Silence and Sameness in the Norwegian Church Abroad
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2288191 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lars Laird Iversen (0000-0002-3833-2540, Department of Social Science MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 540-554 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8294 • E-ISSN: 1468-5906 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jssr.12724 |
| OpenAlex | W3154539903 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 35 |
Employees of the Norwegian Church Abroad (NCA) avoid discussing politics. Understanding why increases sociological understanding of how everyday and nonextreme forms of religion may contribute to everyday and nonextreme forms of national feeling. This article leverages insights from studying the NCA in order to contribute to the sociological literature on everyday nationalism and religion. It does this by illustrating how the microsociological strategies of silence and avoidance contribute to imagined sameness. This increases our understanding of how everyday belonging draws resources from both nation and religion. Furthermore, it highlights the interactions between religion and nation as both resources for belonging and grounds for difference. The findings are based on interviews with 32 employees in six churches in the United States, and supporting observations
Aesthetics · Art · Everyday life · Feeling · Nationalism · Norwegian · Order (exchange) · Political science · Politics · Silence · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Social Psychology
The mediatization of religion
The ethnic origins of nations
Grounds for Difference
Everyday Religion
Avoiding Politics
Public Religions in the Modern World
Lived Religion
The Elephant in the RoomSilence and Denial in Everyday Life
Nationalism Reframed
Living in Denial
Violence
Culturalized Religion
Religion and the rise of populism
Everyday Nationhood
Culturalizing religion in Western Europe
Clashing Values
Between nationalism and civilizationism
National Belonging and Everyday Life
National bodies and affects
Imagined communities
Everyday nationhood
Affective nationalism
The 'everyday' of banal nationalism - Ordinary people's views on Italy and Italian
Interrogating boundaries of the everyday nation through first impressions
Everyday Racism' in a Culture of Political Avoidance
The affective atmospheres of nationalism
A Sociology of Nothing
Liberal Churches and Social Justice Movements
Silent Disagreement
Invisible Fences
Rethinking Religion
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |