EAN: 9783631553411

FROM QUEST FOR TRUTH TO BEING ONESELF - INGER F...

There is a growing interest in ordinary people's life stories. This book provides a detailed
analysis of eight Norwegian women and men and their stories about their lives. It focuses on
their construction of images of self  society  religion and morality. In spite of a majority
Lutheran church  Norwegians are demonstrating new ways of accepting and celebrating religious
variety. There is a strong emphasis on self in contemporary culture and an increasing tendency
to shift from objective to subjective ordering of experiences. Whereas the older generation
speaks about religious traditions as a duty and a quest for truth  the younger generation views
religion to be something that corresponds to their true self. Gender also structures religion
in contemporary Norway. Women are more religious than men  and women and men speak about
religion in different ways. While women focus on religion as a source of meaning in their lives
men tend to describe religion as a moral factor. This book is based on a combination of survey
data and life stories. It offers an analysis of the complexity of religion and culture  and the
changing face of religion in contemporary Norway.

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