Popular Religion and the Turn to Everyday Authenticity: Reflections on the Contemporary Study of Philippine Catholicism

The seminal works on everyday religion in the Philippines that appeared in the 1960s were motivated by pastoral concerns. Since the 1990s, however, there has been a growing interest in everyday religion as authentic expressions of what it means for individuals to be Catholic. This turn in the schola...

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Main Author: Cornelio, Jayeel
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.dev-stud-faculty-pubs-10132020-01-24T08:19:44Z Popular Religion and the Turn to Everyday Authenticity: Reflections on the Contemporary Study of Philippine Catholicism Cornelio, Jayeel The seminal works on everyday religion in the Philippines that appeared in the 1960s were motivated by pastoral concerns. Since the 1990s, however, there has been a growing interest in everyday religion as authentic expressions of what it means for individuals to be Catholic. This turn in the scholarship of social scientists and religious scholars has been driven less by the question of secularization than the demand for religion’s local relevance. This article explores the conditions under which the turn to authenticity has emerged in Philippine studies: the socioeconomic contexts, the expansion of the social sciences, the changing attitudes to religious institutions, and the emergence of local theological reflections. 2014-10-01T07:00:00Z text https://archium.ateneo.edu/dev-stud-faculty-pubs/16 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/556230/summary Development Studies Faculty Publications Archīum Ateneo Religion Catholicism Philippine Catholic Church Catholic Studies Religion
institution Ateneo De Manila University
building Ateneo De Manila University Library
country Philippines
collection archium.Ateneo Institutional Repository
topic Religion
Catholicism
Philippine Catholic Church
Catholic Studies
Religion
spellingShingle Religion
Catholicism
Philippine Catholic Church
Catholic Studies
Religion
Cornelio, Jayeel
Popular Religion and the Turn to Everyday Authenticity: Reflections on the Contemporary Study of Philippine Catholicism
description The seminal works on everyday religion in the Philippines that appeared in the 1960s were motivated by pastoral concerns. Since the 1990s, however, there has been a growing interest in everyday religion as authentic expressions of what it means for individuals to be Catholic. This turn in the scholarship of social scientists and religious scholars has been driven less by the question of secularization than the demand for religion’s local relevance. This article explores the conditions under which the turn to authenticity has emerged in Philippine studies: the socioeconomic contexts, the expansion of the social sciences, the changing attitudes to religious institutions, and the emergence of local theological reflections.
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title Popular Religion and the Turn to Everyday Authenticity: Reflections on the Contemporary Study of Philippine Catholicism
title_short Popular Religion and the Turn to Everyday Authenticity: Reflections on the Contemporary Study of Philippine Catholicism
title_full Popular Religion and the Turn to Everyday Authenticity: Reflections on the Contemporary Study of Philippine Catholicism
title_fullStr Popular Religion and the Turn to Everyday Authenticity: Reflections on the Contemporary Study of Philippine Catholicism
title_full_unstemmed Popular Religion and the Turn to Everyday Authenticity: Reflections on the Contemporary Study of Philippine Catholicism
title_sort popular religion and the turn to everyday authenticity: reflections on the contemporary study of philippine catholicism
publisher Archīum Ateneo
publishDate 2014
url https://archium.ateneo.edu/dev-stud-faculty-pubs/16
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/556230/summary
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