Deconversion : qualitative and quantitative results from cross-cultural research in Germany and the United States of America / / Heinz Streib ... [et.al.].
Hauptbeschreibung This book presents case studies and empirical data of a phenomenon which increasingly gains popularity in Western societies: deconversion. There is, the authors argue, no better word than deconversion to describe processes of disengagement from religious orientations because these...
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| Superior document: | Research in contemporary religion ; v. 5 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Research in contemporary religion ;
v. 5. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (262 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- What is deconversion? : profiling the concept
- Empirical studies on deconversion
- Our study : design, methods and sample characteristics
- Characteristics and predictors of deconversion in Germany and the United States : quantitative results
- The variety of deconversion narratives : an overview from qualitative results
- Pursuit of autonomy
- Debarred from paradise
- Finding a new frame of reference
- Life-long quests : late revisions
- Deconversion in biographical and cultural perspective : conclusions and discussion.