Nominal Christian Adherence: Ethnic, Natal, Aspirational

It is the desire for belonging, not believing, that explains why so many apparently non-religious people who do not believe in even the minimal tenets of organized religion will claim a religious identity in specific contexts. This paper draws on qualitative longitudinal empirical research seeking t...

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Main Author: Day, Abby 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox [2012]
In: Implicit religion
Year: 2012, Volume: 15, Issue: 4, Pages: 439-456
Further subjects:B Belief
B BELIEF & doubt
B nominal
B FUZZY logic
B Belonging
B Christian
B Religious Identity
B Theological Anthropology
B Implicit
B Nominalism
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Summary:It is the desire for belonging, not believing, that explains why so many apparently non-religious people who do not believe in even the minimal tenets of organized religion will claim a religious identity in specific contexts. This paper draws on qualitative longitudinal empirical research seeking to explain that claim through exploring mainstream religious belief and identity in Euro-American countries. What is often described as nominal, fuzzy, or marginal adherence is far from an empty category, but one loaded with significance and similar to an ever-present, implicit religious oritentation described by Durkheim. The author develops nominalism as characterized by a lack of a strong belief in a higher power, and indifference towards churches, but an (irregular) adherence to religion as a significant cultural, familial, and moral marker.
ISSN:1743-1697
Contains:Enthalten in: Implicit religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/imre.v15i4.439