Deconversion

Qualitative and Quantitative Results from Cross-Cultural Research in Germany and the United States of America. By Heinz Streib, Ralph W. Hood Jr., Barbara Keller, Rosina-Martha Csöff and Christopher F. Silver.

In the Bielefeld-based Cross-Cultural Study on Deconversion disengagement processes from a variety of religious backgrounds in the USA and in Germany were examined, ranging from well-established religious organizations to new religious and fundamentalist groups. Nearly 1,200 persons participated in thestudy and were interviewed from 2002 to 2005. In the focus of the study are 100 deconverts from the USA and from Germany who were examined with narrative interviews, faith development interviews and an extensive questionnaire. For case study elaboration, the study followed a research design with an innovative triangulation of qualitative and quantitative data. Four chapters, corresponding to four types of deconversion, present 21 case studies. 259 Seiten mit Abb., gebunden (Research in Contemporary Religion; Vol. 5/Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2009) leichte Lagerspuren/minor shelfwear