Religious identity commitments of emerging adults raised in strictly Reformed contexts in the Netherlands

This qualitative study examines the religious identity commitments of 18 emerging adults who grew up in strictly Reformed contexts in the Netherlands. During in-depth narrative interviews with photo elicitation, the participants reflected on who they are and the meaning of religion to their identity...

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Authors: de Bruin-Wassinkmaat, Anne-Marije (Author) ; Kock, Jos de 1978- (Author) ; Visser-Vogel, Elsbeth 1984- (Author) ; Bakker, Cok 1963- (Author) ; Barnard, Marcel 1957- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2021
In: Journal of beliefs and values
Year: 2021, Volume: 42, Issue: 2, Pages: 149-162
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Netherlands / Teenagers / Reformed Church / Religious education / Adult (18-25 Jahre) / Religious identity
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
KBD Benelux countries
KDD Protestant Church
Further subjects:B The Netherlands
B strictly Reformed
B Religious identity commitment
B Emerging adulthood
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Summary:This qualitative study examines the religious identity commitments of 18 emerging adults who grew up in strictly Reformed contexts in the Netherlands. During in-depth narrative interviews with photo elicitation, the participants reflected on who they are and the meaning of religion to their identity. Our thematic data analysis reveals that the participants’ religious identity commitments are diverse and diffuse, although they all were religiously socialised in more or less the same way. It, therefore, is inadequate to label the participants as Christian or not and as strictly Reformed or not. Second, the analysis reveals four commitments to trusting God, self, rational belief and not knowing yet.
ISSN:1469-9362
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of beliefs and values
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13617672.2020.1782612