Overview
- Offers critical and constructive accounts of the roles of religion in the current refugee crisis, written by scholars from across Europe.
- Analyzes and assesses religion both as a problem and as a promise in the European refugee crisis from the angles of all three Abrahamic faiths.
- Opens up innovative approaches to the sociological, philosophical, and theological study of migration in Europe.
Part of the book series: Religion and Global Migrations (RGM)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Constellations
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Conflicts
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Consequences
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About this book
This book explores the roles of religion in the current refugee crisis of Europe. Combining sociological, philosophical, and theological accounts of this crisis, renowned scholars from across Europe examine how religion has been employed to call either for eliminating or for enforcing the walls around “Fortress Europe.” Religion, they argue, is radically ambiguous, simultaneously causing social conflict and social cohesion in times of turmoil. Charting the constellations, the conflicts, and the consequences of the current refugee crisis, this book thus answers the need for succinct but sustained accounts of the intersections of religion and migration.
Reviews
“The editors’ aim for this timely compilation of essays is to show how Europeans have rediscovered religion in order to call for the fortification or defortification of Europe. … This rich collection of essays will be valued by all who wish to reflect on the role of religion in Europe’s current refugee crisis.” (Fleur Houston, Reform, March, 2019)
“A lively, engaging, and insightful set of sociological, philosophical, and theological essays addressing an urgent dynamic shaping contemporary politics across Europe: the intersection of migration, religious identity, and the construction of a democratic common life.” (Luke Bretherton, Duke University, USA)
“Religion without borders? Faith without prejudice? This collection of essays unpacks the complex ways that religion is implicated in Europe’s so-called migrant crisis. The authors examine the positioning of religion within migration debates, and discuss a variety of religious responses to migration. The effect is to show the enduring imprint of religion on politics and culture across Europe, and to remind us of religion’s dual capacity to open hearts and to close minds.” (Julie Clague, University of Glasgow, UK)
“The current refugee crisis challenges all forms of European self-understanding. This compelling book by a multi-religious group of experts tackles the burningissues in this dramatic struggle for Europe’s future. It provides necessary analysis and courageous proposals for a more critical and self-critical theological contribution to the public debate on the emerging shape of Europe.” (Werner G. Jeanrond, University of Oxford, UK)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Ulrich Schmiedel is Lecturer in Theology, Politics and Ethics at the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, where he also serves as Deputy Director of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues. He specializes in political and public theology.
Graeme Smith is Professor of Public Theology and Head of the Department of Theology, Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of Chichester, UK. He writes on social, public and political theology, including two books, Oxford 1937: The Universal Christian Council for Life and Work and A Short History of Secularism.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Religion in the European Refugee Crisis
Editors: Ulrich Schmiedel, Graeme Smith
Series Title: Religion and Global Migrations
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67961-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-67960-0Published: 26 February 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88520-9Published: 10 May 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-67961-7Published: 15 February 2018
Series ISSN: 2945-6398
Series E-ISSN: 2945-6401
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 314
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations
Topics: Religion and Society, Migration, Cultural Policy and Politics, European Politics