From Religion to Spirituality-Megatrend in Contemporary Society or Methodological Artefact? A Contribution to the Secularization Debate from Psychology of Religion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5797759 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ulrike Popp-Baier (0000-0002-6259-8306, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 34-67 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Religion in Europe (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1874-8910 • E-ISSN: 1874-8929 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/187489209x478337 |
| OpenAlex | W2021531676 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
After a short discussion of important issues concerning the secularization debate and the three meta-narratives involved in this debate (decline, transformation, rise), the following question is addressed: in modern societies, has 'religion' given way to 'spirituality' on the individual level? After a critique of different conceptualizations of spirituality for empirical research and a sample discussion of survey data (results of the European Values Study for the Netherlands between 1980 and 2000), the answer is negative. The suggestion is that spirituality appears as a megatrend in the mass media marketing commodities and in the publications of social scientists trying to attract a broader audience. But the so-called spiritual trend at the level of individual 'religious' orientations is the result of a questionable terminological construction or a questionable interpretation of survey data or arises from a combination of the two
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| Unique citing works | 27 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,69 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2025 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |