The role of religion when crisis looms: A church community at a crossroads
The role of religion when crisis looms: A church community at a crossroads
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DOI：
10.1080/15528030.2016.1248586
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发表时间：
2017-01-01
影响因子：
1.1
通讯作者：
Gould, Odette N.
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作者：
Trueman, Lauren;Gould, Odette N.
本研究调查了老年人在宗教社区遇到经济困难期间宗教与福祉之间的关系。在一场可能导致两座教堂关闭的金融危机期间，对来自加拿大东部三个英国圣公会教区的 39 名参与者进行了焦点小组和一对一访谈。分析中出现了三个主题：危机、转型和现状。财务状况被视为一场危机；其他问题被视为过渡的机会，个人信仰被认为是稳定和持续的。本研究的结果表明，对于老年人来说，宗教信仰的内部和基于信仰的方面对福祉的影响比围绕教会参与的外部或宗教方面的变化更大。
The present study examined the relationship between religion and well-being in older adults during a time of financial difficulty within their religious community. Focus-group and one-on-one interviews were carried out with 39 participants sampled from three Anglican parishes in eastern Canada during a financial crisis that was likely to lead to the closing of two churches. Three main themes emerged from the analyses: Crisis, Transition, and Status Quo. The financial situation was discussed as a crisis; other issues were viewed as opportunities for transition, and personal faith was perceived as being stable and constant. The results of the present study suggest that for older adults, the more internal and faith-based aspects of religiosity have a stronger impact on well-being than do changes that revolve around the external or religious aspects of church participation.