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 Religion CompassVolume 1 Issue 5, Pages 561 - 578 Published Online: 3 Sep 2007 © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 187K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  Church–State Relations in Europe Copyright © 2007 The Authors Journal Compilation © 2007 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Abstract
Academic lawyers frequently distinguish between three models of church–state relations in Europe: state–church systems, separation systems and hybrid systems. However, the sociologist of religion Grace Davie has suggested that by using sociological, historical and legal evidence to understand religion in Europe, we can reveal a basic common 'European' approach to religion, which also acknowledges the differences between the northern Protestant state–church systems and the southern Catholic separation systems. This article seeks to elucidate the legal model and to assess whether Davie's analysis is preferable in light of the legal evidence. This will enable a tentative conclusion to be made as to the religious identity of the continent: Is Europe Christian or secular? Religion Compass 1/5 (2007): 561–578, 10.1111/j.1749-8171.2007.00040.x | 
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