The Changing Soul of Europe

Religions and Migrations in Northern and Southern Europe

Inger Furseth editor Enzo Pace editor Helena Vilaça editor Per Pettersson editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:12th Aug '14

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This book paves the way for a more enlarged discussion on religion and migration phenomena in countries of Northern and Southern Europe. From a comparative perspective, these are regions with very different religious traditions and different historical State/Church relations. Although official religion persisted longer in Nordic Protestant countries than in South Mediterranean countries, levels of secularization are higher. In the last decades, both Northern and Southern Europe have received strong flows of newcomers. From this perspective, the book presents through various theoretical lenses and empirical researches the impact mobility and consequent religious transnationalism have on multiple aspects of culture and social life in societies where the religious landscapes are increasingly diverse. The chapters demonstrate that we are dealing with complex scenarios: different contexts of reception, different countries of origin, various ethnicities and religious traditions (Catholics, Orthodox and Evangelical Christians, Muslims, Buddhists). Having become plural spaces, our societies tend to be far more concerned with the issue of social integration rather than with that of social identities reconstruction in society as a whole, often ignoring that today religion manifests itself as a plurality of religions. In short, what are the implications of newcomers for the religious life of Europe and for the redesign of its soul?

’The relevance of The Changing Soul of Europe extends far beyond its stated geographic limits. Vilaça et al. have drawn together a superb collection of essays that together map and explain shifts in the soul of Europe and which is sure to illuminate similar shifts in other religious landscapes, including Canada, the United States and Australia. Rich in theoretical and empirical insights, this volume is an essential contribution to scholarship on migration, religion and diversity and religion in motion. The radically new terrain on which we find ourselves in relation to religion requires the creative thinking and genuinely innovative approaches offered in this volume.’ Lori G. Beaman, University of Ottawa, Canada

ISBN: 9781472434692

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 657g

280 pages