Offers critical and constructive accounts of the roles of religion in the current refugee crisis, written by scholars from across Europe
Analyzes and assesses religion both as a problem and as a promise in the European refugee crisis from the angles of all three Abrahamic faithsOpens up innovative approaches to the sociological, philosophical, and theological study of migration in Europe
This book explores the roles of religion in the current refugee crisis of Europe. Combining sociological, philosophical, and theological accounts of this crisis, renowned scholars from across Europe examine how religion has been employed to call either for eliminating or for enforcing the walls around ¿Fortress Europe.¿ Religion, they argue, is radically ambiguous, simultaneously causing social conflict and social cohesion in times of turmoil. Charting the constellations, the conflicts, and the consequences of the current refugee crisis, this book thus answers the need for succinct but sustained accounts of the intersections of religion and migration.
"The [book] examined here can serve as a source for understanding the various roles played by civil societies and religion in a migration crisis." (Insight Turkey, Vol. 23 (1), 2021)
"The editors' aim for this timely compilation of essays is to show how Europeans have rediscovered religion in order to call for the fortification or defortification of Europe. ? This rich collection of essays will be valued by all who wish to reflect on the role of religion in Europe's current refugee crisis." (Fleur Houston, Reform, March, 2019)
