Tag: Deeply Rooted

During this Christmas break, the Schuman Centre for European Studies will republish some excerpts of Jeff Fountain’s book ‘Deeply Rooted’. Today, Jeff continues with the story of how an American evangelist played a significant role in encouraging European leaders to rebuild Europe upon the message of the Gospel. Later, after hearing about the dinner conversation…

During this Christmas break, the Schuman Centre for European Studies will republish some excerpts of Jeff Fountain’s book ‘Deeply Rooted’. Today, Jeff tells the story of how an American evangelist played a significant role in encouraging European leaders to rebuild Europe upon the message of the Gospel. While still prime minister, Schuman had heard reports of…

During this Christmas break, the Schuman Centre for European Studies will republish some excerpts of Jeff Fountain’s book ‘Deeply Rooted’. Today, Jeff explains how Schuman understood that Europe had to be rooted in the Christian faith. Schuman’s faith instructed and motivated all his political action.  Lex Schuman, for example, had embodied a tolerance for different faiths…

During this Christmas break, the Schuman Centre for European Studies will republish some excerpts of Jeff Fountain’s book ‘Deeply Rooted’. Today, Jeff continues to explore the main events of Schuman’s life that led him to promote love and reconciliation in international politics. Study in Germany had exposed Schuman to the impact  of Chancellor Bismarck’s Kulturkampf against the Catholic…

During this Christmas break, the Schuman Centre for European Studies will republish some excerpts of Jeff Fountain’s book ‘Deeply Rooted’. Today, Jeff explores the events of Schuman’s life that led him to be convinced of the necessity of love and forgiveness in international politics. What life experiences and influences shaped Robert Schuman’s spiritual passion and internationalist…