Abstract

MONIZ, Jorge Botelho. EU-religion relations: proposal for systematizing the phases of relations between European institutions and churches and religious communities. Relações Internacionais [online]. 2023, n.77, pp.93-110.  Epub Mar 31, 2023. ISSN 1645-9199.  https://doi.org/10.23906/ri2023.77a10.

The relationship between European institutions and churches and religious communities has not been free of conflict and has undergone a myriad of revisions and recompositions over the decades. This article thus proposes a systematization of the relations between European institutions and churches and religious communities in European Union Member States. Through a descriptive and qualitative methodology, the four phases of the European Union-religion relationship are analyzed: marginalization, experimentation, institutionalization, and global action. It is concluded that, despite the initial phase of neglect, there has been a gradual institutionalization and deepening of these relations, whose goal is to strengthen the effectiveness of the European Union’s global action.

Keywords : European Union; religion; Church and State; religious dialogue.

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