The Diversity of Religious Diversity. Using Census and NCS Methodology in Order to Map and Assess the Religious Diversity of a Whole Country

Monnot, Christophe; Stolz, Jörg

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“…The testing of the instrument in three Italian cities allowed us to differentiate the attributes, social activities and orientations of local religious groups and depict the dimensions of urban religious diversity without reducing them to mere identity differences. The tendency toward the 'congregationalization' (Ammerman 2005;Monnot and Stolz 2020)-as an effect of the diasporas and practices of mutual support and transmission of cultural and religious traditions-can be observed on the case of three assessed cities, making the concept of 'congregation' relevant for the further analysis of configurations of religious diversity in Italy.…”

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Attributes and Activities of Religious Communities in Italy: First Results from a City Congregations Study (CCS)

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This article explores the attributes and religious, social and political activities of local religious groups in three Italian cities across all religious traditions. This is the first application of Congregations Study methodology in Italy to analyze the social composition, structure and activities of religious communities. The research was conducted between 2020 and 2021 with a total number of 877 communities mapped in the cities of Bologna, Milan and Brescia, and their surroundings. All local religious groups in three cities and their surroundings were counted and one key informant per group was interviewed (N = 566) with a Congregations Study questionnaire. Based on the results of the interviews, we found that, during the last decade, the dynamics of growth of adults’ and children’s regular religious participation was distinct within the Muslim and Christian Orthodox communities. Social service for elderly, environmental programs and political activity were found to be promoted by the Catholic communities to a stronger degree, while activities linked to the support of migrants were endorsed stronger by Muslim and Orthodox groups. Moreover, this study assessed the theological, ethical and political orientation of religious communities, highlighting different trends across religious traditions. The article discusses various configurations of urban religious diversity by bringing similarities and contrasts between communities of dominant religious tradition and minority religions, thus questioning the applicability of City Congregations Study (CCS) methodology to the analysis of configurations of religious diversity in Italy.

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Attributes and Activities of Religious Communities in Italy: First Results from a City Congregations Study (CCS)

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“…He has written several books since the 1980s (McDonagh 1986(McDonagh , 1990 and participated in various commissions of reflection with the WCC. His perseverance was fruitful, contributing to the writing of the encyclical "Laudato Si' " of Francis (Roewe 2016;Monnot 2020).…”

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Religious Environmental Activism

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Huber³

2022

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This volume explores how religious and spiritual actors engage for environmental protection. Climate change and sustainability are increasingly prominent topics among religious and spiritual groups. Different faith traditions have developed "green" theologies, launched environmental protection projects, and issued public statements on climate change. Against this background, academic scholarship has raised optimistic claims about the strong potentials of religions to address environmental challenges. Taking a critical stance with regard to these claims, in this volume shows that religious environmentalism is an embattled terrain. Tensions are an inherent part of religious environmentalism. These do not necessarily manifest themselves in open clashes between different parties but in different actions, views, theologies, ambivalences, misunderstandings, and sometimes mistrust. Keeping below the surface, these tensions can create effective barriers for religious environmentalism. The chapters examine how tensions are manifested and dealt with through a range of empirical case studies in various world regions. Covering different religious and spiritual traditions, they reflect on intradenominational, interdenominational, interreligious, and religious-societal tensions. Thereby, this volume sheds new light on the problems that religions face when they seek to take an active role in today's societal challenges.

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“…Au niveau national, une équipe de recherche publie en 2011 les résultats de la première enquête sur les congrégations religieuses dans toute la Suisse 1 . Les auteurs révélaient alors que la Suisse ne comptait pas moins de 5'734 communautés religieuses, soit des associations possédant un lieu dans lequel elles organisent des activités cultuelles régulières à l'attention de leurs membres (Monnot, 2013a;Monnot & Stolz, 2020). Ce recensement pointe l'importance historique et sociale des communautés chrétiennes (83% du total) tout en soulignant la diversité interne au christianisme.…”

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2021

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The Diversity of Religious Diversity. Using Census and NCS Methodology in Order to Map and Assess the Religious Diversity of a Whole Country

Cited by 5 publications

References 28 publications

Attributes and Activities of Religious Communities in Italy: First Results from a City Congregations Study (CCS)

Attributes and Activities of Religious Communities in Italy: First Results from a City Congregations Study (CCS)

Religious Environmental Activism

L'aumônerie dans les institutions publiques. Positionnements institutionnels, collaborations interreligieuses et enjeux de la profession

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