"Rev. Doctor" or "Rev. Mister?" Examining the Role of Education on the Religiosity, Spirituality, and Secular Lives of Permanent Catholic Deacons
Catholic deacons (n = 1,990; M age = 55.8 years, sd = 7.1) reported their level of education, religious commitment attitudes, spiritual transcendence beliefs, and behaviour in relation to a set of secular and sacred acts. Deacons with a doctorate degree (n = 234) reported a higher sense of religious...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2015
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Research in the social scientific study of religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 26, Pages: 87-98 |
| Further subjects: | B
Religious sociology
B Social sciences B Religionspsycholigie B Religionswissenschaften B Religion & Gesellschaft B Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft & Religionswissenschaft |
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| Summary: | Catholic deacons (n = 1,990; M age = 55.8 years, sd = 7.1) reported their level of education, religious commitment attitudes, spiritual transcendence beliefs, and behaviour in relation to a set of secular and sacred acts. Deacons with a doctorate degree (n = 234) reported a higher sense of religious commitment grounded in interpersonal activities and a higher sense of spiritual transcendence through a connectedness with others, compared to deacons with a masters (n = 690), bachelor (n = 528), or high school/ associate degree (n = 538) qualification. In contrast, deacons with a high school/associate degree experienced the transcendent more through prayer than did the three other deacon groups. Reflecting on the last six months, doctoral deacons thought more often of a secular job change, while high school/associate degree deacons reported an increase in enthusiasm for church work and spent more time in spiritual reflection. Results suggest that the education level of permanent deacons may yield different outcomes for both secular and sacred beliefs. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Research in the social scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004299436_007 |