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Introducing the Astley–Francis Theology of Religions Index : construct validity among 13- to 15-year-old students
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Astley, Jeff and Francis, Leslie J. (2016) Introducing the Astley–Francis Theology of Religions Index : construct validity among 13- to 15-year-old students. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 37 (1). pp. 29-39. doi:10.1080/13617672.2016.1141527 ISSN 1361-7672.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2016.1141527
Abstract
The ‘theology of religions’ is concerned with the interpretation and evaluation of the divergent truth-claims and views of salvation that are asserted or implied by different religious traditions. This study proposes a new multi-choice index that distinguishes between six current positions within the theology of religions, characterised as Atheism, Agnosticism, Exclusionism, Inclusivism, Pluralism, and Interreligious perspective, with a further subdivision between two expressions of the pluralism perspective. The construct validity of this new measure is supported by the performance of the instrument in respect of a network of theories (regarding how these different positions may relate to the factors of sex, age, personal religiosity and attitude toward religious diversity) among a sample of 10,754 13- to 15-year-old students from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion | ||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Theology of religions (Christian theology), Psychology, Religious | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Beliefs & Values | ||||||
Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||
ISSN: | 1361-7672 | ||||||
Official Date: | 7 March 2016 | ||||||
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Volume: | 37 | ||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||
Number of Pages: | 11 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 29-39 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1080/13617672.2016.1141527 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 20 September 2016 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 7 March 2017 |
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