Congregations in Europe / Christophe Monnot; Jörg Stolz, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Monnot, Christophe, 1978- editor.

Stolz, Jörg, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious pluralism--Europe.

Religious pluralism.

Secularism--Europe.

Secularism.

Europe--Religion.

Europe.

Religion.

Physical Description:

xviii, 219 pages; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer International, 2018.

Summary:

Back cover: This volume describes and maps congregations of Christian confessions and denominations, as well as groups with Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu, and various other spiritual faiths, in different European countries. Consisting of three parts, it presents concrete sociological studies addressing how established and not established, old and new congregations of various faiths create a new kind of religious diversity at the country level; how religious congregations are challenged and thrive in large cities; and how religious congregations change in the 21st century. The book enlightens by its descriptive analysis and the theoretical questions it raises concerning the religious transformations happening all over Europe. It addresses issues of religious diversity in the cities of Europe by presenting large studies conducted in cities such as Barcelona in Spain, and Aarhus in Denmark. By means of large-scale censuses taken in areas such as North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany and in countries like Switzerland and Italy, the book shows how the historically established churches restructure their congregations and activities. It clarifies for the new gatherers where and how a new diversity of religious congregations is in the process of being established. Finally, the book covers two important topical issues: pluralisation and secularisation. It provides new data on religious diversity, painting a new picture of secularisation: the impact and structural consequences of the long-term decrease of membership in the established churches.

Contents:

Part I. Congregational studies, methodology, and epistemology. How do you recognize a "congregation"? Definition and operationalization strategies of the Swiss congregation census / Christophe Monnot and Jörg Stolz

Second modernity's effects on the religious field: Implications for a mapping project / Lars Ahlin.

Part II. Congregations and diversity. Be fruitful and multiply... fast! The spread of Orthodox churches in Italy / Giuseppe Giordan and Marco Guglielmi

Congregational development and organization-mindedness: Results from the German Church Barometer / Hilke Rebensdorf.

Congregations and pluralism. The Established and the Newcomers. A Weberian-Bourdieusian View of Congregations in the Swiss Religious Field / Jörg Stolz and Christophe Monnot

Congregations in Germany: Mapping of Organizations, Beliefs, Activities, and Relations: The Case Study of Hamburg / Anna Körs

Religious Congregations in Italy: Mapping the New Pluralism / Enzo Pace.

Congregations and change. Religious Change and Continuity in a Danish Town: Results from a Mapping Project / Marie Vejrup Nielsen

The Evolution of Religious Diversity: Mapping Religious Minorities in Barcelona / Julia Martínez-Ariño

Mainline Congregations in West Germany: Quantitative and Qualitative Forms of Decline / Jens Schlamelcher

Congregations in Europe and the United States: Surprising Similarities and Common Priorities for Future Research / Mark Chaves.

ISBN:

3319772600

9783319772608

OCLC:

1022792214

Publisher Number:

99978795558