The Meaning Of Sunday
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Author | : Joel Thiessen |
Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 227 |
Release | : 2015-11-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0773598030 |
Fewer Canadians identify with a religion, believe in a god, or attend weekly religious services than in past decades. What explains higher and lower levels of religiosity? Is secularization a myth or reality? What impact does religiosity or secularity have on a society’s social and civil fabric? In The Meaning of Sunday, Joel Thiessen addresses these questions by weaving together narratives from interviews with members of both religious and secular communities. Exploring the meanings and motivations behind people’s religious beliefs and behaviours, the book features discussions with three groups of people: those who attend religious services weekly, those who attend services mainly for religious holidays and rites of passage, and those who do not identify with any religious group and never attend religious services. Interview responses show that religiosity levels correlate to one’s personal experiences with the supernatural, religious organizations, and social ties with those who either encourage or discourage religious identification, belief, or practice. Concluding that the demand for religion is waning regardless of what religious groups include in their programs, Thiessen suggests that, apart from some initial social and civic concern, Canadian society may be just fine without it. Testing two dominant theories in the sociology of religion - secularization and rational choice theory - The Meaning of Sunday provides in-depth qualitative research on people's "lived religion" and contributes to a major ongoing debate concerning the nature and importance of religion in contemporary society.
Author | : Dermot Clifford |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 1996-01-01 |
Genre | : Sunday |
ISBN | : 9781872245492 |
Author | : Joel Thiessen |
Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0773546278 |
"Fewer Canadians identify with a religion, believe in a god, or attend weekly religious services than in past decades. What explains higher and lower levels of religiosity? Is secularization a myth or reality? What impact does religiosity or secularity have on a society's social and civil fabric? In The Meaning of Sunday, Joel Thiessen addresses these questions by weaving together narratives gathered from interviews with various members of the religious and secular communities. Exploring the meanings and motivations behind people's religious beliefs and behaviours, the book features discussions with three categories of people: those who attend religious services weekly, those who attend services mainly for religious holidays and rites of passage, and those who do not identify with any religious group and never attend religious services. Interview responses show that religiosity levels correlate to one's personal experiences with the supernatural, religious organizations, and their social ties to those who either encourage or discourage religious identification, belief, or practice. Concluding that the demand for religion is waning regardless of what religious groups include in their programs, Thiessen suggests that, apart from some initial social and civic concern, Canadian society may be just fine without it. Testing two dominant theories in the sociology of religion--secularization and rational choice theory--The Meaning of Sunday provides in-depth qualitative research on people's "lived religion" and contributes to a major ongoing debate concerning the nature and importance of religion in contemporary society."--
Author | : Charlotte Whitton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1960 |
Genre | : Sunday |
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Author | : Gonzalez, Justo L. |
Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0802874711 |
In this accessible historical overview of Sunday, noted scholar Justo Gonz lez tells the story of how and why Christians have worshiped on Sunday from the earliest days of the church to the present. After discussing the views and practices relating to Sunday in the ancient church, Gonz lez turns to Constantine and how his policies affected Sunday observances. He then recounts the long process, beginning in the Middle Ages and culminating with Puritanism, whereby Christians came to think of and strictly observe Sunday as the Sabbath. Finally, Gonz lez looks at the current state of things, exploring especially how the explosive growth of the church in the Majority World has affected the observance of Sunday worldwide. Readers of this book will rediscover the joy and excitement of Sunday as early Christians celebrated it and will find fresh, inspiring perspectives on Sunday amid our current culture of indifference and even hostility to Christianity.
Author | : Josef Andreas Jungmann |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1961 |
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Author | : Robert Boak Slocum |
Publisher | : Church Publishing, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 591 |
Release | : 2000-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0898697018 |
A comprehensive, quick reference for all Episcopalians, both lay and ordained. This thoroughly researched, highly readable resource contains more than 3,000 clearly entries about the history, structure, liturgy, and theology of the Episcopal Church—and the larger Christian church worldwide. The editors have also provided a helpful bibliography of key reference works and additional background materials. “This tool belongs on the shelf of just about anyone who cares for, works in or with, or even wonders about the Episcopal Church.”—The Episcopal New Yorker
Author | : Catholic Church. Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 4 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Sunday |
ISBN | : 9780889971585 |
Author | : Harry Boone PORTER |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1960 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : W. W. Hardwicke |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 70 |
Release | : 1906 |
Genre | : Sunday |
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