A Christian Identity for the Liberal State?

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.

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