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Green Values, Religion & Secularism - Conversations with European Politicians and Activists by Nuala Ahern; Nol Mamre; Franois Mandil; Meryem Almaci; Tina Walzer; Marco Schreuder; Adam Ostolski; Agnieszka Kociaska; Yannis Paraskevopoulos; Giorgos Dimaras; Sava mlek; Nil Mutluer; Mary White; Trevor Sargent; John Barry; Judith Sargentini; Sergey Lagodinsky; Bettina Jarrasch is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Green Values, Religion & Secularism - Conversations with European Politicians and Activists about?

In this publication, Green politicians from different European contexts reflect on the way their own religious or secular values influence their political attitude; the role of religion in the public forum; conflicts between fundamental rights, such as the freedom of religion and the principle of sexual and gender equality; the role of Islam in Europe and the question whether religion is a source of inspiration or an obstacle for Green politics. In the last decades, the relationship between religion and modern society has shifted. As a consequence, there have been fierce debates on issues such as ritual slaughtering, homosexual teachers in schools, the wearing of the headscarf in public institutions and the relationship between Islam and terrorism. Although Green parties often have an uneasy relationship to religion, the debate about values, religious or secular, cannot be escaped within a Europe haunted by many different crises at the same time. This publication is an invitation to work towards a more coherent debate within the Greens on the changing role of religion in society.

Author

Nuala Ahern; Nol Mamre; Franois Mandil; Meryem Almaci; Tina Walzer; Marco Schreuder; Adam Ostolski; Agnieszka Kociaska; Yannis Paraskevopoulos; Giorgos Dimaras; Sava mlek; Nil Mutluer; Mary White; Trevor Sargent; John Barry; Judith Sargentini; Sergey Lagodinsky; Bettina Jarrasch

Publisher

Green European Foundation asbl

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9789072288585