Lapsed Catholics and Other Religious Non-Affiliates

MacGregor, Carol Ann; Haycook, Ashlyn

doi:10.1093/oso/9780197529317.003.0004

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“…This is a matter that requires more careful consideration and empirical verification. But growing rates of disaffiliation, especially among Catholic youth, seem to be related not to a rejection of faith itself, but to a rejection of a faith that does not seem to speak credibly to the younger generation [see Starks 2013; MacGregor and Haycook 2021]. Yet if this is indeed a rejection not of religion but of “bad” religion [Orsi 2007: 187–188], that points to a possible relocation of the religious impetus.…”

Section: A Second Disestablishment? Liberation Theology’s Migration T...mentioning

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The Preferential Option of the Poor: Liberation Theology, Pentecostalism, and the New Forms of Sacralization

Zegarra¹

2023

Arch. eur. sociol.

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This paper argues that the alleged demise of liberation theology is the product of an oversimplification of the movement’s development,—one that depends on a church-focused understanding of the process of secularization. Yet, a different interpretation of this process may allow us to see secularization as a process capable of eliciting new forms of sacralization. My contention is that liberation theology has remained active in civil society, especially through faith-based organizations not supported by the Catholic Church. I argue that these civil-society organizations have become new sacred spaces that address the needs of the most vulnerable. To warrant these claims, I present a comparative study of the parallel development of liberation theology and Pentecostalism in Latin America, particularly in the case of Peru. Since both movements focus on the most disenfranchised and thus may compete for the same public, attention to the success or failure of their strategies will help to elucidate the current status of liberation theology.

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Section: A Second Disestablishment? Liberation Theology’s Migration T...mentioning

confidence: 99%

The Preferential Option of the Poor: Liberation Theology, Pentecostalism, and the New Forms of Sacralization

Zegarra¹

2023

Arch. eur. sociol.

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“…A number of churchgoers left during the pandemic and have failed to return to faith communities even as pandemic restrictions were lifted. Overall, more and more people identify as either being none or done when it comes to religious engagement (MacGregor & Haycook, 2021).…”

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Minding the gap: Spirituality in clinical practice during increased secularization and mental health needs.

Plante¹

2024

Spirituality in Clinical Practice

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While there has been a recent dramatic increase in societal stress and mental health challenges, there has also been a dramatic increase in secularization with more people unaffiliated with any spiritual and religious communities or traditions. Years of research have well-documented the physical and mental health benefits of spiritual and religious practices, engagement, and communities that may no longer be available to those who now consider themselves religious “nones” or “dones.” Clinicians, who are spiritually and religiously informed, trained, and engaged, can help to bridge this gap between high stress and low religious engagement during current times. They can do so by creatively engaging clientele with secular versions of spiritual and religious tools for better health and wellness or by working with clients to find new ways to use spiritual and religious strategies that they feel comfortable with regardless of their lack of religious affiliations and interests. This brief reflection discusses minding the gap of increased secularization and increased mental health needs among clients using spiritual and religiously based perspectives and tools. The reflection also calls for and encourages further research and the practice of evidence-based spiritual and religious interventions within an increasingly stressful and secular society.

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Principles for Managing Burnout among Catholic Church Professionals

Plante

2022

Pastoral Psychol

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While a large body of research literature has explored the assessment, treatment, and prevention of worker burnout, much less research has focused on the unique issues associated with burnout in religious organizations, especially within the Roman Catholic Church. Catholic Church employees, whether clerics or laypersons, are embedded within a 2,000-year-old global hierarchical structure and organization that is unique in that it includes clerics with vows of chastity, obedience, and often poverty as well as ongoing crises related to clerical sexual abuse scandals, significant financial stressors, and a faith tradition that often overvalues sacrifice and suffering. The purpose of this brief article is to highlight burnout issues among Roman Catholic Church employees and offer principles and strategies for recognizing, treating, and avoiding burnout among these professionals. Five key principles for burnout management as well as several case examples are also presented.

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Lapsed Catholics and Other Religious Non-Affiliates

Cited by 3 publications

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The Preferential Option of the Poor: Liberation Theology, Pentecostalism, and the New Forms of Sacralization

The Preferential Option of the Poor: Liberation Theology, Pentecostalism, and the New Forms of Sacralization

Minding the gap: Spirituality in clinical practice during increased secularization and mental health needs.

Principles for Managing Burnout among Catholic Church Professionals

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