Everyday Evangelicals : Life in a Religious Subculture after the Belfast Agreement
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EVERYDAY EVANGELICALS:
LIFE IN A RELIGIOUS SUBCULTURE AFTER THE BELFAST AGREEMENT
A New Perspective on Northern Irish Evangelicalism
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Everyday Evangelicals
Gladys Ganiel, Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin ([email protected])
Claire Mitchell, Queen’s University Belfast, ([email protected])
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Religion & the NI Conflict
Religion as an ethnic marker
But, evangelicalism as especially important for Protestant identity
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What is Evangelicalism?
Evangelicals 25 – 30 per cent of the Protestant population Emerged as a movement in 18th century
revivals What do evangelicals believe?
Must be ‘born again’ Bible is the inspired word of God Christ’s death on the cross was a historical event
necessary for salvation Christians must express their faith through social
action/evangelism
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Evangelicalism & Macro Politics
Evangelicalism conceived in rigid social or political categories
Seen as a politicised religion, linked to conflict and boundary maintenance
Change to be expected in response to devolution
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Micro-level Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism as a subculture based on beliefs as well as social relationships and networks.
Potential for subcultural resources to prompt change.
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Findings: A Distinct Subculture
Some important intertwining of religion & politics, but five other significant ‘subcultural tools’
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Centrality of ‘conversion’
ye must be born again!
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Supernaturalism
Supernaturalism, attributing agency to God (often rather than to self)
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Existential Questions
Predominance of existential questions (including fear of hell, meaning of life)
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The Advocate
The importance of the ‘advocate’
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Everyday Life
Devotional life and practice (prayer meetings, daily bible readings, networks)
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Importance?
As evangelicals negotiate social & political change, they don’t just react to macro political changes or simply draw on the religio-political ideas and resources that have been emphasised in the academic literature.
They have a much greater religious repertoire for ‘making sense’ of change.
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Trajectories of Change
Privatising
Moderating
Transforming
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Trajectories of Change
Converting
Conserving
Exiting
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Conclusions: Evangelicalism in a Plural Public Sphere