Ebook: Religion and Civil Society in Europe
- Tags: Sociology general, Religious Studies, Political Science general
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Springer Netherlands
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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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.
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.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction: European Diversity and Divergences....Pages 1-12
Religion and Civil Society: Theoretical Reflections....Pages 13-45
Religion, State and Civil Society in Europe: Triangular Entanglements....Pages 47-68
The Dynamics of Civil Society: Density, Age, Fertility and Completeness in the Religious Voluntary Sector....Pages 69-86
Secularization and the Sources of Morality: Religion and Morality in Contemporary Europe....Pages 87-107
Social Trust and Religion in Sweden: Theological Belief Versus Social Organization....Pages 109-124
Religion and Civil Society in Italy and in Other Latin Countries....Pages 125-145
Secular Values, Religious Beliefs and Civil Life: A Comparative Analysis of Helping Values and Behaviour....Pages 147-167
Religion, Spirituality and Civic Participation....Pages 169-188
The Spiritual Revolution and Social Capital in Denmark....Pages 189-202
Religion and Social Participation in Postcommunist Europe....Pages 203-217
Religion and Civil Society in Ukraine and Russia....Pages 219-250
The Impact of Religion on the Political Participation of Muslims: The Case of Switzerland....Pages 251-266
Democracy, Civil Society, and Islam....Pages 267-284
Does Praying Together Mean Staying Together? Religion and Civic Engagement in Europe and the United States....Pages 285-305
Back Matter....Pages 307-312
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.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction: European Diversity and Divergences....Pages 1-12
Religion and Civil Society: Theoretical Reflections....Pages 13-45
Religion, State and Civil Society in Europe: Triangular Entanglements....Pages 47-68
The Dynamics of Civil Society: Density, Age, Fertility and Completeness in the Religious Voluntary Sector....Pages 69-86
Secularization and the Sources of Morality: Religion and Morality in Contemporary Europe....Pages 87-107
Social Trust and Religion in Sweden: Theological Belief Versus Social Organization....Pages 109-124
Religion and Civil Society in Italy and in Other Latin Countries....Pages 125-145
Secular Values, Religious Beliefs and Civil Life: A Comparative Analysis of Helping Values and Behaviour....Pages 147-167
Religion, Spirituality and Civic Participation....Pages 169-188
The Spiritual Revolution and Social Capital in Denmark....Pages 189-202
Religion and Social Participation in Postcommunist Europe....Pages 203-217
Religion and Civil Society in Ukraine and Russia....Pages 219-250
The Impact of Religion on the Political Participation of Muslims: The Case of Switzerland....Pages 251-266
Democracy, Civil Society, and Islam....Pages 267-284
Does Praying Together Mean Staying Together? Religion and Civic Engagement in Europe and the United States....Pages 285-305
Back Matter....Pages 307-312
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