Joppke Christian
Institute of Sociology, University of Bern.
Br J Sociol. 2013 Dec;64(4):597-616. doi: 10.1111/1468-4446.12041.
It seems to be impossible for the liberal state to embrace a Christian identity, because 'liberalism' is exactly a device for separating state and religion. Discussing the implications of a recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights, Lautsi v. Italy (2011), I argue that this is not necessarily so. If paired with a liberal commitment to pluralism, a Christian identity might even be more inclusive of minority religions than a narrowly 'liberal' state identity, which has been the dominant response in Western Europe to the challenge of immigrant diversity, especially that of Muslim origins.
自由国家似乎不可能接受基督教身份认同，因为“自由主义”正是一种将国家与宗教分离的手段。在讨论欧洲人权法院最近一项裁决（劳齐诉意大利案，2011年）的影响时，我认为情况未必如此。如果与对多元主义的自由主义承诺相结合，基督教身份认同甚至可能比狭义的“自由主义”国家身份认同更能包容少数宗教，后者一直是西欧应对移民多样性挑战，尤其是穆斯林移民多样性挑战的主要回应方式。
