The Sociology of Religion in Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4264802 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan W Black (0000-0002-9336-6532, University of New England, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Pages | S27 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Analysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0210 • E-ISSN: 2325-7873 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3711672 |
| OpenAlex | W2338749942 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 37 |
Recent sociological studies reveal that in some respects religion in Australia is similar to that in many other Western societies, while in other respects it is significantly different In this paper, these similarities and differences are explored, particular attention being paid to correlates of religiosity, religious institutions in their social context, and civil religion. Overall, religion in Australia tends to occupy a position intermediate to that which it occupies in Britain, on the one hand, and the United States of America, on the other. Various ironies or paradoxes that sociologists have discerned in religious institutions in Australia have parallels elsewhere. Australian civil religion, as expressed in events associated with Anzac Day, cannot be properly understood apart from the ideological structure of Western Judeo-Christian civilization, even though some of the Anzac symbolism derives primarily from pagan sources in classical Greece. Posited explanations for, and effects of, the profile of religion in Australia are discussed
Archaeology · Civil Religion · Civilization · Context (archaeology) · Ideology · Parallels · Political science · Politics · Religiosity · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of religion · Gender Studies · History · Law · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
The sociological interpretation of religion.
The living and the dead
Understanding church growth and decline, 1950-1978
A general theory of secularization
Community Disputes Violence and Dispute Processing in a Lebanese Muslim Immigrant Community
The Canadian and Australian Church Unions
Anzac day ritual
Marching into the past
The Syrian-Lebanese in America
Phoenician Farewell
Religious Diversity and Ethnic Cohesion
Religion in Australia
Church and Churchgoers
The Firm and the Formless
Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in Australia
White Man Got No Dreaming’
Religion and the Bicentenary
Writing the General History of Australian Religion
Whatever Happened to Australian Sectarianism
Religion and Politics
The Lebanese war and Lebanese immigrant cultures
Organizational Imagery and Interdenominational Mergers
The Sociological Interpretation of Religion
Recent Pattern of Secularization
Gender Differences in Religion
Traditional Religion in Contemporary Society
The Impact of Geographical Mobility on Adolescent Religious Orientation
Workforce Participation and Sex Differences in Church Attendance
Religion in aboriginal Australia
The Religious Factor in Australian Life
Some aspects of religion and law
A Marriage Model of Church Mergers
Religious Change and Secularization
Is Religion Still Relevant in the Private Sphere? The State of Organized Religion in an Australian Rural Community
Church-State Relations
Fundamentalism and Education
Practice and Belief
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |