Religion and culture in Europe
law, policies and realities
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21153/jcgs2018vol2no1art1058Keywords:
religion, culture, Europe, European Community, ICD (intercultural dialogue), IFD (interfaith dialogue)Abstract
Is religion simply a part of culture? Can religious diversity be managed as a subset of intercultural diversity? This article explores intercultural dialogue and its relationship to “religion’ in the policies, documents and debates of the European Community. The argument is advanced that religious realities and concerns are misconstrued when religion is subsumed into culture. Religion needs to be historically and conceptually rethought and that for cultural and religious diversities to be skillfully managed in the interests of social solidarity and positive intercommunal relations both need to be addressed discretely and in tandem.1
1An earlier version of this paper appeared in Mansouri (2017), 145-170
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