"Hidden in Plain Sight": The Significance of Religion and Spirituality in Secular Organizations

Cadge, Wendy; Konieczny, Mary Ellen

doi:10.1093/socrel/sru043

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“…With the agenda of “making the invisible visible,” this symposium seeks to find religion “hiding in plain sight” all around us (Cadge and Konieczny ). Religious institutions have been responsible for the existence of many of our health‐care institutions, and they continue to innovate in this arena.…”

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Religion in Public Health‐Care Institutions: U.S. and U.K. Perspectives

Idler

Kellehear

2017

Scientific Study of Religion

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In this article, we consider the role that religion plays in the health‐care institutions of the United States and the United Kingdom. Religion has played a significant role in the development of health‐care institutions in both countries and continues to be present in them in important ways. To capture the range of involvement of religious groups in various sectors of the health‐care institution, we propose a continuum for their relationship, from completely merged identities at one end (“faith‐saturated”) to entirely separate ones at the other (“faith‐secular partnerships”). Versions of this scheme have appeared in both U.S. and U.K. reports that describe the faith component of faith‐based organizations that work in global contexts. We apply this framework to identify specific U.S. and U.K. exemplars, finding that examples of all types exist in both societies, despite the more secular nature of the United Kingdom. Accurately characterizing the relationship between religion and public health‐care institutions can inform future policy and research.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Religion in Public Health‐Care Institutions: U.S. and U.K. Perspectives

Idler

Kellehear

2017

Scientific Study of Religion

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“…This study examined a secular elite liberal arts college in order to make "invisible religion" more visible (Cadge & Konieczny, 2014) and to trace the cultural and structural facets of campus life which support or impede student religiosity. Although our findings are from a single small liberal arts college, based on past research, we suspect the subtle and explicit ways through which religious and spiritual life are repressed in public spaces on campus are likely to occur at other liberal arts colleges and elite secular universities (Freitas 2010;Jacobsen & Jacobsen, 2012;Lane et al 2013).…”

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“…This is due in part to the historical secularization of higher education and science, and the perception among many at elite secular colleges and universities that science and religion are conflicting perspectives (Evans & Evans, 2008;Reuben, 1996;Smith, 2003). To better understand how people bring their religious lives into secular institutions in nuanced and often hidden ways, and to make "invisible religion" more visible in secular institutions (Cadge & Konieczny, 2014), we examine student religiosity and spirituality at an elite, secular liberal arts campus.…”

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“Too Smart to be Religious?” Discreet Seeking Amidst Religious Stigma at an Elite College

Boucher

Kucinskas

2016

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To advance understandings of how religion manifests in subtle, nuanced ways in secular institutions, we examine student religiosity and spirituality at an elite liberal arts school marked by a strong intellectual collective identity. Using mixed research methods, we examine how the college's structures and dominant culture influence students' religiosity and spirituality. Despite an institutional commitment to promoting students' self-exploration and inclusion of social "diversity," we found both campus structures and mainstream culture deterred open spiritual and religious exploration and identification. The structure of the college and its dominant secular, intellectual culture reinforced: (1) a widespread stigma against religious and spiritual expression, (2) a lack of dialogue about the sacred, (3) discreetness in exploring and adhering to sacred beliefs and practices, and (4) a large degree of religious and spiritual pluralism. Our findings additionally illustrate that early exposure to the campus culture's critical regard for religion had a long-lasting impact on students' religiosity. A majority of students kept their religious and spiritual expressions hidden and private; only a marginalized minority of students embraced their expressions publically. To increase students' comfort with religious and spiritual exploration, we propose that colleges foster intentional peer dialogues early in the college experience. Furthermore, we recommend that campus communities prioritize religious and spiritual literacy and respect.

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“…People may draw cultural meanings from religion, formulating a cultural bricolage that allows them to construct a cohesive story about the sacredness of their everyday mundane work (Cadge and Konieczny 2014;Wuthnow 1991). Calling, compassion, and contributing to mankind are some of the common cultural narratives that Western people utilize to integrate sacredness in their day-to-day work (Ammerman 2014b;Wuthnow 1991).…”

Section: Religion In the Workplacementioning

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Producing Sacredness and Defending Secularity: Faith in the Workplace of Taiwanese Scientists

Ecklund

2017

Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World

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Although a recent body of scholarship focuses on how business professionals infuse spiritual practices in their workplaces, comparatively little attention has been paid to faith in the scientific workplace, especially in an Eastern, non-Christian context. Between 2014 and 2015, we conducted a survey of 892 scientists in Taiwan and completed interviews with 52 of our survey respondents. In this paper, we examine how scientists navigate religion in the scientific workplace. Survey results demonstrate that while scientists perceive religion and scientific research as generally separate in the abstract, in practice, they regard the boundary between religion and their workplace as somewhat permeable. Interviews further show how different groups of Taiwanese scientists create sacredness and defend secularity in scientific work. Results have implications for future research on how scientists (and potentially those in other types of professions) in nonWestern and non-Christian countries navigate faith at work.

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"Hidden in Plain Sight": The Significance of Religion and Spirituality in Secular Organizations

Cited by 48 publications

References 10 publications

Religion in Public Health‐Care Institutions: U.S. and U.K. Perspectives

Religion in Public Health‐Care Institutions: U.S. and U.K. Perspectives

“Too Smart to be Religious?” Discreet Seeking Amidst Religious Stigma at an Elite College

Producing Sacredness and Defending Secularity: Faith in the Workplace of Taiwanese Scientists

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