Religion and the Struggle for European Union: Confessional Culture and the Limits of Integration

by Brent F. Nelsen and James L. Guth

Book Overview

In Religion and the Struggle for European Union , Brent F. Nelsen and James L. Guth delve into the powerful role of religion in shaping European attitudes on politics, political integration, and the national and continental identities of its leaders and citizens. Nelsen and Guth contend that for centuries Catholicism promoted the universality of the Church and the essential unity of Christendom. Protestantism, by contrast, esteemed particularity and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626160708
• ISBN13: 9781626160705
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher