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Title |
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Secular Identities in Context: Emerging Prototypes among Non-religious Young Adults - Researching Global Religious Landscapes |
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Creator |
Author's name, affiliation, country |
Janne Kontala; Åbo Akademi University; Sweden |
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Author's name, affiliation, country |
Ariela Keysar; Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut; |
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Creator |
Author's name, affiliation, country |
Sawsan Kheir; Åbo Akademi University |
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Religious Studies |
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nones; people with no religion; religious research; non-religious; secular; spirituality |
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contemporary religion |
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Description |
Abstract |
The number of “nones”, people who do not identify with a religion, is increasing in many countries. Many are forming new worldviews. While “nones” are estimated to account for between 16 and 33 per cent of the global population, and are most common among young adults, we still lack a coherent perspective on non-religious identities. In this chapter, we uncover a spectrum of these identities. Utilising a mixed-methods approach in several diverse cultures, we rely on surveys and interviews with young adults to shed light on the complexity of their non-religious choices. This global research delves into critical research questions: What are the emerging non-religious prototypes among contemporary young adults? Do they form a single global identity or are they influenced by their specific national contexts, and if so, how? What is the role of their religious/non-religious upbringing? We found that the major non-religious outlook is fairly secular, but we also unveiled notable openness towards religion. Somewhat surprisingly, one-third of the respondents that define the prototypes were associated with outlooks that in various ways indicated some engagement with religion or spirituality. The quotations sprinkled through this chapter illuminate this seeming contradiction with personal narratives. |
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Equinox Publishing Ltd |
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16-Apr-2024 |
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Peer-reviewed Article |
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PDF |
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Identifier |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/44300 |
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Identifier |
Digital Object Identifier |
10.1558/equinox.44300 |
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Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) |
Equinox eBooks Publishing; Researching Global Religious Landscapes |
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Language |
English=en |
en |
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Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |