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Who do we think we are?

In ‘Who do we think we are?’, Bishop Nick Baines questions whether it’s time for a new narrative to help shape who and what we want Europe to become.

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Be careful what you wish for

Former diplomat Tim Livesey examines whether in the rush to reform the EU we risk destroying the very platform that has contributed to Europe’s peace and security.

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Is the EU constitutionally flawed?

Philip Booth from the Institute of Economic Affairs explores how Catholic social teaching on subsidiarity might help restrain the EU’s tendency towards centralisation and in turn protect the wider common good.

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‘… every tribe and language and people and nation …’

Moral theologian Sarah Rowland Jones looks again at Revelation’s picture of heaven to see how it might help us make sense of the diversity of tribes and nations that shape our understanding of Europe.

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Caught between reform and reformation

Former diplomat Stephen Wall examines how our attitudes towards the EU have been shaped by our experiences of the reformation

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Anglo-Saxons or Europeans?

Lord William Wallace looks at how the Protestant underpinnings of Anglo-Saxon exceptionalism have shaped and continue to shape our understanding on economics and Europe.

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The EU – not as godless as you think

Robert Innes, Anglican Bishop in Europe, takes a fresh look at the origins of the EU and how it has been shaped by Christian thinking.

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The EU and the inevitable slide into secular authoritarianism

Suzanne Evans looks again at EU’s development and asks why so many of its policies are designed to inflame division rather than bring harmony.

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Europe and the shifting boundaries of belonging

Drawing on his own family history Professor Jeanrond reflects on the shifting nature of identity and belonging in Europe.

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Is the EU fit for purpose?

David Burrowes questions whether the EU is fit for purpose and whether it is in need of root and branch reform.

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