| Description |
1 online resource (310 pages) |
| Series |
Empirical studies in theology, 1389-1189 ; v. 18 |
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Empirical studies in theology ; v. 18.
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| Contents |
Cover13; -- Contents13; -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Chapter One Introduction -- 1.1 Why Investigate Popular Religiosity? -- 1.2 Popular Religiosity: A Problematic Topic -- 1.3 Popular Religiosity: Participation and Beliefs in the Catholic Church -- 1.4 Research Goal and Problem -- 1.5 Conceptual Model -- 1.6 Research Questions -- 1.7 Methods -- 1.8 Overview of the Study -- Chapter Two Participation in Popular Religiosity in the Catholic Church -- 2.1 Dualistic Approaches to Popular Religiosity -- 2.2 A Complementary Approach to Popular Religiosity -- 2.3 Theological Legitimisation of a Complementary Approach -- 2.4 Participation in Popular Religiosity -- Chapter Three Beliefs about God -- 3.1 Traditional Beliefs about God in the Teachings of the Catholic Church -- 3.2 Beliefs about God in Popular Religiosity -- 3.3 Conceptualisation of Beliefs about God -- 3.4 Beliefs about God in High and Low Level Popular Religious Participation -- Chapter Four Beliefs about Suffering -- 4.1 Approaches to Theodicy in the Teachings of the Catholic Church -- 4.2 Approaches to Theodicy in Popular Religiosity -- 4.3 Conceptualisation of Beliefs about Suffering -- 4.4 Beliefs about Suffering in High and Low Level Popular Religious Participation -- Chapter Five Beliefs about Jesus Christ -- 5.1 Dialectics between the Humanity and Divinity of Jesus Christ -- 5.2 Conceptualisation of Beliefs about Jesus Christ -- 5.3 Beliefs about Jesus Christ in High and Low Level Popular Religious Participation -- Chapter Six Beliefs about the Church -- 6.1 Beliefs about Participation in the Church: Dimension ad intra -- 6.2 Beliefs about the Relation between Church and Society: Dimension ad extra -- Chapter Seven Effects of Popular Religious Participation on Beliefs -- 7.1 Assumed Effect of Popular Religious Participation on Beliefs -- 7.2 Popular Religious Participation Affects Beliefs: Theoretical Model -- 7.3 Popular Religious Participation Affects Beliefs: Empirical Outcomes -- Chapter Eight Synopsis and Recommendations -- 8.1. Synopsis -- 8.2. Recommendations -- Appendix One: Measuring Instruments -- Appendix Two: Factor Analyses -- Appendix Three: Scheff233; Tests -- Appendix Four: Beliefs and Gender -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
Exploring the relation between popular religious participation and beliefs about God, human suffering, Jesus Christ and the church, this empirical-theological study offers the picture of a complementary relation between popular religiosity and official religion within Italian Catholicism |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-308) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Catholic Church. Diocese of Conversano-Monopoli.
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| SUBJECT |
Catholic Church. Diocese of Conversano-Monopoli fast |
| Subject |
RELIGION -- Christianity -- Catholic.
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| SUBJECT |
Conversano (Italy) -- Religious life and customs
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Monopoli (Italy) -- Religious life and customs
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| Subject |
Italy -- Conversano
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Italy -- Monopoli
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789004180963 |
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9004180966 |
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9789004178588 |
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9004178589 |
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9789004193666 |
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9004193669 |
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1282952145 |
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9781282952140 |
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