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God and the EU The current political, economic, and financial crises facing the EU reveal a deeper cultural, indeed spiritual, malaise – a crisis in ‘the soul of Europe’. Many observers are concluding that the EU cannot be restored to health without a new appreciation of the contribution of religion to its past and future, and especially that of its hugely important but widely neglected Christian heritage, which is alive today even amidst advancing European secularization. God and the EU offers a fresh, constructive, and critical understanding of Christian contributions to the origin and development of the EU from a variety of theological, national, and political perspectives. It explains the Christian origins of the EU; documents the various ways in which it has been both affirmed and critiqued from diverse theological perspectives; offers expert, theologically informed assessments of four illustrative policy areas of the EU (religion, finance, environment, science); and also reports on the place of religion in the EU, including how religious freedom is framed and how contemporary religious actors relate to EU institutions and vice versa. This book fills a major gap in the current debate about the future of the European project and will be of interest to students and scholars of religion, politics, and European studies. Jonathan Chaplin is Director of the Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics, Cambridge and member of the Divinity faculty, Cambridge University, UK. Gary Wilton is Programme Director of Faith and International Affairs, Wilton Park-Executive Agency of FCO, and former Archbishop of Canterbury’s Representative to the European Union. Routledge Studies in Religion and Politics This series aims to publish high quality works on the topic of the resurgence of political forms of religion in both national and international contexts. This trend has been especially noticeable in the post-cold war era (that is, since the late 1980s). It has affected all the ‘world religions’ (including, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism) in various parts of the world (such as, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa). The series welcomes books that use a variety of approaches to the subject, drawing on scholarship from political science, international relations, security studies, and contemporary history. 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Luca Ozzano and Alberta Giorgi God and the EU Faith in the European project Jonathan Chaplin and Gary Wilton Religious NGOs in International Relations The construction of ‘the religious’ and ‘the secular’ Karsten Lehmann God and the EU Faith in the European project Edited by Jonathan Chaplin and Gary Wilton First published 2016 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2016 selection and editorial material, Jonathan Chaplin and Gary Wilton; individual chapters, the contributors The right of Jonathan Chaplin and Gary Wilton to be identified as author of the editorial material, and of the individual authors as authors of their contributions, has been asserted by them in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Names: Chaplin, Jonathan, editor. Title: God and the EU : faith in the European project / edited by Jonathan Chaplin and Gary Wilton. Other titles: God and the European Union Description: 1 [edition]. | New York : Routledge, 2015. | Series: Routledge studies in religion and politics | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2015028350| Subjects: LCSH: Christianity–European Union countries. Classification: LCC BR735 .G63 2015 | DDC 322/.1094–dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015028350 ISBN: 978-1-138-90863-5 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-315-69431-3 (ebk) Contents List of tables Acknowledgments List of contributors Preface by Rowan Williams Introduction JONATHAN CHAPLIN AND GARY WILTON PART 1 The EU: Christian inspirations, past and present 1 Christianity at the founding: the legacy of Robert Schuman GARY WILTON 2 European integration: a Catholic perspective JOHN LOUGHLIN 3 The EU: Protestant contributions, then and now SANDER LUITWIELER 4 New worlds and new churches: the Orthodox Church(es) and the European Union PETER PETKOFF 5 The German social market economy: its theological justification and role in European integration WERNER LACHMANN 6 Market-state or commonwealth?: Europe’s Christian heritage and the future of the European polity ADRIAN PABST 7 European Union, identity, and place JOSHUA HORDERN PART 2 Religion and the policies of the EU 8 European religious freedom and the EU THOMAS SCHIRRMACHER AND JONATHAN CHAPLIN 9 The representation of religion in the European Union LUCIAN N. LEUSTEAN 10 God and the Constitution GUY MILTON 11 Christian economic ethics and the euro: which way to go? JOHAN GRAAFLAND 12 The greening of the EU? A Christian assessment of the EU’s environmental policies for biodiversity and nature JANICE WEATHERLEY-SINGH, TIAGO BRANCO AND MARCIAL FELGUEIRAS 13 A soul for European science: exploring the new renaissance in the European Research Area DIANA JANE BEECH 14 Conclusion: Christianity and the ‘souls’ of Europe JONATHAN CHAPLIN Index List of tables 11.1 Economic developments within the eurozone 11.2 OCA criteria for a common currency union 11.3 Development unemployment rate: January 2010 – January 2014 (in per cent)
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