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Francis, Leslie J. (2021) Exploring the consequences of religious experience within the Greer tradition : effects on personal affect and on religious affect. Journal for the Study of Religious Experience , 7 (1). pp. 69-92. ISSN 2057-2301.
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Abstract
This study builds on a research tradition established by Greer in Northern Ireland in the late 1970s and extends this tradition to the Republic of Ireland to explore the effect of having and acknowledging religious experience on religious affect and personal affect, after controlling for personal factors (sex and age), psychological factors (extraversion and neuroticism), and religious factors (church attendance). Data analysed separately for 3,523 students in Northern Ireland and for 3,848 students in the Republic of Ireland (aged between 16 and 19 years) found significant positive effects for religious experience on both attitude toward Christianity (religious affect) and happiness (personal affect). The research concludes from these findings that within the contexts of the Christian or post-Christian cultures of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland the consequences of having and acknowledging religious experience (as specifically captured by the Greer question) include holding a more positive view of the Christian tradition and living happier lives.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BV Practical Theology > BV1460 Religious Education |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Greer, John E. -- Criticism and interpretation, Religious education, Experience (Religion) , Spiritual life -- Christianity, Psychology, Religious , Youth -- Religious life -- Northern Ireland | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal for the Study of Religious Experience | ||||||
Publisher: | Alister Hardy Religious Experience Research Centre | ||||||
ISSN: | 2057-2301 | ||||||
Official Date: | 8 May 2021 | ||||||
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Volume: | 7 | ||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 69-92 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 11 November 2021 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 12 November 2021 |
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