Believing in belonging
Subtitle: belief and social identity in the modern world
By: Abby Day
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780199577873
Subjects: Faith; Experience (Religion); Group identity; Belonging (Social psychology); Social aspects; Religious aspects
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-224) and index.