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Comparative Constitutional Law, Democracy, Law and Religion, Public Theology, Whither Europe?

Contribution to volume on ‘Fundamental Rights, Religion and Human Dignity. A Constitutional Journey’

Hans-Martien ten Napel

I contributed a chapter on 'Common Good Constitutionalism and Religious Freedom' to the above volume, edited by Javier Martínez-Torrón & Li-ann Thio. The abstract of my chapter reads as follows: This chapter chooses as its starting point two books on constitutionalism that have recently been published. It will attempt to bring these two books into… Continue reading Contribution to volume on ‘Fundamental Rights, Religion and Human Dignity. A Constitutional Journey’

Democracy, Dutch Politics, Law and Religion, Public Theology, Religion and Politics, Whither Europe?

Article ‘A sense of reality is required: the European People’s Party as a bridge between Tradition and modernity’

Hans-Martien ten Napel

The latest edition of the Montesquieu Institute's newsletter, De Hofvijver, contains a section on 'Forty Years of the Dutch Christian Democratic Appeal,' which also includes a contribution from my hand. This contribution, entitled 'Realiteitszin gevraagd: de Europese Volkspartij als brug tussen Traditie en moderniteit,' tries to build a bridge between my earlier work as a… Continue reading Article ‘A sense of reality is required: the European People’s Party as a bridge between Tradition and modernity’