Religion and civil society in Europe
By: Joep de Hart, Paul Dekker, Loek Halman, editors
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9789400768147; 9789400768154
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Civila samhället; Religion; Religion and civil society; Religionssoziologie; Religion and sociology
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.