CONTACT US: Contact info
|
Citation |
Joppke C. Br. J. Sociol. 2013; 64(4): 597-616. |
|
Copyright |
(Copyright © 2013, London School of Economics and Political Science, Publisher John Wiley and Sons) |
|
DOI |
|
PMID |
unavailable |
|
Abstract |
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. |
|
Keywords |
identity; law; Liberalism; religion; state |