Religion and Secularisation in the Czech Republic

Lužný, Dušan and Jolana, Navrátilová (2001) Religion and Secularisation in the Czech Republic. Czech Sociological Review, IX (1). pp. 85-98.

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Abstract

Using an analysis of data from the European Values Study of 1991 and 1999 (together with data from the International Social Survey Programme 1998 – Religion from 1999, and data from other public opinion surveys), this article tries to suggest the scope of secularisation in the present Czech population. It documents how the process of structural differentiation leads to the declining significance of institutionalised religiousness and privatisation of religion, as well as to a growing belief among Czech citizens that it is inappropriate for churches to try to influence politics or the economy. The article also raises the issues of the number of believers and the forms of their beliefs. One of the results of our analysis is the finding that the Czech Republic might be the most secularised country in Europe at the present time.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Secularization ; Religiosity ; Buddhism ; Churches ; Religious buildings ; Age groups ; Orthodox Church
Subjects: A Church/mission history
B Mission theology/theory > Missional ecclesiology
B Mission theology/theory > Public Theology
Divisions: Central Europe > Czech Republic
Depositing User: Users 3 not found.
Date Deposited: 20 Oct 2018 14:55
Last Modified: 20 Oct 2018 14:58
URI: https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/815

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