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020			_a9781626160712 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
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050	0	4	_aBL65 _b.R455 2015
049			_aNTA
100	1		_aNelsen, Brent F., _e1
245	1	0	_aReligion and the struggle for European union : _bconfessional culture and the limits of integration / _cBrent F. Nelsen and James L. Guth.
260			_aWashington, DC : _bGeorgetown University Press, _c(c)2015.
300			_a1 online resource.
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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505	0	0	_aFramework -- _tCulture and integration -- _tConfessional cultures -- _tCommon roots -- _tReformation and reaction -- _tPolitical movements -- _tConstructing a new Europe -- _tPostwar preparation -- _tCatholic construction -- _tProtestant resistance -- _tDivided Europe -- _tMember states and elites -- _tPolitical groups -- _tEuropean identity.
520	0		_aNelsen and Guth contend that religion, or "confessional culture," plays a powerful role in shaping European ideas about politics, attitudes toward European integration, and national and continental identities in its leaders and citizens. Catholicism has for centuries promoted the unity of Christendom, while Protestantism has valued particularity and feared Catholic dominance. These confessional cultures, the authors argue, have resulted in two very different visions of Europe that have deeply influenced the process of postwar integration. Catholics have seen Europe as a single cultural entity that is best governed by a single polity; Protestants have never felt part of continental culture and have valued national borders as protectors of liberties historically threatened by Catholic powers. Catholics have pressed for a politically united Europe; Protestants have resisted sacrificing sovereignty to federal institutions, favoring pragmatic cooperation. Despite growing secularization of the continent, not to mention the impact of Islam, confessional culture still exerts enormous influence. And, the authors conclude, European elites must recognize the enduring significance of this Catholic-Protestant cultural divide as the EU attempts to solve its social and economic and political crises.
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650		0	_aReligion and politics _zEuropean Union countries.
650		0	_aChristianity and politics _zEuropean Union countries.
650		0	_aChristianity and culture _zEuropean Union countries.
650		0	_aGroup identity _zEuropean Union countries.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
700	1		_aGuth, James L., _e1
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=986120&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell