Prevalence and Correlates of New Age Beliefs in Six Protestant Denominations
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The major findings in this nationwide sample of six Protestant denominations were: (1) Endorsement of New Age beliefs such as astrology and reincarnation was infrequent (7-9%). In contrast, attitudinal statements supportive of New Age ideologies were endorsed by nearly a third of the respondents. (2) Southern Baptists were particularly low in their endorsement of these beliefs and attitudes; no denomination was particularly high. (3) These beliefs and attitudes apparently were unrelated to other measures of religiousness, satisfaction with one's present congregation or denomination, and most demographic variables, except for a negative relation between education and both astrology and the belief that all spiritual truth is within me.' There was also evidence that these beliefs were more common among theological liberals.
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Early efforts to develop indices of New Age beliefs and mystical experiences revealed that a belief in reincarnation and spiritualism, as well as the practice of spiritualism, may be integral components of a general New Age orientation and lifestyle.
“Early efforts to develop indices of New Age beliefs (Donahue 1993) and mystical experiences (Levin 1993) revealed that a belief in reincarnation and spiritualism (communicating with the dead), as well as the practice of spiritualism, may be integral components of a general New Age orientation and lifestyle.”
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- Authors
- Donahue, M. J.
- Corresponding author
- Donahue, Michael J.
- ORCID
- Donahue, Michael J.
- Venue
- Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
- Publisher
- JSTOR
- Published
- 1993-06
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 177
- ISSN
- 0021-8294 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2312905052
- Cited by
- 43
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion and Society Interactions
- Keywords
- New Age beliefs, Protestant denominations, astrology, reincarnation, religious attitudes, Southern Baptists, liberal theology, religiosity, religion and education, spiritual truth
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