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Faith and autonomy a Taste of Wales

LA115635

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Faith and autonomy a Taste of Wales

[Article]

Paul Ballard, Johannes A. Van Der Ven, Paul Ballard, et al.

Leiden

Brill

This paper reports on one particular aspect of a survey conducted in Wales- namely the relation between Christian belief and two of the most characteristic marks of post-Enlightenment modem society. These are (i) personal autonomy or freedom and (ii) egalitarianism or social autonomy in a pluralistic society. The question, therefore, is whether there is any causal-relation, positive or negative, between modernity and current perceptions of God and God's relation to the world. Such a study could illuminate, on the one hand, how contemporary Christians handle a belief in God that has to take account of the pressures of modernity and, on the other hand, whether having religious faith actually affects attitudes. This paper reports on one particular aspect of a survey conducted in Wales- namely the relation between Christian belief and two of the most characteristic marks of post-Enlightenment modem society. These are (i) personal autonomy or freedom and (ii) egalitarianism or social autonomy in a pluralistic society. The question, therefore, is whether there is any causal-relation, positive or negative, between modernity and current perceptions of God and God's relation to the world. Such a study could illuminate, on the one hand, how contemporary Christians handle a belief in God that has to take account of the pressures of modernity and, on the other hand, whether having religious faith actually affects attitudes.

2000

5-15

Journal of Empirical Theology

13/1

1570-9256

Johannes A. Van Der Ven

Paul Ballard

10.1163/157092500X00010

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[Article]

275578

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