God and the EU

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Pt. 1. The EU : Christian inspriations, past and present -- Christianity at the founding : the legacy of Robert Schuman -- European integration : a Catholic perspective -- The EU : Protestant contributions, then and now -- New worlds and new churches : the Orthodox Church(es) and the European Union -- The German social market economy : its theological justification and role in European integration -- Market-state or commonwealth? Europe's Christian heritage and the future of the European polity -- European Union, identity, and place -- pt. 2. Religion and the policies of the EU -- European religious freedom and the EU -- The representation of religion in the European Union -- God and the Constitution -- Christian economic ethics and the euro : which way to go? -- The greening of the EU? a Christian assessment of the EU's environmental policies for biodiversity and Nnture -- A soul for European science : exploring the new renaissance in the European Research Area -- Conclusion : Christianity and the 'souls' of Europe.