Abstract
Religion is changing. From being a social or collective phenomenon, religion in modern or postmodern countries is becoming an individualistic phenomenon. God is no longer the judge of what is right or wrong. That task is left to the individual. Alongside this religious change, there is a growing interest in social capital and the role religion holds in producing such capital. Traditional Christianity is said to produce social capital which poses the question of what will happen when collectively anchored Christianity gives way to individualistic spirituality. Will the role of religion in the production of social capital seize or will it simply change? Using expanded data from the Danish part of the European Values Study, this chapter will analyze the possible impact of religious change upon the production of social capital in Denmark.
| Translated title of the contribution | Den spirituelle revolution og social kapital i Danmark |
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| Original language | English |
| Title of host publication | Religion and Civil Society in Europe |
| Editors | Joep de Hart, Paul Dekker, Loek Halman |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Place of Publication | Dordrecht |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Publication date | 1 Apr 2013 |
| Pages | 189-202 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-94-007-6814-7 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-94-007-6815-4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2013 |
Keywords
- Faculty of Social Sciences