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RESEARCH CALL: SEEKING FOR BELGIAN, GREEK AND NORWEGIAN NONRELIGIOUS INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN AN INTERVIEW REGARDING THEIR NONRELIGIOUS VIEWS.

Hello everyone! I hope you are all well. This is not the usual ‘question post’, so please read it carefully and let me know if you are interested in participating. Also, please spread the word among your friends – would help my work tremendously. RESEARCH CALL: SEEKING FOR BELGIAN, GREEK AND NORWEGIAN NONRELIGIOUS INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED …

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Personal reactions to statements regarding religion (1)

2 Comments / Institutionalized religion and spirituality / By sofia.nikitaki

Hey everyone, hope you are all holding up good. I am sorry for not posting that often lately, but my work program has been crazy. Before I ask you the new question of the day, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that I am going to have another research call for …

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Personal reactions to god-related terms (2)

3 Comments / Thoughts and ideas about god-related terms / By sofia.nikitaki

Hey there! Hope you are all doing fine. I have a second question regarding god-related terms for you today. For my first question, please visit my previous blog post, which can be found here: https://nonreligiousidentities.com/personal-reactions-to-god-related-terms-1/ My question for you today has to do with the meaning you assign to the expression “Higher Power”. So, what …

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Personal reactions to god-related terms (1)

6 Comments / Thoughts and ideas about god-related terms / By sofia.nikitaki

Hey everyone! Got a fun (and maybe kind of weird) question for you today : When you hear the word “god”, what is the first thing (image, phrase, thought, feeling – feel free to describe anything) that comes in mind? If possible, elaborate also on why do you think this is your response to the …

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Thoughts about institutionalized religion (2)

6 Comments / Institutionalized religion and spirituality / By sofia.nikitaki

Hey everyone, hope you are all doing well. I have one more question regarding the way you view institutionalized/organized religions. I will need to give an example for this one: During my discussions with nonreligious individuals from Belgium, Greece and Norway, I realized that many people differentiate between the effect that Christian churches have in …

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Thoughts about institutionalized religion (1)

9 Comments / Institutionalized religion and spirituality / By sofia.nikitaki

Hello everyone, time for another post. I will keep this one simple and straightforward, so, here it goes: What is your opinion about the national religious institution/church (or dominant religious institution/church, in case there is no national one) in your home country? Do you think that it is affecting the way your country functions and, …

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Discussing (non)religion (3): Nonreligion and cultural background

3 Comments / Communicating (non)religion / By sofia.nikitaki

In continuation of my previous post, I would like to draw your attention to your perceived ability to express and discuss your nonreligiousness in relation to your own cultural background. Before I initiated this blog, I did an exploratory round of interviews with nonreligious individuals in three European countries: Belgium, Greece, and Norway. Part of …

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Discussing (non)religion (2): ‘coming out’ as a nonreligious individual (revision)

6 Comments / Communicating (non)religion / By sofia.nikitaki

Hello everyone! I realized that probably my previous post was very long and analytical, so I decided to take it down and separate it into two different posts with simple, straightforward questions. So, here we go, my questions for you today are the following: 1. Have you openly ‘come out’ to your family and close …

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Discussing (non)religion (1)

9 Comments / Communicating (non)religion / By sofia.nikitaki

Hello everyone, hope you are all holding up well. I have another set of questions for you, which relates to how you discuss and communicate your nonreligious views. I will not post everything at once, so keep your eyes open for the next posts as well – probably there will be another one on the …

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Growing up (non)religious

8 Comments / Identities and self-labeling / By sofia.nikitaki

Hello world! Another question for everyone here: How did you end up into espousing a nonreligious outlook? Did you grow up nonreligious, or were your nonreligious views a part that came later in your life? And a side-question related to the above: Did you ever face difficulties growing up because of your nonreligious position? If …

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