Title: Believing in belonging : belief and social identity in the modern world /
Authors: Day, Abby, 1956-
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Experience (Religion); Belonging (Social psychology); Faith Social aspects.; Group identity Europe; Group identity United States; Belonging (Social psychology) Europe.; Belonging (Social psychology) United States.
Abstract: "Believing in Belonging draws on empirical research exploring mainstream religious belief and identity in Euro-American countries. Starting from a qualitative study based in northern England, and then broadening the data to include other parts of Europe and North America, Abby Day explores how people 'believe in belonging', choosing religious identifications to complement other social and emotional experiences of 'belongings.'"--Back cover.
Contents: Genealogies of belief in sociology and anthropology: transcending disciplinary boundaries -- A research journey begins -- Believing in belonging: the cultural act of claiming identity -- Youth and belief: belonging to connected selves -- The sensuous social supernatural -- Believing in fate: covering the cracks in belonging -- Boundaries of belonging: doing unto ourselves -- Theorizing belief: a holistic, organic, seven-dimensional model -- Understanding Christian nominalism: rethinking Christian identity -- Conclusion: relocating belief to the social.