This orthodox cluster of beliefs excludes reincarnation. In the social surveys we find a correlation between belief in heaven, belief in a personal God, belief in the resurrection of the dead, and belief in hell. These beliefs also correlate with the view of those people who strongly consider that death is only meaningful because God exists. A new cluster around the concept of reincarnation can be clearly distinguished from the traditional Christian cluster. In this cluster God is more likely to be seen as a Spirit or a Life Force.
Great importance is attached to the soul.
Life after death is understood more as a form of immortality of the soul than as a Christian enjoyment of life with God. If we evaluate this cluster, we again meet discrepancies. God as the great Unknown A third cluster is the secular cluster, which binds together agnosticism regarding God, indifference or doubt about life after death, unwillingness to seek meaning in religion, and so on. This rather crude picture of the three clusters, gives us a simple way of seeing three major trends in Europe. About half the population still adheres to orthodox Christian beliefs, while a quarter seems to be vulnerable to new forms of spiritual belief with reincarnation as a component.