Political Authority and European Community: The Challenge of the Christian Political Tradition
Joan Lockwood O’Donovan
Today the whole of Europe, East and West, is caught up in search for new political economic structures, sadly, along violent atavistic as well peaceful constructive paths. In West fulcrum change halting movement countries toward ‘integration’ within European Community. The issue what form, or forms, Community should take (whether federal, confederal, more loosely associative) understandably divisive, its resolution will determine shape, not only member states, but also those western (should there be any eventually) that remain either outside partially integrated it. Moreover, it decisively influence aspirations possibilities Community's eastern neighbours, even their Soviet ex-Soviet neighbours. Thus are we justified viewing fate Europe. Consequendy, a task theoretical practical moment to attempt grasp civilisational meaning projected union with help some points reference from Europe's past present.
Scottish Journal of Theology