Culture as the Foundation of European Unity in the Thought of Christopher Dawson

Članak se osvrće na odnos religije i kulture s naglaskom na europsko iskustvo. Kršćanska je religija stoljećima služila kao temelj za jedinstvo europskih naroda. Međutim, s protestantskom reformacijom stanje se dramatično mijenja, tako da religija postaje izvor dubokih podjela, a ne jedinstva. Među ostalim, reformacija dovodi do jačanje nacionalnih država koje s vremenom postaju sve samostalnije u odnosu na duhovnu vlast. Antagonizmi među europskim narodima se pojačavaju toliko da završavaju u krvavim ratnim sukobima, pogotovo u 20. stoljeću. Danas smo svjedoci novog pokušaja da se postigne jedinstvo europskog kontinenta u obliku Europske unije. Prema svemu sudeći, aktualni projekt se temelji na političkim i ekonomskim interesima, dok je duhovna dimenzija u drugom planu. S obzirom da je stabilnost Europske unije ozbiljno ugrožena, prije svega zbog dužničke krize koja obuhvaća sve veći broj članica, ponovno se aktualizira pitanje na kojim načelima se može Europa organizirati.The article discusses the relationship between religion and culture with an emphasis on the European experience. The Christian religion provided the foundation for the unity of European nations for centuries. However, this changed dramatically with the Protestant Reformation when religion became the source of deep division, rather than unity. The Reformation led to the rise of nation-states which over time became more and more independent from spritual authority. Antagonisms between European nations intensified to the point that they ended in bloody wars, especially in the 20th century. Today we are witnessing a new attempt to establish unity on the European continent in the form of the European Union. It is apparent that this current project is based primarily on political and economic interests, while the spiritual dimension is of secondary importance. Considering the fact that the stability of European Union has been seriously undermined, primarily because of the debt crisis which has spread to a growing number of countries, the question of how to organize Europe and on which principles has once again become relevant