From Jeff Fountain’s book Deeply Rooted. Today’s European Union continues to attract member states, has replaced violence by dialogue and upheld peace for nearly seventy years. Yet few would claim that it lives up to Schuman’s original dream of a ‘community…
From Jeff Fountain’s book Deeply Rooted. (Part I here, Part II here) Despite the positive climate which resulted from the first meeting between Robert Schuman and Konrad Adenauer, when within two months the French government moved to integrate the Saar into France,…
“The Christian faith is all about death… and resurrection!” That memorable take-away from Philip Jenkins’ excellent book on Europe, God’s Continent, continues to stir my hope for this part of our world which has been most shaped by the story of…
Is it reasonable for the Christians to pray and hope for the resurrection of Europe? In this Easter Monday, the Schuman Centre republish Jeff Fountain's weekly word from the 21st of April 2003. “Christ is risen!”“He is risen indeed!” All across Europe…
At the eve of Good Friday, we are republishing Jeff Fountain's weekly word of the 17th of April 2006. In this article, Jeff Fountain explains why the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ still matters today. I missed Good Friday this Easter. We left for…
