Europe and Christianity: from yesterday to tomorrow

• Authors: Marios Begzos

Title variants

PL

Europa i chrześcijaństwo: historia i przyszłość

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Is Europe Christian or not? This was the question that dominated some time ago the intense discussion duringthe working-out of the European Constitution. Two were the contrasting standpoints, one affirmative and one negative, which in turn set off a lot of contending. The final outcome was a suppression of the whole issue as far asthe constitutional document is concerned, and an indirect reference to the humanistic legacy of Europe; a reference incorporated within the preamble of the ultimate constitutional chart of the European Union – which, of course, isstill in the voting process.

Keywords

EN

Christianity; Europe; identity; heritage

PL

Chrześcijaństwo; Europa; tożsamość; dziedzictwo

• Publisher: Uniwersytet w Białymstoku. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
• Journal: ELPIS
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 15
• Pages: 9-11

Contributors

author

Marios Begzos

• Univeristy of Athens, Greece