The Religion of the Educated Classes Revisited: New Religions, the Nonreligious, and Educational Levels

A number of different studies carried out in the late 20th century indicated that new religious movements (NRMs) tended to recruit individuals who were highly educated. In the present study, we confirm this pattern utilizing data from the national censuses of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, England,...

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Subtitles:Forum on Religious Belief
Authors: Lewis, James R. 1949-2022 (Author) ; Currie, Sean (Author) ; Oman-Reagan, Michael P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2016]
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 55, Issue: 1, Pages: 91-104
Further subjects:B Census
B New Religious Movements
B Colin Campbell
B Secularization
B Ernst Troeltsch
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