Conclusions, Consequences, Challenges

Abstract Based on the empirical results of European Values Study 2017 and discussion with our authors experts, article highlights four thematical areas that raise critical questions require practical consequences in society, politics, education, research as well within religious communities. The selected topics aim at stimulating values debates focus a broader audience disseminators who are concerned about promoting qualified discourse Europe context contemporary multifold global crises. First, document severe crisis liberal democracy, which is fuelled by ambivalent power requires, for example, more attention being paid to subsidiarity communication, struggle between universal particular values, division Western Eastern Europe. Second, role religion problem or component solving crises democracy discussed. extent can be resource normative shown, consideration challenges communities actors face this regard. Third, need education highlighted, including strengthening considered social, political concern. Fourth, inter- transdisciplinary identified. These include revising concepts Study, think beyond ‘secularisation box’, necessity increased communication research, politics.