Nominal Christian Adherence
Ethnic, Natal, Aspirational
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20206839 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Day (0000-0002-1537-1985, University of Kent, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 439-456 |
| Publication date | 2013-02-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Implicit Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1463-9955 • E-ISSN: 1743-1697 |
| Publisher | Equinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1558/imre.v15i4.439 |
| OpenAlex | W2151014926 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
It is the desire for belonging, not believing, that explains why so many apparently non-religious people who do not believe in even the minimal tenets of organized religion will claim a religious identity in specific contexts. This paper draws on qualitative longitudinal empirical research seeking to explain that claim through exploring mainstream religious belief and identity in Euro- American countries. What is often described as nominal, fuzzy, or marginal adherence is far from an empty category, but one loaded with significance and similar to an ever-present, implicit religious oritentation described by Durkheim. The author develops nominalism as characterized by a lack of a strong belief in a higher power, and indifference towards churches, but an (irregular) adherence to religion as a significant cultural, familial, and moral marker
Aesthetics · Epistemology · Mainstream · Nominalism · Religiosity · Religious belief · Religious identity · Sociology · Theology · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2021 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |