Revisiting the Religious Openness Hypothesis in a Migration Context: The Case of Muslims with a Turkish Migration Background in Germany

IF 1.4 0 RELIGION Journal of Empirical Theology Pub Date : 2022-01-12 DOI:10.1163/15709256-12341425
Sarah Demmrich, Havagül Akçe
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The religious openness hypothesis, which states that religious traditions have the potential to integrate faith with intellect, is examined in this study within a migration context for the first time. Based on two lines of research, our central question is whether the sociological context or the Islamic tradition per se explains the (in)compatibility of faith and intellect orientation and their relation to psychological openness. Religious openness, psychological openness (ambiguity tolerance and acculturation strategies) and religiosity were measured among Muslims with a Turkish migration background in Germany. Our findings show a non-significant relationship between faith and intellect orientation and we therefore propose that the secular context is the crucial explaining factor. Religious reflection also moderates the link between different forms of religiosity and ambiguity tolerance. Finally, heterogeneous religious rationalities were uncovered that challenge the negative view of Muslims as fanatic, closed-minded people which prevails among the German majority society.
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移民背景下宗教开放假说的再审视:以土耳其移民背景下的德国穆斯林为例
宗教开放假说认为,宗教传统具有将信仰与智力结合起来的潜力,本研究首次在移民背景下对这一假说进行了检验。基于两条研究路线,我们的中心问题是,社会学背景或伊斯兰传统本身是否解释了信仰和智力取向的兼容性,以及它们与心理开放性的关系。对在德国有土耳其移民背景的穆斯林进行了宗教开放性、心理开放性(歧义容忍和文化适应策略)和宗教虔诚度的测量。我们的研究结果显示信仰和智力取向之间的关系不显著,因此我们提出世俗背景是关键的解释因素。宗教反思也缓和了不同形式的宗教信仰与模糊容忍之间的联系。最后,揭示了异质的宗教理性,挑战了在德国多数社会中普遍存在的将穆斯林视为狂热、思想封闭的人的消极看法。
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