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(Guy Liagre Series Editor) The European Vision and the Churches The Legacy of Marc Lenders, Globethics/Conference of European Churches, 2015., 2015
An overview of almost forty years’ engagement on the European scene is quite some undertaking, si... more An overview of almost forty years’ engagement on the European scene is quite some undertaking, since history never feels like history when you are living through it. But man is a history-making animal who can neither repeat his past nor leave it behind. The value of this book, written by Win Burton and Marc Lenders, is that it makes clear that if we want to understand today, we have to look back at yesterday. In actually doing this, the authors have opened up an important chapter in the passionate story of the Ecumenical movement in Europe. As they attempt to reconstruct scenes from history, revive their echoes and rekindle the urgency and drive of those former days, they show that humankind can never lie down on the tracks of history waiting for the train of the future to run over it. They do this by presenting more than a mere compilation of facts. The facts represent only the skeleton. They endow them with life, clothe them in the dress of the period, and enable them to rouse the sympathies of those following in successive generations.
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Jacques Delors speaking as the European Commission's President in 1990, made the historic appeal ... more Jacques Delors speaking as the European Commission's President in 1990, made the historic appeal to the churches to contribute to giving Europe "a heart and a soul". His appeal signaled a new phase in the dialogue between the churches and the European institutions. This publication explains what Delors had in mind. Europe should be more than a market, its future should be based on recovering solidarity in society and on a shared "sense of belonging" to a wider community. The search for a new "meaning" for Europe was a moral and spiritual challenge. Today, the "heart and a soul" appeal still stands. Europe is not only about economics, it is also about values and culture. However, today's context is that of a European Union facing a deep internal crisis. A "sense of belonging" and dialogue with each other are more necessary than ever. In a world of growing instability, the churches can play an important role in reminding the European Union of its original raison d'être of solidarity, peace and reconciliation.
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