<i>Sacro-Egoism: The Rise of Religious Individualism in the West</i> discusses the relationship between secularization, participation in religious practices and belief, and the emergence of radical individualized expressions of faith in the West. Using McMinnville, Oregon, as a case study, it presents the data collected and analyzed from several churches, denominations, and spiritual settings in that unassuming town, and compares it to the results of Heelas and Woodhead's &quot;Spiritual Revolution&quot; project, arriving at a provocative conclusion. Rather than abandoning Christianity for alternative spirituality practices, McMinnville citizens still feel strongly about their Christian faith, taking their spiritual walk to a more personal level than ever before in church history. Utilizing both quantitative and qualitative research, along with personal stories of faith and exploration from McMinnville residents themselves, <i>Sacro-Egoism: The Rise of Religious Individualism in the West</i> tells a story of radical individualists who have become the highest religious authority in their lives--even over the church, the Bible, and traditional Christian society.

Sacro-Egoism

Publisher

Wipf and Stock Publishers

ISBN

1498200087

Language

en

Release

2016-05-10

Pages

174

Categories

Social Science / Sociology of Religion

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About the Author

John S. Knox

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