Religions

Despite the EU’s official motto ‘United in Diversity’, the bloc is experiencing a profound crisis in which diversity is threatening to dispel unity. Instead of harmony, diversity increasingly spells conflict. A variety of factors are behind this strife, including terrorism, the uncertain position of religion in public life, the unclear situation of minority groups (including

The Catholic Church wanted to send Catholics to spread the faith all over the world and thus check the growth of Protestant

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In the pre-industrial societies of early modern Europe, religion was a vessel of fundamental importance in making sense of personal and collective social, cultural, and spiritual exercises. Developments in this era had immediate impact on these societies, many of which resonate to the present day. This book gives an overview and interpretation of the religions and cultures of early modern Europe. The author approaches his subject matter with the concerns of a social anthropologist, rejecting the conventional dichotomy between popular and elite religion to focus instead on religion in its everyday cultural contexts. Concentrating primarily on Central and Western Europe, the author analyzes the dynamic strengths of early modern religion in three parts. First, he identifies the changes in religious life resulting from the Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation. He then reveals how the dynamic religious climate triggered various radical and separatist movements, such as the Anabaptists, Puritans, and Quakers, and how the newfound emphasis on collective religious identity contributed to the marginalization of non-Christians and outsiders. Last, the author investigates the broad and still much-divided field of research on secularization during the period covered. While many large-scale historical approaches to early modern religion have concentrated on institutional aspects, this study consciously neglects these elements to provide new insights. The resulting work delves into the many distinguishing marks of the period: religious reform and renewal, the hotly debated issue of “confessionalism,” social inclusion and exclusion, and the increasing fragmentation of early modern religiosity in the context of the Enlightenment.

Brief History Judaism- The Hebrew leader Abraham founded Judaism around 2000 B.C. Judaism is the oldest of the monotheistic faiths (religions with one God). Christianity - Founded by Jesus Christ, who was crucified around A.D. 30 in Jerusalem. It was after his death when his followers came to believe in him as the Christ, the Messiah. Islam - Founded in Arabia by Muhammad between A.D. 610 and A.D. 632

In the lives of many European women, religion continues to play an important role. In fact, whether they are believers or not, most women are affected in one way or another by the attitude of different faiths towards women, directly or through their traditional influence on socie

Europe has modernized and shed its religious roots--or so we're led to believe. There is grave danger in believing this. You need to know why!

The idea of an inherent conflict between law and religion is a very modern one, says Ed Stourton.

Europe is the only region projected to see a decline in its total population between 2010 and 2050. Although Christians will continue to be the largest religious group in the region, Europe’s Christian population is expected to drop by about 100 million people, falling from 553 million in 2010 to 454 million in 2050.

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Students read about dominant religions in Europe. They compare and contrast a map of religious groups in Europe to a political map of Europe and identify areas in Europe where they might expect conflict over religion.

Czech Republic is the least religious country in Europe. The march of Europe is clearly secular. This survey's respondents were aged between 16 years and 29 years. The report, titled “Europe's Young Adults and Religion,: showed the least religious European nation is the Czech Republic. A staggering 91 percent of Czech respondents admitted to zero …

The contemporary debate on Islam both hides and reveals a deeper debate on "What religion means in a secular Europe". In fact the more or less conflictual relationship with Islam constraints the Europeans to make explicit what they "oppose" to Islam as "European values". And here

Religion in Europe has been a major influence on today's society art, culture, philosophy and law. The largest religion in Europe is Christianity,[2] but irreligion and practical secularization are strong.[1][3] Three countries in Southeastern Europe have Muslim majorities. Ancie