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Europa i chrześcijaństwo: historia i przyszłość
Europe and Christianity: from yesterday to tomorrow

Author(s): Marios Begzos
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: Christianity; Europe; identity; heritage

Summary/Abstract: 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.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 13-15
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: Polish
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