GROW-ing Neo-Secularisation
Neo-secularisation theory helps understand the changing position, influence and role of religious authority structures and personal religion/spirituality. This paper discusses the mutual-aid group GROW as an alternative authority system in the context of mental health support in Ireland. Research fi...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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David Publishing Company
2015
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Cultural and religious studies
Year: 2015, Volume: 3, Issue: 6, Pages: 311-322 |
Further subjects: | B
GROW
B small-group organisations B Religion B Mental Health B neo-secularisation |
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Summary: | Neo-secularisation theory helps understand the changing position, influence and role of religious authority structures and personal religion/spirituality. This paper discusses the mutual-aid group GROW as an alternative authority system in the context of mental health support in Ireland. Research findings suggest that spiritual and ritualistic dimensions of GROW reinforces a pre-existing religious ethos. |
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ISSN: | 2328-2177 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Cultural and religious studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17265/2328-2177/2015.06.003 |