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A random sample of 912 persons in Delft, the Netherlands, was used to investigate the influence of several variables on the independent variable of SP progressiveness (SPP). A matrix of correlations between 15 items of the original questionnaire was computed: 8 items which were highly related to each other were found. These items were used as indicators for SSP by summing the answers of each R on every item. On these scores an analysis of variance was carried out with 5 independent variables: religion, age, income, level of educ, & sex. The following findings were obtained: (a) Religion had a signif influence on SPP scores; R's who do not have any specific religion tend to be more progressive than others. Furthermore, Catholics tend to be more progressive than Protestants & Dutch-Reformed. (b) The level of educ & income had signif influences on SPP-scores; the higher the income or the educ'al level, the lower the progressiveness-score. (c) The variables age & sex did not have signif influences on SPP-scores. (d) The 5 variables included in the design explained 32% of the total variance in the SPP-scores. Of the remaining 68%, about 27% can be explained in terms of error-variance. This means that about 41% of the total variance in SPP-scores has to be explained by factors which are not included in the design. 3 Tables. Modified HA.

Westerse tradities / Leni Franken, Stijn Latré, Patrick Loobuyck -- Oosterse tradities en atheïsme / Leni Franken, Patrick Loobuyck -- Religie en levensbeschouwing in Belgie / Patrick Loobuyck -- Kleine geschiedenis van religieuze (in)tolerantie / Patrick Loobuyck -- Hedendaags politiek liberalisme / Patrick Loobuyck -- Geloof, rede en wetenschap : vroeger en nu / Patrick Loobuyck -- Homo sapiens, homo faber, homo religiosus : samenspel en disharmonie / Walter Van Herck, Patrick Loobuyck.

Religion; Political Science - In deze bundel presenteert de WRR empirisch onderzoek en laat zien dat het niet zozeer gaat om een herlopleving van 'klassieke godsdienst', maar veeleer om een ingrijpende transformatie naar nieuwe vormen. Het fenomeen religie mag zich recentelijk verheugen in een oplevende belangstelling, zowel in wetenschappelijke als maatschappelijke debatten, In het wetenschappelijke debat is de secularisatiethese ter discussie gesteld vanwege de 'terugkeer' van religie. Het in deze bundel gepresenteerde empirisch onderzoek laat zien dat het niet zozeer gaat om een heropleving van 'klassieke godsdienst', maar veeleer om een ingrijpende transformatie naar nieuwe vormen. Veelal is nog onduidelijk wat er precies aan de hand is, maar duidelijk is wel dat die veranderingen ook voor beleidsmakers en bestuurders in het publieke domein relevant zijn.

In Geloven in het publieke domein presenteert de WRR een serie bijdragen van uiteenlopende auteurs over de transformatie van zowel religie als het publieke domein. Hiermee wordt beoogd een bijdrage te leveren aan het onderzoek naar de vraag of deze ontwikkelingen aanleiding zijn voor nieuwe oriëntatiekaders voor een overheid die zich in kwesties van religie en publiek domein tot op heden vooral moeten verlaten op het principe van de scheiding van kerk en staat. Als normatief principe zal dat niet gauw ter discussie worden gesteld, maar het lijkt wel nuttig te onderzoeken of met de verwijzing naar dat beginsel de complexe relaties tussen religie en publiek domein adequaat in beeld zijn gebracht.

During the French Revolution almost all monasteries and abbeys were suppressed and their possessions seized. Yet after the French Revolution many religious institutes were very successful in re-establishing themselves, sometimes accumulating large patrimonies, against the background of often hostile political forces.This book deals with the question of how the religious orders and congregations rebuilt their patrimony, a necessary prerequisite for the growth of the number of religious, educational and charitable services.The authors discuss the (real or supposed) wealth, the financial structur

Following some general observations on the growing secularization of Western societies & after producing statistical data documenting the percentages of Muslim populations in Belgium & the Netherlands, three major issues are addressed from a Belgian perspective: (1) Islam bashing in the context of the recognition of freedom of religions & worldviews in a modern democratic society, (2) policies & attitudes toward visible religious symbols worn in public places; the banning of the hijab (the headscarf worn by Muslim females) in Antwerp public schools, & (3) the degree of separation between state & religion in Belgium. It is argued that the Islamic religion should not be associated with violence, terrorism, or oppression of women; Islam should be integrated on equal rights with other religions into the Belgian society, while emancipative & liberal movements within it should be actively supported. The banning of head scarves for Muslim teachers & students in Flanders is assessed from the broader perspective of similar policies, either implemented or planned, in France, Germany, & other European countries. Articles from the Belgian constitution are quoted to illustrate that the separation between state & religion in this country is incomplete; although the government adopts a neutral stance toward all worldviews, the state recognizes six official religions whose practice is partially supported with tax-payer's money & their clergy receive state pension; the favoring of the Catholic Church in this arrangement is pointed out. It is concluded on a general note that despite the secularization of the society, religious issues figure prominently in the public sphere. Z. Dubiel