Green Values, Religion & Secularism

180 Pages·2015·7.87 MB·English

Green Values,
Religion
& Secularism
Conversations with
European politicians
and activists
Editors: Nuala Ahern
and Erica Meijers
Noël Mamère
François Mandil
Meryem Almaci
Tina Walzer & Marco Schreuder
Adam Ostolski
Agnieszka Kos´cian´ska
Yannis Paraskevopoulos
Giorgos Dimaras
Savas¸ Çömlek
Nil Mutluer
Mary White
Trevor Sargent
John Barry
Judith Sargentini
Sergey Lagodinsky
Bettina Jarasch
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Editors: Nuala Ahern and Erica Meijers
Introduction
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Noël Mamère: Meryem Almaci:
Do not rouse the ancient When will you finally
demons of religion cross that bridge?
22 44
François Mandil: Tina Walzer
If you are a Christian, & Marco Schreuder:
you simply have to be an Recalling the heyday of
ecological activist Vienna’s Jews
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Adam Ostolski: Yannis Paraskevopoulos:
What is sacred for us may Religions are not immune
not be sacred to others to social change
62 78
Agnieszka Kos´cian´ska: Giorgos Dimaras:
The spirit of an ‘open church’ Greece must separate
has faded in Poland church and state
70 86
Savas¸ Çömlek: Mary White:
Make space for a colourful I am a small part of
understanding of religion the great sea of life
94 112
Nil Mutluer: Trevor Sargent:
Secularism in Turkey Practice what
is not freedom from, you preach
but control of belief 122
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