| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 286 pages, 5 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (black and white) |
| Contents |
The Ecumenical Movement and the Schuman Plan, 1950-54 -- Between Paris and Brussels : Protestantism and European institutions, 1954-64 -- Roman Catholicism, diplomacy and the European communities, 1958-64 -- 'A common destiny' : the Ecumenical Movement and the European Community, 1964-68 -- Catholic-Protestant relations and the Finalité of European integration, 1968-79 -- Epilogue: Searching for the 'heart and soul' of the European community |
| Summary |
A study that assesses the political history of religious dialogue in the European Community, detailing close relations between churchmen and high-ranking officials in European institutions immediately after the 1950 Schuman Declaration |
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"The European Community has largely been considered a predominantly secular project, bringing together the economic and political realms, while failing to mobilise the public voice and imagination of churchmen and the faithful. Drawing on a wide range of archival sources, this is the first study to assess the political history of religious dialogue in the European Community. It challenges the widespread perception that churches started to engage with European institutions only after the 1979 elections to the European Parliament, by detailing close relations between churchmen and high-ranking officials in European institutions, immediately after the 1950 Schuman Declaration. Lucian N. Leustean demonstrates that Cold War divisions between East and West, and the very nature of the ecumenical movement, had a direct impact on the ways in which churches approached the European Community. He brings to light events and issues which have not previously been examined, such as the response of churches to the Schuman Plan, and the political mobilisation of church representations in Brussels, Strasbourg and Luxembourg. Leustean argues that the concept of a 'united Europe' has been impeded by competing national differences between religious and political institutions, having a long-standing legacy on the making of a fragmented European Community."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 3, 2014) |
| Subject |
Ecumenical movement -- European Union countries
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Church and state -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- Denominations.
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Church and state
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Ecumenical movement
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Ökumenische Bewegung
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Europäische Integration
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Europe
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European Union countries
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191782817 |
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0191782815 |
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9780191023934 |
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0191023930 |
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