Multiple Religious Belonging: Conceptual Advance or Secularization Denial?
This paper critically examines the notion of ‘multiple religious belonging’ (MRB). Through an analysis of a recent study by Joantine Berghuijs, it argues that MRB is ill-defined and exaggerates the extent of popular religiosity. If MRB is at all common, then the de-legitimating effect of religious p...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2017
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Open theology
Year: 2017, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 603-612 |
Further subjects: | B
Secularization
B consumerist religion B Multiple Religious Belonging |
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Summary: | This paper critically examines the notion of ‘multiple religious belonging’ (MRB). Through an analysis of a recent study by Joantine Berghuijs, it argues that MRB is ill-defined and exaggerates the extent of popular religiosity. If MRB is at all common, then the de-legitimating effect of religious pluralism (which is well-supported by the evidence) is challenged. This paper suggests that such a challenge is unwarranted by Berghuijs’s evidence and concludes with an elaboration of the various and very different things that might be encompassed by MRB. |
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ISSN: | 2300-6579 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Open theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/opth-2017-0047 |