Religious "Nones" and Onto-Epistemic Socialization: Problematizing Participant Self-Identification in Research on Religious Identity

Autor/in	Edwards, Sachi
Titel	Religious "Nones" and Onto-Epistemic Socialization: Problematizing Participant Self-Identification in Research on Religious Identity
Quelle	In: Journal of College and Character, 22 (2021) 4, S.291-306 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Edwards, Sachi)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1940-1639
DOI	10.1080/2194587X.2021.1977150
Schlagwörter	Minority Groups; Religious Factors; Self Concept; Dialogs (Language); Intergroup Relations; Higher Education; Christianity; Religion; Research Problems; Beliefs; Student Attitudes; College Students; Personal Autonomy; World Views; Case Studies; Epistemology; Jews; Catholics; Buddhism; Muslims; Religious Cultural Groups; Cultural Background; Student Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethnische Minderheit; Selbstkonzept; Dialog; Dialogs; Dialogue; Dialogues; Intergruppenbeziehungen; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Christentum; Forschungskritik; Belief; Glaube; Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent; Individuelle Autonomie; World view; Weltanschauung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Erkenntnistheorie; Jew; Jude; Jüdin; Juden; Katholik; Buddhismus; Muslim; Muslimin; Kirchliche Gruppe; Religionszugehörigkeit
Abstract	This article problematizes the practice of relying on participant self-identification in research on religious, secular, and spiritual identity (RSSI) within the field of higher education, with particular attention to the implications related to participants who chose non-religious labels. While this practice is commonplace in the field, it is rooted in Western/Christian assumptions about foundational concepts such as self, agency, knowledge, and religion. The article describes alternative understandings of these concepts in order to point out the onto-epistemic biases present in existing higher education RSSI research. It goes on to share descriptive data about "non-religious" students from a qualitative study on RSSI themed intergroup dialogue courses. The way these students understood, and sometimes struggled with, the concepts of self, agency, knowledge, and religion illustrates why and how the exclusive reliance on RSSI self-identification can ultimately lead to the erasure of religious minorities and the perpetuation of a hegemonic Western/Christian-centric worldview. (As Provided).
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