Pomerants Grigory

Crisis of the West and Islam (extracts from an interview).

The interview touches upon such issues as cultural compatibility of traditional European and Islamic values, possibilities of their conflict-free co-existence, spiritual crisis of the post-Christian West, and the phenomenon of «euro-Islam».

G.Pomerants believes that the malady of the modern West might lead to recovery, liberation from the feeling of superiority in relation to other civilizations and religions. It seems that the Muslim world will be under tension for another several decades, but sooner or later it will exhaust itself. In author’s opinion, the next great era will be that of external limitations. What is needed is the happy medium combining spiritual freedom and strict social discipline.

DOI: 10.30570/2078-5089-2007-47-4-201-211

Collision or dialogue of cultures? Alternatives for Europe

The publication is based on interviews, given by a Russian philosopher and a specialist in cultural studies in Spring – Summer, 2004. They touch upon problems of crisis of the nation – of cultural and civilization aspects of mass migration to Western Europe. The special attention is paid to modern Islam per se, and to Islam on the European ground inter alia. G.S.Pomerants considers, that modern Europe has got a well-shaped dialogue of cultures for the first time in the history of mankind. According to his opinion, it is quite a form to be adequate to the future world civilization.

DOI: 10.30570/2078-5089-2004-33-2-149-174

Pages: 149-174