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

• Main Author: Cornelio, Jayeel
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2014
• Subjects: Religion; Catholicism; Philippine Catholic Church; Catholic Studies
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/dev-stud-faculty-pubs/16; https://muse.jhu.edu/article/556230/summary
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

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...