Elements of a Theory of Religious-Secular Competition
This article presents basic elements of a theory of religious-secular competition on the individual level. The theory claims that individuals in many societies may choose between religious and secular options, creating a situation of competition between religious and secular institutions. The compet...
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
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| description | This article presents basic elements of a theory of religious-secular competition on the individual level. The theory claims that individuals in many societies may choose between religious and secular options, creating a situation of competition between religious and secular institutions. The competition between religious and secular suppliers is influenced by three important contextual factors: innovation, regulation, and resources. We give six examples of empirical studies showing that the theory of religious-secular competition explains such contrasting phenomena as the difference in success of religious healing in European and African countries, the diminishing and change of religious socialization in Switzerland, variations in church attendance in U.S. states, variation in the attractiveness of monasteries, the late secularization of Ireland, or the success of megachurches since the 1970s. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1ac101d47ae64ec5b5d7737cfb1c42302022-12-21T19:26:59ZporUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaPolítica & Sociedade1677-41402175-79842017-10-01163629532310.5007/2175-7984.2017v16n36p29527823Elements of a Theory of Religious-Secular CompetitionJörg Stolz0Pascal Tanner1Universidade de LausanaFonds national suisse de la recherche scientifique (FNS)This article presents basic elements of a theory of religious-secular competition on the individual level. The theory claims that individuals in many societies may choose between religious and secular options, creating a situation of competition between religious and secular institutions. The competition between religious and secular suppliers is influenced by three important contextual factors: innovation, regulation, and resources. We give six examples of empirical studies showing that the theory of religious-secular competition explains such contrasting phenomena as the difference in success of religious healing in European and African countries, the diminishing and change of religious socialization in Switzerland, variations in church attendance in U.S. states, variation in the attractiveness of monasteries, the late secularization of Ireland, or the success of megachurches since the 1970s.https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/politica/article/view/53266religious-secular competitionsecularizationreligious change |
| spellingShingle | Jörg Stolz Pascal Tanner Elements of a Theory of Religious-Secular Competition Política & Sociedade religious-secular competition secularization religious change |
| title | Elements of a Theory of Religious-Secular Competition |
| title_full | Elements of a Theory of Religious-Secular Competition |
| title_fullStr | Elements of a Theory of Religious-Secular Competition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Elements of a Theory of Religious-Secular Competition |
| title_short | Elements of a Theory of Religious-Secular Competition |
| title_sort | elements of a theory of religious secular competition |
| topic | religious-secular competition secularization religious change |
| url | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/politica/article/view/53266 |
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