English summary: The volume assembles papers previewsly presented at the international conference "Rethinking Europe with(out) Religion", which the Research Platform "Religion and Transformation in Contemporary European Society" of the University of Vienna organized in February 2013, at the end of its three-year term. Scholars from the field of social sciences, law, sociology of religion, philosophy and of theology investigate the role that religious transformations play within the growing complexity of the global context ...
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English summary: The volume assembles papers previewsly presented at the international conference "Rethinking Europe with(out) Religion", which the Research Platform "Religion and Transformation in Contemporary European Society" of the University of Vienna organized in February 2013, at the end of its three-year term. Scholars from the field of social sciences, law, sociology of religion, philosophy and of theology investigate the role that religious transformations play within the growing complexity of the global context. The volume focuses on the social weight of religion on the cultural and political dynamics in our present (post)secular society and, vice versa, analyzes the social and political changes that influence religions and theological self-reflections. The contributions examine the visions and perspectives the different religions can introduce in a pluralistic European Project, investigating the role of religions with regard to the advancement or the regression of democracy within an inclusive differentiated society. German description: Welche Bedeutung kommt der Religion im heutigen (post-)sakularen Europa zu? Welche Visionen konnen die unterschiedlichen Religionen in das europaische Projekt einbringen? Und welchen Beitrag leisten sie zur Weiterentwicklung der europaischen Idee und einer inklusiven und pluralistischen Gesellschaft? Mit diesen Fragen setzen sich die Aufsatze aus verschiedenen Disziplinen, von Philosophie und unterschiedlichen theologischen Richtungen uber Sozial- und Religions- bis hin zu Rechtswissenschaften auseinander. Der Band versammelt die Beitrage des internationalen Kongresses, den die Forschungsplattform RaT unter dem Titel Rethinking Europe (with)out Religion anlasslich des Endes ihrer ersten dreijahrigen Laufzeit im Feburar 2013 veranstaltet hat.
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