Patterns of secularization: church, state and nation in Greece and the Republic of Ireland

Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I Theoretical and Historical Considerations -- 1 National Identity and the Secularization Debate -- 2 The Origins and Consolidation of 'Cultural Defence' in Greece and the Republic of Ireland -- Part II Church, State and Nation -- 3 Church and State: Nationalist Legitimation versus 'Moral Monopoly' -- 4 Church and Nation: External Threat Perceptions, National Identity and Religion -- Part III Portrayals of the Nation in State and Church Discourse -- 5 State Discourse and the Redefinition of National Identity in the Greek and Irish Education Systems -- 6 Church Discourse and Nationalist Mobilization -- Conclusion: Patterns of Secularization -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index

Theoretical and historical considerations -- National identity and the secularization debate -- The origins and consolidation of "cultural defence" in Greece and the Republic of Ireland -- Church, state and nation -- Church and state : nationalist legitimisation versus "moral monopoly" -- Church and nation : external threat perceptions, national identity and religion -- Portrayals of the nation in state and church discourse -- State discourse and the redefinition of national identity in the Greek and Irish education systems -- Church discourse and nationalist mobilization -- Conclusion: patterns of secularization