Family Resemblance in Variations of Contemporary Religiosity and Spirituality: Findings from a Cross-Cultural Study

Nynäs, Peter; Lassander, Mika; Kontala, Janne; Novis-Deutsch, Nurit; Sjö, Sofia and Stenner, Paul (2022). Family Resemblance in Variations of Contemporary Religiosity and Spirituality: Findings from a Cross-Cultural Study. In: Nynäs, Peter; Keysar, Ariela; Kontala, Janne; Kwaku Golo, Ben-Willie; Lassander, Mika; Shterin, Marat; Sjö, Sofia and Stenner, Paul eds. The Diversity Of Worldviews Among Young Adults: Contemporary (Non)Religiosity And Spirituality Through The Lens Of An International Mixed Method Study. Cham: Springer, pp. 73–92.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94691-3_4

Abstract

How can we make sense of religion and spirituality in a cross-cultural perspective? Is it at all possible to compare what we are used to calling ‘religion’ across different cultures? In this chapter we use findings from Faith Q-studies (FQS) in 12 different countries to investigate variance of religion and spirituality from an international perspective. Our results shed light on themes and variations and show the capacity of the FQS to systematically recognize recurring themes while also remaining sensitive to unique but significant nuances across samples. We further propose that the term family resemblance catches well how to comprehend the complexity of variation and provides a conceptual contribution to the debate on universalism vs. particularism.

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