The ecumenical movement & the making of the European Community Ecumenical movement and the making of the European Community Leuștean, Lucian creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. History enk 2014 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xvi, 286 pages, 5 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (black and white) A study that assesses the political history of religious dialogue in the European Community, detailing close relations between churchmen and high-ranking officials in European institutions immediately after the 1950 Schuman Declaration. "The European Community has largely been considered a predominantly secular project, bringing together the economic and political realms, while failing to mobilise the public voice and imagination of churchmen and the faithful. Drawing on a wide range of archival sources, this is the first study to assess the political history of religious dialogue in the European Community. It challenges the widespread perception that churches started to engage with European institutions only after the 1979 elections to the European Parliament, by detailing close relations between churchmen and high-ranking officials in European institutions, immediately after the 1950 Schuman Declaration. Lucian N. Leustean demonstrates that Cold War divisions between East and West, and the very nature of the ecumenical movement, had a direct impact on the ways in which churches approached the European Community. He brings to light events and issues which have not previously been examined, such as the response of churches to the Schuman Plan, and the political mobilisation of church representations in Brussels, Strasbourg and Luxembourg. Leustean argues that the concept of a 'united Europe' has been impeded by competing national differences between religious and political institutions, having a long-standing legacy on the making of a fragmented European Community."-- The Ecumenical Movement and the Schuman Plan, 1950-54 -- Between Paris and Brussels : Protestantism and European institutions, 1954-64 -- Roman Catholicism, diplomacy and the European communities, 1958-64 -- 'A common destiny' : the Ecumenical Movement and the European Community, 1964-68 -- Catholic-Protestant relations and the Finalité of European integration, 1968-79 -- Epilogue: Searching for the 'heart and soul' of the European community. specialized Lucian Leustean. Includes bibliographical references and index. e------ Ecumenical movement European Union countries Church and state Europe History 20th century Œcuménisme Pays de l'Union européenne Église et État Europe Histoire 20e siècle RELIGION Christianity Denominations Church and state Ecumenical movement Europe European Union countries Ökumenische Bewegung Europäische Integration 1900-1999 fast BX8.3 280.042094 Ecumenical movement and the making of the European Community Leuștean, Lucian. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014 First edition. (OCoLC)890006842 9780191782817 0191782815 9780191023934 0191023930 9780198714569 0198714564 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/26174 UAB 140307 20260319160132.1 in00005711267 eng