Religion, the Constitution, and the New Ireland

被引:1
作者
Hannon, Patrick [1 ]
机构
[1] St Patricks Coll, Maynooth, Co Kildare, Ireland
关键词
Bunreacht na Eireamm; Christian; European Constitution; preamble; Siedentop; Weiler;
D O I
10.1177/0021140009105258
中图分类号
B9 [宗教];
学科分类号
010107 ;
摘要
The Preamble to the 1937 Irish Constitution (Bunreacht na hEir) 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.
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页码:258 / 271
页数:14
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