'Leaving the Fold': Apostasy from Fundamentalism and the Direction of Religious Development
This article re-examines the direction of religious development in light of a study of apostasy from fundamentalism. An analysis of apostate narratives reveals evidence of a sociocognitive conflict' (Doise & Mugny 1984) that complicates the implicit teleology of traditional theories of rel...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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AASR
[2009]
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Australian religion studies review
Year: 2009, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 42-63 |
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| Summary: | This article re-examines the direction of religious development in light of a study of apostasy from fundamentalism. An analysis of apostate narratives reveals evidence of a sociocognitive conflict' (Doise & Mugny 1984) that complicates the implicit teleology of traditional theories of religious development. The diverse trajectories produced by this interaction between sociocultural and cognitive influences prompts a fresh analysis of Gruber's (1986) question concerning the direction of development - Which way is up?' I highlight the complex interaction between cultural and cognitive influences involved in apostasy from fundamentalism and provide support for Streib's (2001, 2005) religious styles perspective (RSP) as a model for investigating multiple factors influencing the direction of religious development. |
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| ISSN: | 1744-9014 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Australian religion studies review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/arsr.v22i1.42 |