Problem
Religious apathy
Other Names:
Dependence on religious apathyIndifference to religion
Nature:
Lack of religious conviction or activity may be marked by a lack of church attendance or other observance of religious customs, but does not necessarily mean that people leave their nominal church; they may remain within it but simply not practice religion in any particular form. Religious apathy may also be taken to mean an unquestioning attitude towards religious doctrine.
Incidence:
Lack of outward religious conviction but nominal adherence to a religion is widespread in Western industrialized countries. An unquestioning acceptance of religious doctrine is found particularly among poor people in developing countries.
Narrower Problems:
Religious non-practitioners Related Problems:
UnorthodoxyDependence on religion Aggravates:
PuritanismIrreligiousnessReligious backslidingReligious indifferentismTrivialization of religious beliefDisintegration of organized religion Reduces:
Disruptive religious fundamentalism Subject(s):
Religious Practice → ReligionSocietal Problems → Dependence
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
C: Cross-sectoral problems Date of last update
02.02.2021 – 17:58 CET