Ronan McCrea offers the first comprehensive account of the role of
religion within the public order of the European Union. He examines
the facilitation and protection of individual and institutional
religious freedom in EU law and the means through which the Union
facilitates religious input and influence over law. In addition,
the book draws attention to the limitations on religious influence
over law and politics that are required by the Union. It shows the
extent to which such limitations are identified as fundamental
elements of the EU's public order and as prerequisites for
membership. The Union seeks to balance its predominantly Christian
religious heritage with an equally strong secular and humanist
tradition by facilitating religion as a form of cultural identity
while simultaneously limiting its political influence. Such
balancing takes place in the context of the Union's limited
legitimacy and its commitment to respect for Member State cultural
autonomy. Deference towards the cultural role of religion at Member
State level enables culturally-entrenched religions to exercise a
greater degree of influence within the Union's public order than
"outsider" faiths that lack a comparable cultural role. Placing the
Union's approach to religion in the context of broader historical
and sociological trends around religion in Europe and of
contemporary debates around secularism, equal treatment, and the
role of Islam in Europe, McCrea sheds light on the interaction
between religion and EU law in the face of a shifting religious
demographic.
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