Political roof and sacred canopy?: Religion and the EU constitution

European Journal of Social Theory

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-81

  Schlesinger, Philip ^a   Foret, François ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b Facultes Universitaires Catholiques de Mons   (Belgium)

^c Fucam   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Christianity; Communication; EU Constitution; Identities; Memories; Public sphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744510553     PISSN: 13684310     EISSN: 14617137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368431006060463     Document Type: Article

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