Religion in the European Refugee Crisis (Religion and Global Migrations)

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. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Introduction: Charting a Crisis (Ulrich Schmiedel, Graeme Smith)....Pages 1-11 Front Matter ....Pages 13-13 Perceptions of Plurality: The Impact of the Refugee Crisis on the Interpretation of Religious Pluralization in Europe (Gert Pickel)....Pages 15-37 Infiltrators, Imposters, or Human Beings? The Slovenian Socio-Political Imaginary, Christianity, and the Responses to the 2015–2016 Migrant Crisis (Gorazd Andrejč)....Pages 39-60 Between Traditionalism, Fundamentalism, and Populism: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Media Coverage of the Migration Crisis in Poland (Joanna Krotofil, Dominika Motak)....Pages 61-85 Confronting the Current Refugee Crisis: The Importance of Islamic Citizens’ Initiatives in Germany (Mohammed Khallouk)....Pages 87-103 Fearing the Faith of Others? Government, Religion, and Integration in Norway (Sturla J. Stålsett)....Pages 105-120 Front Matter ....Pages 121-121 Christianity in a Post-Christian Context: Immigration, Church Identity, and the Role of Religion in Public Debates (Johanna Gustafsson Lundberg)....Pages 123-143 “Refugees” and the Problem of Identity in the UK (Martin Kettle)....Pages 145-162 Against the Manichees: Immigration Detention and the Shaping of the Theo-political Imagination (Anna Rowlands)....Pages 163-186 None Is Still Too Many: Holocaust Commemoration and Historical Anesthetization (Alana M. Vincent)....Pages 187-204 “We Can Do This!” Tackling the Political Theology of Populism (Ulrich Schmiedel)....Pages 205-224 Front Matter ....Pages 225-225 Who are the People? Toward a Theological Ethics of Citizenship and Community (Reiner Anselm)....Pages 227-242 Turning a Curse into a Blessing? Theological Contributions to a Resource-Orientated Narrative on Migration in Europe (Regina Polak)....Pages 243-263 Christ, the Stranger: The Theological Relevance of Migration (Stephan van Erp)....Pages 265-279 What Does It Mean To Be a Progressive Intellectual after the Refugee Crisis in Europe? A Dialogue with Tariq Ramadan (Morteza Hashemi)....Pages 281-296 Conclusion: The Theological Takeover (Ulrich Schmiedel, Graeme Smith)....Pages 297-307 Back Matter ....Pages 309-314