
New journal Oasis presented to public
April 12, 2013
The journal Oasis will focus on the role of religion in democracy. Oasis is an international multilingual journal and published by the Oasis Foundation. The inaugural volume focuses on the Arab Spring and is entitled “Transition through whom? Religions and the test of democracy. ”
The volume will be discussed on Saturday, April 13 in Rome at a local bookshop. The main section of the latest issue focuses on the social and political transition in both the Middle East and the West. According to the journal, in the Middle East “transition is set and led by Islamist movements and parties in reaction to turmoil of the civil society. However, in the West, Christians seek new forms of political engagement in an increasingly secularized society.”