The communalization of religious experience in contemporary religious groups

Bibliographic Data

ID11044566
AuthorsBrock K Kilbourne, Brock Kilbourne (Heidelberg University, corresponding author), J T Richardson (0000-0002-6307-087X, University of Nevada, Reno)
Year1986
Volume14
Issue2
Pages206-212
Publication date1986-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/1520-6629(198604)14:2<206::aid-jcop2290140211>3.0.co;2-8
OpenAlexW2066744911
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited21

Samples of one new religious group (Unificationists) and two established religious groups (Catholics and Presbyterians) were compared on measures of the importance of communal experiences to one's religious faith and the number of prior religious associations. A three-way interaction emerged among religious group, importance of communal experiences, and number of prior religious associations. Also, communal experiences in a religious context generally were valued for the social support they provide, although the type of social support differed among the three groups. These findings provide evidence of the “communalization of experience” and religious searching for some members of one new religion and even for some members of two established religions.

Context (archaeology) · Faith · Geography · Psychoanalysis · Religiosity · Religious controversies · Religious experience · Religious identity · Religious philosophy · Social science · Sociology · Theology · Cultural Differences and Values · Gender Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Religious studies · Social Psychology

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