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Although the origins of Christianity lie in the Near East, Europe and Christianity have an exceptional relationship, since most Europeans perceive Christianity as a Western more precisely, as a European religion. The region has seen rapid social change in the 21st century, set off by factors including energy crisis and environmental awareness, poverty and exclusion, falling birthrates and increased migration, changing attitudes to sexuality, gender and family life, and challenges to Europe's idea of itself and place in the global order. Amidst all this flux, this volume focuses on one particular issue: the rapidly changing profile of the Christian faith that has shaped the life of the European continent for a millennium and more.At a time when patterns of Christian life and worship appear to be dying out, yet traces of new life are also appearing, this volume maps out the current reality of Christianity in Western and Northern Europe with all its questions and uncertainties.
Contents
Series PrefaceVolume PrefaceContributors
Introduction
A Demographic Profile of Christianity in Western and Northern EuropeGina A. Zurlo
Christianity in Western and Northern EuropeAnnemarie C. Mayer
Countries
IcelandSólveig Anna Bóasdóttir
IrelandGabriel Flynn
Britain, Channel Islands and Isle of ManAndrew Chandler
Belgium and LuxembourgJan de Volder
NetherlandsKarim Schelkens and Joep van Gennip
France and MonacoCharles Mercier
GermanyFriederike Nüssel
AustriaRegina Polak
Switzerland and LiechtensteinSarah Scholl
NorwayJoar Haga
Denmark and the Faroe IslandsJonas Adelin Jørgensen
SwedenJohannes Habib Zeiler
FinlandMinna Hietamäki and Pekka Metso
EstoniaPriit Rohtmets
LatviaDace Balode
LithuaniaNerijus Pipiras
Major Christian Traditions
AnglicansJeremy Morris
IndependentsIsrael Oluwole Olofinjana
OrthodoxChristine Chaillot
ProtestantsEva Christina Nilsson
CatholicsWolfgang Thönissen
EvangelicalsThomas Schirrmacher and Frank Hinkelmann
Pentecostals/CharismaticsMartina Björkander
Key Themes
Faith and CultureMika Vähäkangas
Worship and SpiritualityHanne Lamparter and Dagmar Heller
TheologyDorothea Sattler
Social and Political ContextKeith W. Clements
Mission and EvangelismStefan Paas
GenderMa. Adeinev Reyes-Espiritu and Annemie Dillen
Religious FreedomDennis Petri
Inter-religious RelationsAnja Middelbeck-Varwick
SecularisationJocelyne Cesari
Diaspora ChurchesMor Polycarpus A. Aydin
The European UnionAikaterini Pekridou
Conclusion
The Future of Christianity in Western and Northern EuropeJayne Svenungsson
Appendices
Christianity by Country
Methodology and Sources of Christian and Religious Affiliation Todd M. Johnson and Gina A. Zurlo
Index
