Marginal Religious Affiliates in Canada: Little Reason to Expect Increased Church Involvement

In this paper, I draw on interview data with 21 Canadian marginal religious affiliates, who attend religious services primarily for religious holidays and rites of passage, and ask why they stopped attending on a regular basis, why they continue to attend once or twice a year, and do they express an...

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Published inThe Canadian review of sociology Vol. 49; no. 1; pp. 69 - 90
Main Author Thiessen, Joel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken, NJ Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2012
Wiley
Canadian Sociological Association
Subjects
Analysis
Canada
Church attendance
Churches
Commitment to the church
Holidays
Marginality
Market
Markets
Religious affiliation
Religious life
Religious practice
Rites of Passage
Social aspects
Sociology
Sociology of religion
Canada
Religion
Religious Holiday
Rite of Passage
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Summary:In this paper, I draw on interview data with 21 Canadian marginal religious affiliates, who attend religious services primarily for religious holidays and rites of passage, and ask why they stopped attending on a regular basis, why they continue to attend once or twice a year, and do they express any interest in being more involved in their religious group, and if so, what factors might lead to increased involvement. In contrast to Reginald Bibby and others who explain church involvement patterns by stressing the supply side of the religious marketplace, I argue that we should concentrate more on the demand side.
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ISSN:1755-6171
1755-618X
DOI:10.1111/j.1755-618X.2011.01281.x