Family Resemblance in Variations of Contemporary Religiosity and Spirituality: Findings from a Cross-Cultural Study

Peter Nynäs; Janne Kontala; Mika Lassander; Nurit Novis-Deutsch; Sofia Sjö; Paul Stenner

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-94691-3_4

Family Resemblance in Variations of Contemporary Religiosity and Spirituality: Findings from a Cross-Cultural Study

Peter Nynäs
, Janne Kontala
, Mika Lassander
, Nurit Novis-Deutsch
, Sofia Sjö
, Paul Stenner

Department of Learning and Instructional Sciences

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Abstract

How can we make sense of religion and spirituality in a cross-cultural perspective? Is it at all possible to compare what we are used to calling ‘religion’ across different cultures? In this chapter we use findings from Faith Q-studies (FQS) in 12 different countries to investigate variance of religion and spirituality from an international perspective. Our results shed light on themes and variations and show the capacity of the FQS to systematically recognize recurring themes while also remaining sensitive to unique but significant nuances across samples. We further propose that the term family resemblance catches well how to comprehend the complexity of variation and provides a conceptual contribution to the debate on universalism vs. particularism.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Diversity Of Worldviews Among Young Adults
Subtitle of host publication	Contemporary (Non)Religiosity And Spirituality Through The Lens Of An International Mixed Method Study
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	73-92
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030946913
ISBN (Print)	9783030946906
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94691-3_4
State	Published - 1 Jan 2022

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Keywords

Cross-cultural
Faith Q-Sort
Family resemblance
Variance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Arts and Humanities
General Social Sciences
General Psychology

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Nynäs, P., Kontala, J., Lassander, M., Novis-Deutsch, N., Sjö, S., & Stenner, P. (2022). Family Resemblance in Variations of Contemporary Religiosity and Spirituality: Findings from a Cross-Cultural Study. In The Diversity Of Worldviews Among Young Adults: Contemporary (Non)Religiosity And Spirituality Through The Lens Of An International Mixed Method Study (pp. 73-92). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94691-3_4

Nynäs, Peter ; Kontala, Janne ; Lassander, Mika et al. / Family Resemblance in Variations of Contemporary Religiosity and Spirituality : Findings from a Cross-Cultural Study. The Diversity Of Worldviews Among Young Adults: Contemporary (Non)Religiosity And Spirituality Through The Lens Of An International Mixed Method Study. Springer International Publishing, 2022. pp. 73-92

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Family Resemblance in Variations of Contemporary Religiosity and Spirituality: Findings from a Cross-Cultural Study. / Nynäs, Peter; Kontala, Janne; Lassander, Mika et al.
The Diversity Of Worldviews Among Young Adults: Contemporary (Non)Religiosity And Spirituality Through The Lens Of An International Mixed Method Study. Springer International Publishing, 2022. p. 73-92.

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Nynäs P, Kontala J, Lassander M, Novis-Deutsch N, Sjö S, Stenner P. Family Resemblance in Variations of Contemporary Religiosity and Spirituality: Findings from a Cross-Cultural Study. In The Diversity Of Worldviews Among Young Adults: Contemporary (Non)Religiosity And Spirituality Through The Lens Of An International Mixed Method Study. Springer International Publishing. 2022. p. 73-92 doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-94691-3_4

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