GROW-ing Neo-Secularisation

Neo-secularisation theory helps understand the changing position, influence and role of religious authority structures and personal religion/spirituality. This paper discusses the mutual-aid group GROW as an alternative authority system in the context of mental health support in Ireland. Research fi...

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Authors: Lorié, Áine (Author) ; Malešević, Vesna (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: David Publishing Company 2015
In: Cultural and religious studies
Year: 2015, Volume: 3, Issue: 6, Pages: 311-322
Further subjects:B GROW
B small-group organisations
B Religion
B Mental Health
B neo-secularisation
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Summary:Neo-secularisation theory helps understand the changing position, influence and role of religious authority structures and personal religion/spirituality. This paper discusses the mutual-aid group GROW as an alternative authority system in the context of mental health support in Ireland. Research findings suggest that spiritual and ritualistic dimensions of GROW reinforces a pre-existing religious ethos.
ISSN:2328-2177
Contains:Enthalten in: Cultural and religious studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.17265/2328-2177/2015.06.003