A Spiritual Revolution in Denmark?

Andersen, Peter B.; Gundelach, Peter; Lüchau, Peter

doi:10.1080/13537903.2013.831646

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“…When most mothers report praying, this finding clashes to some extent with the expected widespread move from religious to more spiritual practices, including from prayer to meditation, predicted, for example, by two sociologists claiming a “spiritual revolution” on behalf of belief in a personal God [ 57 ]. After all, our findings fit in with other recent Danish data suggesting that Danes have not entirely left religious beliefs and practices in favor of practices of a more spiritual nature, of which meditation is an example [ 58 ].…”

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Prayer and meditation among Danish first time mothers—a questionnaire study

Prinds

Hvidtjørn

Skytthe

et al. 2016

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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BackgroundMothers’ existential dimensions in the transition to motherhood have not been described thoroughly. They might experience disruption and new perspectives in existential ways and this may especially be the case in preterm birth. The aim of this study was twofold. First we investigated the existential dimension of motherhood transition in a secularized context, through practices of prayer and meditation. Second we described the relationship between time of birth (term/preterm) and the prayer/meditation practices of the mothers.MethodsData were gathered from a nationwide questionnaire survey among first time mothers conducted during the summer 2011. All Danish women who gave birth before the 32nd pregnancy week (n = 255), and double the number of mothers who gave birth at full term (n = 658) in 2010 were included (total n = 913). The questionnaire consisted of 46 overall items categorized in seven sections, which independently cover important aspects of existential meaning-making related to becoming a mother. The respondent rate was 57 % (n = 517).ResultsMoments of praying or meditation 6–18 months post partum were reported by 65 %, and mothers who responded affirmatively, practiced prayer (n = 286) more than meditation (n = 89), p < 0,001. We did not observe differences in affirmative responses to prayer or meditation between mothers of full term or preterm born children, not even after controlling for perinatal or post partum loss, mode of birth, age, status of cohabiting or education.ConclusionsIn this explorative study we found specific practices of existential meaning-making through prayer and/or meditation among first time mothers, living in a very secularized context. Yet we know only little about character or importance of these practices among mothers, and hardly anything about existential meaning-making among new fathers. Hence the implications of meaning-making practices related to other dimensions of health are difficult to address in a qualified way in care for new mothers and families.

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confidence: 91%

Prayer and meditation among Danish first time mothers—a questionnaire study

Prinds

Hvidtjørn

Skytthe

et al. 2016

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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“…We did not see any significant change in attendance levels affecting all the northern European countries, as although there was a significant rise in Denmark, especially in the 1990-1999 period, other movements have been very small. The rise in Christian adherence in Denmark for the post-1937 cohorts has recently been independently confirmed by longitudinal data (Andersen, Gundelach, and Lüchau 2013). In 2012, the lowest attendance rates for the 1950-1981 cohort band were 7.6 percent in Estonia, 7.8 percent in the Czech Republic, and 7.9 in Finland.…”

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confidence: 77%

Is Religious Attendance Bottoming Out? An Examination of Current Trends Across Europe

Burkimsher

2014

Scientific Study of Religion

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The purpose of this research note is to summarize the available data on trends in religious attendance across 24 European countries to determine whether a base level has been reached in some countries. We focus on the changes observed in the period 1990–2012. After critically assessing the data quality of the recent European Social Survey (ESS) and European Values Study (EVS), we present four different methods of assessing current trends. First, we assess intercohort differentials, an indicator previously used extensively. We then look at trends in young people's rates of attendance, followed by trends of the postwar cohorts born in 1950–1981. We proceed to an appraisal of individual life‐course variations by looking at attendance as a child and young adult. A compilation of these indicators shows that they often do not fully agree on whether there is growth, decline, or stability. To generalize, the high‐attending Catholic countries are more likely to exhibit religious decline, whilst a few ex‐communist countries are seeing sustained growth. The most secular countries seem to be generally stabilizing in the 5–20 percent range for attendance rates of the postwar generations.

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“…Det varte ikke så lenge før andre sosiologer med mer omfattende datagrunnlag trakk i tvil både at kontrasten mellom religion og spiritualitet var så sterk, og at spiritualitet var i ferd med å overta for religion. I Norden ble det gjort slike studier både i Finland (Ketola 2007) og Danmark (Andersen et al 2013). Men tross en noe beskjeden empirisk basis satte The Spiritual Revolusjon og lignende studier en dagsorden som bidro til å befeste tesen om religiøs individualisering og minske interessen for klasse og religion.…”

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Hvorfor er religionssosiologien så klasseblind?

Repstad

2023

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SUMMARY: After a period with a strong focus on individualization and on other social background factors like gender and ethnicity, social class is back as a central topic. However, in sociology of religion its seems that class is still rarely investigated. This is also the case in the Nordic countries. In this article some examples are presented of how some of the founding fathers in sociology looked at the mutual relationship between social class and religious life. Then follows a discussion about why the increased interest in class analysis to little extent has manifested itself in the sociology of religion. The empirical examples are for the most part Norwegian, but the arguments have probably a broader relevance. RESUME: Etter en periode i sosiologien med sterkt fokus på individualisering og på andre sosiale bakgrunnsfaktorer som kjønn og etnisitet, er sosial klasse tilbake som et sentralt tema. I religionssosiologien ser det imidlertid ut til at temaet klasse fremdeles utforskes sjelden. Det gjelder også i Norden. I denne artikelen presenteres noen eksempler på hvordan noen av de sosiologiske klassikerne så på det gjensidige forholdet mellom sosial klasse og religiøst liv. Så følger en diskusjon om hvorfor den økte interessen for klasseanalyse i sosiologien i liten grad har gjort seg gjeldende i religionssosiologien. De empiriske eksemplene er stort sett norske, men argumentene har trolig bredere relevans.

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A Spiritual Revolution in Denmark?

Cited by 12 publications

References 14 publications

Prayer and meditation among Danish first time mothers—a questionnaire study

Prayer and meditation among Danish first time mothers—a questionnaire study

Is Religious Attendance Bottoming Out? An Examination of Current Trends Across Europe

Hvorfor er religionssosiologien så klasseblind?

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