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Towards a Society of Stable Nones: Lifelong Non-Denominationalism as the Prevailing Pattern in East Germany
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Abstract The increase in the number of people who do not belong to any religion ("nones") has long been observed in many societies in the Northern hemisphere. This process is already well advanced in East Germany, where the proportion of "stable nones", i.e., those who grew up without any ties to religion fr... view more
The increase in the number of people who do not belong to any religion ("nones") has long been observed in many societies in the Northern hemisphere. This process is already well advanced in East Germany, where the proportion of "stable nones", i.e., those who grew up without any ties to religion from childhood onwards, has become particularly large and will most likely form the majority in the near future. Given the sociocultural relevance of this group, it is worth taking a closer look at them. In this paper, we examine how far they differ in terms of their familial religious conditions of origin and their present-day religiosity from the nones who still grew up in a religious-denominational tradition ("leavers"), and also from those who still have ties to a denomination ("affiliates"). Finally, we discuss the consequences for the future development of the religious field that arise from the fact that the group of "stable nones" will constitute the majority.... view less
Keywords
ALLBUS; New Federal States; Federal Republic of Germany; secularization; individualization; socialization; religious affiliation; religiousness
Classification
Sociology of Religion
Free Keywords
East Germany; religious nones; ALLBUS 2018 (ZA5250 v2.0.0)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 1-28
Journal
Religions, 13 (2022) 11
Issue topic
Nonreligion in Central and Eastern Europe
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13111024
ISSN
2077-1444
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed