Conference paper
The Presence of Religion in the European Public Square: From Freedom to Dialogue
Venerando Marano
; Università degli Studi di Foggia, Italija
Abstract
In the last twenty years, talk of religion is at the center of debates about the identity and the future of Europe. Religion is a cohesive force in Europe, and Europe recognizes the identity of individual churches and religious communities and their specific contribution to the European Union. In the legal field of the European Union respects and does not prejudge the status of Churches and religious associations or communities. Religions contribute to the implementation of participatory democracy and the potential openness to dialogue in society. The Catholic Church is a stable source of the integration process and promotes the empowerment of democratic participation in the European public square.
Keywords
religion; the european public square; the identity of Europe; the future of Europe; dialogue; participative democracy; integration; democratic participation
Hrčak ID:
111727
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Publication date:
24.6.2012.
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