Churches and the European Union: the benefits of self restraint
Abstract des Autors: In my opinion, also for churches in Europe, self-restraint should and will be an important issue. It can help to strengthen their position in the European Union of the future. And by doing so, churches can offer more to their faithful and to other people than they already do now...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2000
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European journal for church and state research
Year: 2000, Volume: 7, Pages: 1-12 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Europäische Union
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/ Church
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| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics SA Church law; state-church law |
| Further subjects: | B
State law of churches
B Europe B Society B Europäische Union B Gläubige |
| Summary: | Abstract des Autors: In my opinion, also for churches in Europe, self-restraint should and will be an important issue. It can help to strengthen their position in the European Union of the future. And by doing so, churches can offer more to their faithful and to other people than they already do now. In other words, what should be developed is a plausible strategy. Such a strategy can only be successful in case it offers advantages to both churches and the European Union. The angle should be more the common good - a shaky notion of course - than the defence of a privileged position enjoyed by churches. The latter makes no sense in the long run. When a position is perceived by most people in society as privileged, it has to be abandoned sooner or later, either by evolution or by revolution. And that is a good thing |
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| ISSN: | 1370-5954 |
| Contains: | In: European journal for church and state research
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