RESEARCH: "Service and Worship as Modes of Religious Expression Among Catholic College Students"

McCrohan, Brian; Bernt, Frank M.

doi:10.1207/s15327582ijpr1404_3

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“…SCC is what Roozen et al (1984) describe as activist, or alternatively it is Dudley and Johnson's prophet church (1993), or Becker's leader congregation (1999), focusing on civic participation; the charismatic and fundamentalist church can be categorised as Becker's family congregation, or Carroll and Roozen's family identity, because of a higher sense of community within the setting and nonactivist orientation. The present study also accords to a recent study by McCrohan and Bernt (2004), examining service and worship as models of religious expression among Catholic college students. Also using Descriptive Discriminant Analaysis, that study successfully distinguished the service-oriented, worship-oriented, and uncommitted groups along two dimensions: questioning and doctrinal.…”

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Impact of Protestant Spirituality and Religious Community on the Well-Being of People in Hong Kong

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Fisher²

2011

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While the literature demonstrates that the relationship between religion and wellbeing is generally positive, detailed information about the context where the religion is based is rarely given. Drawing on multi-dimensional perspectives of spirituality, the present study regards spirituality as an integral dimension of a person's religious beliefs, practices and experiences within a given context. The manifestation of spirituality can be viewed from personal, interpersonal and social dimensions. The primary objective of the study is to examine whether, how and why the spirituality and religious community of Protestant tradition can affect the well-being of people in the context of Hong Kong.In the first phase of the study, 324 Chinese from four Protestant communities, representing four major kinds of Protestant spirituality, and one non-religious comparison group in Hong Kong were recruited. MANOVA results showed that religious community exerted a significant impact on people's spirituality and sense of community, which enhance their well-being -manifested in life satisfaction, social trust and civic participation. The different religious contexts exhibited different dimensions of spirituality and well-being, suggesting that the impact is not only direct but also dependent on and intertwined with the religious setting. Path analyses demonstrated the complex relationship between spirituality and well-being variables. While some of the spirituality-related variables may directly predict civic participation, the relationship between such variables and life satisfaction and social trust are mainly mediated through mental health and sense of community.The second phase of the study incorporated a field study (participant observation, interview and documentary analysis). Activity setting analysis was used as the interpretive framework, to unpack the elements of the various religious settings and to identify the present and absent conditions that help explain the variety and diversity of well-being outcomes manifested in the survey section. The data showed that immediate religious settings affect people's emotions, cognitions and behavioural patterns, through relational, ideational and even material aspects of the social environment, which finally lead to various kinds of well-being. Results also demonstrate that not only may the different religious settings enhance different kinds of well-being, but that they also provide different pathways to enhance a certain kind of well-being. These findings iii suggest that religious impacts on people's well-being are diverse and intricate. The present study thus confirms the important role of religion in people's well-being, but further signifies the intricate relationship between the various dimensions of religion and well-being. Moreover, when studying the effects of religion, both the subjective and the community context of a person's spirituality cannot be overlooked when drawing any conclusion on the costs and benefits of religion. iv v

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Impact of Protestant Spirituality and Religious Community on the Well-Being of People in Hong Kong

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2011

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“…Candidate evaluations are likely not the only area of political science in which this measure may have an impact. Previous research has connected religious motivation or similar measures to racial prejudice (Allport and Ross 1967), sexual orientation prejudice (McFarland 1989), mental health (Ventis 1995), helping behavior (Darley andBatson 1973), andvolunteering (McCrohan andBernt 2004), which may indicate this measure has the ability to explain religion's relationship with a host of variables of interest to political science.…”

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Jennings

2016

Political Research Quarterly

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This paper hypothesizes that religious motivation can explain the varied response to the political use of religious rhetoric. Religious motivation is an important individual difference, and variation in religious motivation can explain why some religious citizens are attracted to candidates using religious appeals while others are clearly not. Using a survey-experiment, this paper tests the effect of religious language and attempts to isolate differences among the religious in how they respond to religious rhetoric. The goal of this paper then becomes twofold.First, it introduces a measure of religious motivation and demonstrates that it is a unique measure of individual difference with independent effects beyond traditional measures of religiosity, personality, and conservatism. The second goal is to demonstrate that religious motivation can explain the variance in reactions to religious rhetoric within a campaign environment. Religious individuals respond differently to religious appeals, with some evaluating candidates much higher when religious words were used while others rated the candidate lower. Religious motivation is shown to be a much better predictor of response to religious rhetoric than

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“…In addition, the spiritual growth of this population has been attributed to their participation in volunteering and service activities (Andolina et al 2006;Corporation for National & Community Service 2006;Lindholm et al 2011) and service-learning (Winings 1999). It has also been linked to institutional features such as the existence of university pastoral care services on campus (Winings 1999), the values of the institution and its curricula (McCrohan and Bernt 2004), as well as the involvement of the teaching staff and the institution itself (Mulder et al 2006).…”

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Used Sources of Spiritual Growth for Spanish University Students

Muñoz-García

Villena-Martínez

2018

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Although some research has suggested means of promoting spiritual development in higher education, no systematic studies or literature reviews have been conducted to know what sources are most used for the spiritual growth of university students. This aspect was studied in a sample of 309 Spanish university students (Mean age = 21.40, range 18-25). The used sources were (in descending order) as follows: the practice of a virtuous behavior, cognitive-reflexive, nature-based, cultural, and religious sources. Women showed a higher use of cognitive-reflective and virtuous behavior-based sources. Age was related only and negatively to the use of religious sources. These results are consistent with previous studies indicating a greater religiosity in women and a lesser importance of religion in contemporary society and, particularly, in the life of young adults. However, taken as a whole, they indicate the importance of sociological and cultural aspects, in particular of the movement from traditional religiosity to religious indifference and dissatisfaction with institutional religion and/or toward spiritual movements linked to humanistic religions and spiritualities of life. It also points out the need to use a variety of strategies to foster the spiritual development of students.

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RESEARCH: "Service and Worship as Modes of Religious Expression Among Catholic College Students"

Cited by 7 publications

References 25 publications

Impact of Protestant Spirituality and Religious Community on the Well-Being of People in Hong Kong

Impact of Protestant Spirituality and Religious Community on the Well-Being of People in Hong Kong

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