Edgar Morin, on the impact of Christianity on Europe


	Edgar Morin, on the impact of Christianity on Europe

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1-3-2008 2:39 PM

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europe, values

cooperation says:

Translation: "I think Europe is meta-christian. It was Christian in the Middle Ages, and modern Europe was built on secular ideas. And of course, the Gospel message became secular in the form of European humanism."

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