A Theory of Religious Commitment
Calling upon the concepts of group norm conformity and behavioral and cognitive consistency, five dimensions of religious commitment are causally ordered in the context of a theory of religious commitment. The dimensions and their respective ordering in the theory are ritual practice, knowledge, exp...
| Published in: | Sociological analysis |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1978
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Sociological analysis
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| Summary: | Calling upon the concepts of group norm conformity and behavioral and cognitive consistency, five dimensions of religious commitment are causally ordered in the context of a theory of religious commitment. The dimensions and their respective ordering in the theory are ritual practice, knowledge, experience, belief, and devotional practice. Four hundred ninety-three respondents in a 1974 telephone survey of religious commitment among the Washington State general population provide the basis for estimating the parameters of a model of religious commitment derived from the theory. Data interpretation emphasizes the importance of the collective, ritualistic church setting for the generation of personal religious experience, patterns of orthodox religious belief, and private religious activity. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-7873 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sociological analysis
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3710160 |