Projectification of religion

An Analytical Framework

Bibliographic Data

ID4945797
AuthorsCato Christensen (0009-0003-8284-0774, Department of Archaeology, History, Religious Studies and Theology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway, corresponding author), Therese Dille (0000-0001-6149-3580, University of South-Eastern Norway)
Year2025
Volume55
Issue1
Pages275-299
Publication date2025-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligion (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0048-721X • E-ISSN: 1096-1151
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0048721x.2024.2421805
OpenAlexW4404466950
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited70

The spread of project organizing to an ever-expanding array of industries and sectors has garnered considerable attention in recent decades – particularly in the fields of organization and management studies, but also in sociology and philosophy. Some have characterized this ‘projectification’ as a fulcrum for profound cultural shifts, with ramifications extending beyond the boundaries of management, work life, and organizations. Perspectives have been put forward on projects permeating even the very ways we live our daily lives. The study of religion, however, has remained notably inattentive to such perspectives. In this article, we advocate the importance of studying projectification in the realm of religion. Drawing on examples from the national Lutheran churches of Sweden and Norway, we outline a framework for studying projectification of religion along three analytical trajectories: organizational projectification of religion, projectification as a structuration of religious interaction and adherence, and projectification as a shift in religious discourse

Political science · Sociology · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender · Political and Social Issues · Religion, Society, and Development

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