Religion in Fortress Europe: Perspectives on Belief, Citizenship, and Identity in a Time of Polarized Politics

About the Author Morteza Hashemi is Assistant Professor in Sociology at Nottingham University, UKChristopher R. Cotter is a Staff Tutor in Sociology and Religious Studies at the Open University, UK. Product Description Religion in Fortress Europe presents a timely and critical exploration of the entanglement of discourses on (anti)multiculturalism, (anti)migration, and national identity with discourses of religion and non-religion. What is the role of religion or its rejection in maintaining or challenging discourses on national identity? What role do religion-related groups play in welcoming or opposing immigration? What are the roles that religion plays on all sides - from anti-Semitism and Islamophobia of the radical right, to the Christian alliances on both sides of the Atlantic, to the Islamic beliefs and practices of migrants? What do non-religion, atheism and agnosticism have to do with the constitution of Fortress Europe? Are there any alliances shaping between belief and unbelief on either side of the battle for the future of Europe?These questions are explored in this timely, interdisciplinary collection, with contributions focusing on diverse contexts throughout Europe involving a broad range of religious and non-religious identifications and actors.