Religion, the Constitution, and the New Ireland

The Preamble to the 1937 Irish Constitution (Bunreacht na hÉireann) invokes God as understood in Christian tradition as the source of human authority and as man's final end. It is sometimes nowadays contended that in a pluralist Ireland this is inappropriate. This contention is here considered...

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主要作者: Hannon, Patrick (Author)
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语言:English
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出版: Sage 2009
In: Irish theological quarterly
Year: 2009, 卷: 74, 发布: 3, Pages: 258-271
Further subjects:B preamble
B Bunreacht na hÉireann
B Weiler
B European Constitution
B Christian
B Siedentop
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总结:The Preamble to the 1937 Irish Constitution (Bunreacht na hÉireann) invokes God as understood in Christian tradition as the source of human authority and as man's final end. It is sometimes nowadays contended that in a pluralist Ireland this is inappropriate. This contention is here considered in the light of the main arguments made for and against inclusion of a reference to God and Christian origins in a European Constitution. Drawing on work of L. Siedentop and J. Weiler, the author proposes a starting-point for informed public discussion of the issues involved.
ISSN:1752-4989
Contains:Enthalten in: Irish theological quarterly
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0021140009105258