Francis, Leslie J., Pyke, Alice and Penny, Gemma (2015) Christian affiliation, Christian practice, and attitudes to religious diversity : a quantitative analysis among 13- to 15-year-old female students in the UK. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 30 (2). pp. 249-263. doi:10.1080/13537903.2015.1026116 ISSN 1353-7903.

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Abstract

Within the context of the “Young People’s Attitudes to Religious Diversity” project at the Warwick Religions and Education Research Unit, this study examines the association between self-assigned Christian affiliation, self-reported Christian practice, and attitudes towards religious diversity among a sample of 5,748 13- to 15-year-old female students attending schools in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The two hypotheses being tested are that, among female students, nominal Christians do not differ in their attitudes towards religious diversity from unaffiliated students and that church attendance leads to less tolerance of other religious groups. The data partly support the first hypothesis but not the second. Churchgoing Christian female students are more interested in and more tolerant of other religious groups. The data also draw attention to the perceived importance of religious education in schools for shaping views on religion and on religious diversity among unaffiliated students, nominal Christians, and practising Christians. Both the Christian churches and religious education in school seem to have an important part to play in nurturing a tolerant and inclusive religiously diverse society in the UK.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BV Practical Theology
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- )
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Christian education of teenagers, Religious adherents
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Contemporary Religion
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	1353-7903
Official Date:	29 April 2015
Dates:	Date Event 29 April 2015 Published 10 October 2014 Accepted
Volume:	30
Number:	2
Number of Pages:	15
Page Range:	pp. 249-263
DOI:	10.1080/13537903.2015.1026116
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit:	28 September 2016
Date of first compliant Open Access:	29 October 2016

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