Science and religion in the life space of study of religion/religious studies graduate students in Brazil

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/1677-1222.2019vol19i2a8

Keywords:

Science vs. Religion, Religiosity, Belief in Science, Life space, Psychological field, Attitudes, Religious studies

Abstract

This article presents two complementary studies that aimed to check the personal view of Religious Studies graduate students about science, religion, the relation between both of them, and whether/how their personal views are connected with the search for the graduate program and with their academic research project. In Study 1 (quantitative), 127 students from 12 programs affiliated to ANPTECRE answered an online questionnaire that included the Belief in Science Scale and the Centrality of Religiosity Scale. In Study 2 (qualitative), 20 participants were randomly selected from those who were willing to provide a semi-structured interview to deepen the issues addressed in Study 1. 

Author Biography

Fatima Regina Machado, USP

Doutora em Psicologia (USP). Co-coordenadora do Inter Psi: Laboratorio de Psicologia Anomalistica e Processos Psicossociais (USP). Pesquisadora e membro do Laboratorio de Psicologia Social da Religiao (USP).

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Published

2019-09-24

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2019): 40 Anos de Ciência da Religião

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Seção Temática

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