Joppke, Christian Georg (2013). A Christian Identity for the Liberal State? British Journal of Sociology, 64(4), pp. 597-616. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/1468-4446.12041
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It seems to be impossible for the liberal state to embrace a Christian identity, because ‘liberalism’ is exactly a device for separating state and religion. Discussing the implications of a recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights, Lautsi v. Italy (2011), I argue that this is not necessarily so. If paired with a liberal commitment to pluralism, a Christian identity might even be more inclusive of minority religions than a narrowly ‘liberal’ state identity, which has been the dominant response in Western Europe to the challenge of immigrant diversity, especially that of Muslim origins.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
03 Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Institute of Sociology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Joppke, Christian Georg |
Subjects: |
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology |
ISSN: |
0007-1315 |
Publisher: |
Wiley-Blackwell |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Mahboob Hasan |
Date Deposited: |
26 May 2014 07:55 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:29 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1111/1468-4446.12041 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Liberalism, identity, religion, state, law |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.43111 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/43111 |
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