tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901815.post112608135313016669..comments2023-06-04T14:47:02.324+01:00Comments on a sideways glance: Sociologists and faithsimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13470335172330595542noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901815.post-1126490429585339812005-09-12T03:00:00.000+01:002005-09-12T03:00:00.000+01:00Simon,Thank you for presenting this research. As a...Simon,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for presenting this research. As a sociologist myself, the one thing I miss is access to professional journals! I personally believe the likes of Pete Ward, James Thwaites, Alan Jamieson and Pete Tomlinson have been more sanguine about a "churchless faith" or whatever than the evidence allows. <BR/><BR/>One of the most questionable assumptions of the "believing without belonging" argument is that it is ironically a very anti-sociological claim since it disembeds religious conviction from any significant kind of interaction with religious communities.<BR/><BR/>(By the way, I'm going to post a discussion of the second chapter of your _Why Bother With Church_ soon at my blog.)Paul Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786802640380693584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901815.post-1126379596522682812005-09-10T20:13:00.000+01:002005-09-10T20:13:00.000+01:00Simon, I've been following your direction with fas...Simon, I've been following your direction with fascination for some months now on these issues. They are things that are close to my heart. I must admit that I find myself slightly shocked by the comment made by the researchers: "If people choose not to belong it is a clear sign that they do not believe religious doctrine" This is a new thought to me and as I haven't belonged to a church for nearly two years now it disturbs me! <BR/>I don't want to reject it out of hand though, it needs serious consideration!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com