of secularism, focusing on the relationship of state and church, are out-dated and that only by embracing a new picture of what secularism means can Europe move forward in the public reconciliation of its religious diversity. The book develops a new model of secularism suitable for Europe as a whole. The new model of secularism is concerned with the way in which modern secular states deal with the presence of diversity in the society. This new conception of secularism is more suited to the European Union whose overall aim is to promote a stable, peaceful and unified economic and political space starting from a wide range of different national experiences and perspectives. The new conception of secularism is also more suited for the Council of Europe at large, and in particular the European Court of Human Rights which faces growing demands for the recognition of freedom of religion in European states. The new model does not defend secularism as an ideological position, but aims to present secularism as our common constitutional tradition as well as the basis for our common constitutional future.
Religion and the Public Order of the European Union
Religion and the Public Order of the European Union - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Religion and the Public Order of the European Union write by Ronan McCrea. This book was released on 2010-10-07. Religion and the Public Order of the European Union available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Ronan McCrea offers the first comprehensive account of the role of religion within the public order of the European Union. He examines the facilitation and protection of individual and institutional religious freedom in EU law and the means through which the Union facilitates religious input and influence over law. In addition, the book draws attention to the limitations on religious influence over law and politics that are required by the Union. It shows the extent to which suchlimitations are identified as fundamental elements of the EU's public order and as prerequisites for membership.The Union seeks to balance its predominantly Christian religious heritage with an equally strong secular and humanist tradition by facilitating religion as a form of cultural identity while simultaneously limiting its political influence. Such balancing takes place in the context of the Union's limited legitimacy and its commitment to respect for Member State cultural autonomy. Deference towards the cultural role of religion at Member State level enables culturally-entrenched religions toexercise a greater degree of influence within the Union's public order than "outsider" faiths that lack a comparable cultural role. Placing the Union's approach to religion in the context of broader historical and sociological trends around religion in Europe and of contemporary debates aroundsecularism, equal treatment, and the role of Islam in Europe, McCrea sheds light on the interaction between religion and EU law in the face of a shifting religious demographic.
Law and Religion in Europe
Law and Religion in Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Law and Religion in Europe write by Norman Doe. This book was released on 2011-08-04. Law and Religion in Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A comparative introduction for students on the national laws governing religion in Europe, this book examines national laws, particularly as they affect the attitudes of states towards religion, religious freedom and discrimination, and the legal position and autonomy of religious organizations.
Representing Religion in the European Union
Representing Religion in the European Union - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Representing Religion in the European Union write by Lucian Leuştean. This book was released on 2013. Representing Religion in the European Union available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Examining religious representation at the state, transnational and institutional levels, this volume demonstrates that religion is becoming an increasingly important element of the decision-making process. It provides a comprehensive analysis of religious representation in the European Union that will be of great interest to students and scholars of European politics, sociology of religion and international relations.
