RT Article
T1 A Structural Examination of Religion
JF Journal for the scientific study of religion
VO 8
IS 1
SP 88
OP 99
A1 Yinger, John Milton 1916-2011
LA English
PB Wiley-Blackwell
YR 1969
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1667849301
AB If one adopts a definition of religion that emphasizes its function, as in coping with chaos or in expressing ultimate concern (rather than the forms which serve such functions in one system or another), the more crucial measurement question becomes "How is a person religious?" rather than "How religious is he?" Following the analogy of structural linguistics or of natural history, an exploratory effort was made, with open-ended, non-doctrinal questions to tap the natural expression of ultimate concern among a college sample. Students did indicate overwhelmingly their inclinations to pursue basic, permanent questions. Those most expressing such concerns were most likely to belong to groups formed to address such concerns.
K1 Endurance
K1 Evil
K1 Humanity
K1 Phonemes
K1 sociology of religion
K1 Structural linguistics
K1 Ultimate Concern
DO 10.2307/1385257