Clergy Becoming Spiritual but not Religious

IF 0.3 0 RELIGION

Open Theology Pub Date : 2024-06-20 DOI:10.1515/opth-2024-0007

Linda Mercadante

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Abstract

Changes in beliefs among former clergy, who have now left the ministry, may add an extra dimension to research on church decline. In fact, there are changes in belief among thirty former clergy interviewed for this study that show remarkable similarity to the beliefs of previously interviewed non-religious “spiritual but not religious” (SBNR) persons in the author’s qualitative research, as reported in Belief without Borders: Inside the Minds of the Spiritual but not Religious (Oxford University Press).

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神职人员变得灵性而非宗教性

已经离开神职的前神职人员信仰的变化可能会为教会衰落的研究增添一个额外的维度。事实上，在本研究中受访的 30 位前神职人员的信仰变化，与作者之前定性研究中受访的 "属灵但不信教"（SBNR）的非宗教人士的信仰有着显著的相似性，作者在《信仰无国界》（Belief without Borders）一书中对此进行了报告：Inside the Minds of the Spiritual but not Religious》（牛津大学出版社）一书中的报告。

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Open Theology RELIGION-

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15 weeks

期刊介绍： Open Theology is an international Open Access, peer-reviewed academic journal that welcomes contributions written in English addressing religion in its various forms and aspects: historical, theological, sociological, psychological, and other. The journal encompasses all major disciplines of Theology and Religious Studies, presenting doctrine, history, organization and everyday life of various types of religious groups and the relations between them. We publish articles from the field of Theology as well as Philosophy, Sociology and Psychology of Religion and also dialogue between Religion and Science. The Open Theology does not present views of any particular theological school nor of a particular religious organization. The contributions are written by researchers who represent different religious views. The authors present their research concerning the old religious traditions as well as new religious movements. The aim of the journal is to promote an international and interdisciplinary dialogue in the field of Theology and Religious Studies. The journal seeks also to provide researchers, pastors and other interested persons with the fruits of academic studies.