Religion in the European Refugee Crisis

1. Introduction: Charting a Crisis
Ulrich Schmiedel, Graeme Smith

Part I. Constellations

2. Perceptions of Plurality: The Impact of the Refugee Crisis on the Interpretation of Religious Pluralization in Europe
Gert Pickel

3. Infiltrators, Imposters, or Human Beings? The Slovenian Socio-Political Imaginary, Christianity, and the Responses to the 2015–2016 Migrant Crisis
Gorazd Andrejč

4. Between Traditionalism, Fundamentalism, and Populism: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Media Coverage of the Migration Crisis in Poland
Joanna Krotofil, Dominika Motak

5. Confronting the Current Refugee Crisis: The Importance of Islamic Citizens’ Initiatives in Germany
Mohammed Khallouk

6. Fearing the Faith of Others? Government, Religion, and Integration in Norway
Sturla J. Stålsett

Part II. Conflicts

7. Christianity in a Post-Christian Context: Immigration, Church Identity, and the Role of Religion in Public Debates
Johanna Gustafsson Lundberg

8. “Refugees” and the Problem of Identity in the UK
Martin Kettle

9. Against the Manichees: Immigration Detention and the Shaping of the Theo-political Imagination
Anna Rowlands

10. None Is Still Too Many: Holocaust Commemoration and Historical Anesthetization
Alana M. Vincent

11. “We Can Do This!” Tackling the Political Theology of Populism
Ulrich Schmiedel

Part III. Consequences

12. Who are the People? Toward a Theological Ethics of Citizenship and Community
Reiner Anselm

13. Turning a Curse into a Blessing? Theological Contributions to a Resource-Orientated Narrative on Migration in Europe
Regina Polak

14. Christ, the Stranger: The Theological Relevance of Migration
Stephan Erp

15. What Does It Mean To Be a Progressive Intellectual after the Refugee Crisis in Europe? A Dialogue with Tariq Ramadan
Morteza Hashemi

16. Conclusion: The Theological Takeover
Ulrich Schmiedel, Graeme Smith

Nyckelord: Religious Studies, Religion and Society, Migration, Cultural Policy and Politics, European Politics