Is Europe Christian? / Olivier Roy ; translated by Cynthia Schoch.
| Author/creator |
Roy, Olivier, 1949- |
| Other author/creator | Schoch, Cynthia. |
| Other author/creator | Oxford University Press. |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Oxford University Press |
| Description | 186 pages ; 20 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online Political Science |
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| Uniform title | L`Europe est-elle chrétienne?. English |
| Contents | Europe's Christian heritage -- Does secularization mean dechristianization? -- Another source of morality? The church versus modernism (1864-1964) -- The self-secularization of religion -- The turning point of the 1960s -- The religious secession: the encyclical Humanae vitae (July 1968) -- Identity and values: Europe and the other -- The end of Christian Europe or the end of religion? -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | "As Europe wrangles over questions of national identity, nativism and immigration, Olivier Roy interrogates the place of Christianity, foundation of Western identity. Do secularism and Islam really pose threats to the continent's 'Christian values'? What will be the fate of Christianity in Europe? Rather than repeating the familiar narrative of decline, Roy challenges the significance of secularized Western nations' reduction of Christianity to a purely cultural force- relegated to issues such as abortion, euthanasia and equal marriage. He illustrates that, globally, quite the opposite has occurred: Christianity is now universalized, and detached from national identity. Not only has it taken hold in the Global South, generally in a more socially conservative form than in the West, but it has also 'returned' to Europe, following immigration from former colonies. Despite attempts within Europe to nationalize or even racialize it, Christianity's future is global, non-European and immigrant-as the continent's Churches well know. This short but bracing book confirms Roy's reputation as one of the most acute observers of our times. It represents a persuasive and novel vision of religion's place in national life today."--Publisher's website. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-170) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Language | Translated from the French. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019304332 |
| ISBN | 0190099933 |
| ISBN | 9780190099930 |
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