Deconversion revisited : : biographical studies and psycho-metric analyses ten years later / / Heinz Streib.

• Superior document: Research in contemporary religion ; Volume 33
• VerfasserIn: Streib, Heinz, 1951-
• Place / Publishing House: Göttingen : : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht,, 2021.; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: German
• Series: Research in contemporary religion ; Volume 33.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (306 pages) :; illustrations.
• Notes: Includes index.

"Deconversion is a dynamical biographical process with long-term, slowly changing causes and consequences. Based on quantitative and qualitive data, Deconversion Revisited presents ten longitudinal case studies representing the lifespan from early adulthood to old age. These case studies are based on reinterviews with the Faith Development Interview and questionnaire data ten years later. The data yield insight in stability and change of biographies, faith development, psychological well-being and coping with disengagement from a variety of religious backgrounds." -- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- References -- Part I: Conceptual and Methodological Perspectives -- Chapter 1: What is Deconversion? Critiques and Current -- Chapter 2: Recent Research on Deconversion --Chapter 3: Quantitative Perspectives on Deconverts and Traditionalists Revisited -- Chapter 4: Following Deconverts and Traditionalists. Longitudinal Case Study Construction -- Part II: The Case Studies in Longitudinal Perspective -- Chapter 5: "But slowly I get the feeling that I do not fit into any category." Are Multiple Deconversions in Young Adulthood Associated with Mental Health Problems? The Cases of Mia and Paris -- Chapter 6: "I freed myselffrom this narrow faith." Leaving God in Young Adulthood to find the Divine later in Life. The Cases of Franziska and Sylvia-Marie -- Chapter 7: Does Staying Where You Grew Up Mean You Don't Develop? Following Jannis and Noel from Young to Middle Adulthood -- Chapter 8: From Midlife to Old Age - The Case of Dale -- Chapter 9: "I still hold that against Him-ifhe does exist. I can't get my act together." Carola, Moving from Middle to Young Old Age -- Chapter 10: "Values for me are that I keep on living well with my environment. [...] But I also feel I have to keep an eye on my life, so that I for myself can live happily." Entering Old Age and Becoming Wise: The Case of Sophia -- Chapter 11: "I mean, you never know what happens when you're getting really close to dying-but at the moment I can say I'm all calm about it." Advancing in Old Age: The Case of Gudrun -- Part III: Conclusion -- Chapter 12: Deconversion Typologies Revisited: Biographical Trajectories Ten Years Later -- References -- Index -- Notes on Contributors.