Diverging Perceptions of Personal Moral Values and the Values of One's Religious Group
A popular notion in many religions is that less pious individuals are also less moral. We sought to test the self-described moral values of religious and nonreligious individuals under the framework of Moral Foundations Theory. In Study 1, we found that atheists differ from Christians in some moral...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2020]
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Journal for the scientific study of religion
Année: 2020, Volume: 59, Numéro: 1, Pages: 119-140 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Groupe religieux
/ Éthique des valeurs
/ Athéisme
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociologie des religions NCB Éthique individuelle NCC Éthique sociale |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Atheism
B Humility B Morality B Religion |
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| Résumé: | A popular notion in many religions is that less pious individuals are also less moral. We sought to test the self-described moral values of religious and nonreligious individuals under the framework of Moral Foundations Theory. In Study 1, we found that atheists differ from Christians in some moral domains. We also found evidence that Christians' self-ratings are consistently lower than what they perceive to be the moral values of other Christians. This finding contradicts previous findings that suggest that Christians may inflate their positive characteristics relative to their peers in other domains. In Studies 2 and 3, we tested several alternative explanations for this finding. Preliminary evidence suggests that Christians rate their moral values lower in comparison to Christian exemplars such as religious leaders, and not from a sense of humility. In contrast, atheists may not have exemplars for such a comparison. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-5906 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12644 |