Article: Europeans forge new religious paths: Boomers tilt traditions to fit their needs.(World)(Briefing/Western Europe)

The cathedrals of Western Europe still define its cities and countrysides, but their devout builders would hardly recognize the shape of religion in today's 15-member European Union.

As the churches of kings relinquish more privileges, a postwar generation is on a spiritual search that defies easy labels.

Two events of 1996 illustrate the new directions, which a number of scholars and surveys have characterized as a clash between the new and old orders.

On Jan. 1, Sweden began a four-year process to denationalize its Lutheran Evangelical Church. Nine days later, the French National Assembly received a report that called for a crackdown on ...

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