Religious Beliefs in Europe: Factors of Accelerated Decline
Religious beliefs are sociological facts. They are observable and empirical evidence is available in the form of survey results. The analysis of the decline of these beliefs in the last two or three decades is based on several international surveys and also on aggregate and national survey data. The...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2003
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Research in the social scientific study of religion
Year: 2003, Volume: 14, Pages: 161-188 |
| Further subjects: | B
Social sciences
B Religion & Gesellschaft |
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| Summary: | Religious beliefs are sociological facts. They are observable and empirical evidence is available in the form of survey results. The analysis of the decline of these beliefs in the last two or three decades is based on several international surveys and also on aggregate and national survey data. The current debate among scholars on this decline is reviewed. The key words in this paper are "crisis of Catholicism," "dechristianization," "apostasy," "secularisation," and "agnosticism." Particular attention is given to generational changes. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Research in the social scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004496576_012 |