Religion In An Expanding Europe

With political controversies raging over issues such as the wearing ofheadscarves in schools and the mentioning of Christianity in the EuropeanConstitution reli... » 

With political controversies raging over issues such as the wearing ofheadscarves in schools and the mentioning of Christianity in the EuropeanConstitution religious issues are of growing importance in contemporaryEuropean politics. Examining the intersection between European enlargement andthe transnational religious communities of Catholicism Orthodoxy and IslamByrnes and Katzenstein argue that religious factors are stumbling blocks ratherthan stepping stones toward the further integration of Europe. This is afascinating collection of papers on an extremely important topic. It makes avaluable addition to the field. «