Religion and spirituality: unfuzzying the fuzzy

The pattern of H/S/R self-identification among people entering prison in Oregon is roughly the same as that found in the general community, although people entering prison in Oregon may differ from the general population of Oregon in how they answer this question.

“This is roughly the same pattern that has been found in the general community, although people entering prison in Oregon may be different than the general population of Oregon in how they answer this question.”

One study with a general community sample from another state found that 74% were spiritual and religious, 19% were spiritual but not religious, 4% were religious but not spiritual, and 3% were neither religious nor spiritual.

“One study with a general community sample from another state found that 74% were”

In a cited study, 3% of respondents were neither religious nor spiritual.

“and 3% were”

Only in the last decades, spirituality has been detached from religiosity as a distinct construct.

“Only in the last decades, spirituality has been detached from religiosity as a distinct construct, even though the scientific community still refers to this research field using the “dual” term religiosity/spirituality (R/S; Zinnbauer et al., 1997; Bauer and Johnson, 2019).”