Religious Roots of Contemporary European Identity

Lucia Faltin: Centre for the Study of Jewish-Christian Relations; Director of International Programmers and Coordinator of a course on History of Jewish-Christian Relations in the Master of Studies programme, University of Cambridge, UK. Melanie J. Wright is Academic Director of the Centre for the Study of Jewish-Christian Relations, Affiliated Lecturer in the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Divinity and a Fellow of Girton College. Her previous publications include Understanding Judaism (Orchard Academic) and Religion and Film: An Introduction (I. B. Tauris), UK.

• Introduction; 1: Contemporary European identity and its religious roots; 2: Identity, memory and 'religious nationalism'. Case study: Poland 3: Religion and secular society. Case study: Czech Republic; 4: Beyond the habitual cultural and religious realm: Eastern Christian Orthodoxy and further European integration.; 5: Beyond the habitual cultural and religious realm: Islam and further European integration.; 6: Multiculturalism and social inclusion. Case study: United Kingdom. Conclusion.

"Many have spoken of the increased secularization of Europe.  This excellent volume from an international conference in Cambridge offers a comprehensive overview of the current debate, placing it as well in a historical context. It takes up ongoing questions such as antisemitism but also more contemporary ones such as an intense discussion over the role of Islam.  Perspectives come from all parts of Europe--West, Central, East and from all the major European religious traditions.  An indispensable addition to this vital debate."  John T Pawlikowski, OSM, Ph.D, Professor of Social Ethics, Director, Catholic-Jewish Studies Program, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, USA.