Understanding uncertainty, reconstruction and resistance: How are young people in Britain affected by religious diversity?

Project Description

Britain is a diverse society, composed of various religious and nonreligious worldviews. Sociologist Peter Berger argued that our beliefs are profoundly affected by encounters with alternative worldviews, but little research has examined this possibility.

A recent exploratory study found that young adults in Britain responded to encounters with other worldviews in three ways: uncertainty (questioning their own beliefs), reconstruction (synthesising aspects of the novel and existing worldview), and resistance (dismissing novel worldview).