RT Article
T1 Revisiting the Religious Openness Hypothesis in a Migration Context: The Case of Muslims with a Turkish Migration Background in Germany
JF Journal of empirical theology
VO 34
IS 2
SP 201
OP 226
A1 Demmrich, Sarah
A1 Akçe, Havagül
LA English
PB Brill
YR 2021
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1787940365
AB The religious openness hypothesis, which states that religious traditions have the potential to integrate faith with intellect, is examined in this study within a migration context for the first time. Based on two lines of research, our central question is whether the sociological context or the Islamic tradition per se explains the (in)compatibility of faith and intellect orientation and their relation to psychological openness. Religious openness, psychological openness (ambiguity tolerance and acculturation strategies) and religiosity were measured among Muslims with a Turkish migration background in Germany. Our findings show a non-significant relationship between faith and intellect orientation and we therefore propose that the secular context is the crucial explaining factor. Religious reflection also moderates the link between different forms of religiosity and ambiguity tolerance. Finally, heterogeneous religious rationalities were uncovered that challenge the negative view of Muslims as fanatic, closed-minded people which prevails among the German majority society.
K1 Germany
K1 Turkey
K1 Muslims
K1 Acculturation
K1 ambiguity tolerance
K1 religious openness
DO 10.1163/15709256-12341425