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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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Equinox
[2012]
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Implicit religion
Année: 2012, Volume: 15, Numéro: 4, Pages: 439-456 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | 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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| Résumé: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1697 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Implicit religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/imre.v15i4.439 |