Do Religion and Spirituality Make a Contribution to the Public Good? The Association of Religion and Spirituality with Volunteering
Involvement in religious communities has long been associated with a variety of contributions to the public good such as volunteering. However, the patterns of religiosity are complex in Australia, with many indicating ‘no religion’ and with a changing balance in the proportions attending Evangelica...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Equinox Publ.
2021
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| Στο/Στη: |
Journal for the academic study of religion
Έτος: 2021, Τόμος: 34, Τεύχος: 1, Σελίδες: 96–121 |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Australien
/ Θρησκευτικότητα
/ Πνευματικότητα (μοτίβο)
/ Εθελοντική εργασία
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| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | AD Κοινωνιολογία της θρησκείας, Πολιτική της θρησκείας KBS Αυστραλία, Ωκεανία ΖΒ Κοινωνιολογία |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Religious Attendance
B spiritual but not religious B Volunteering B Religious Identity B Australia |
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| Σύνοψη: | Involvement in religious communities has long been associated with a variety of contributions to the public good such as volunteering. However, the patterns of religiosity are complex in Australia, with many indicating ‘no religion’ and with a changing balance in the proportions attending Evangelical and Pentecostal churches compared with the mainstream churches. Approximately one quarter of the adult population describes themselves as ‘spiritual but not religious’. Based on a national survey conducted in 2016, the hours of volunteering among these diverse religious groups in the Australian community was examined. Overall, it was found that religious attenders contributed more than non-attenders to the public good through volunteering and that Evangelicals and Pentecostals contributed most, albeit doing much of their volunteering through their own religious organisations. It was found that much volunteering in religious organisations is conducted for the public good rather than for the religious organisations themselves. |
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| ISSN: | 2047-7058 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Journal for the academic study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/jasr.19466 |