Cover -- Contents -- Section 1. Methods and Theoretical Frameworks -- 1. Genealogies of Belief in Sociology and Anthropology: Transcending Disciplinary Boundaries -- 2. A Research Journey Begins -- Section 2. Cosmologies of the Mainstream -- 3. Believing in Belonging: The Cultural Act of Claiming Identity -- 4. Youth and Belief: Belonging to Connected Selves -- 5. The Sensuous Social Supernatural -- 6. Believing in Fate: Covering the Cracks in Belonging -- 7. Boundaries of Belonging: Doing Unto Ourselves -- Section 3: Relocating Belief and Belonging
8. Theorizing Belief: A Holistic, Organic, Seven-Dimensional Model9. Understanding Christian Nominalism: Rethinking Christian Identity -- 10. Conclusion: Relocating Belief to the Social -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y
Summary
Drawing on empirical research exploring mainstream religious belief and identity in Euro-American countries, Abby Day explores how people 'believe in belonging', choosing religious identifications to complement other social and emotional experiences of 'belongings'
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-224) and index