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