Keywords
Intolerance, Tolerance, Religion, Interfaith, Religious Community
Abstract
Previous research on tolerance and intolerance in religion has focused on individuals’ internal religious commitment and their relationship within religious groups. In exploring religion’s ability to generate both tolerance and intolerance, this qualitative study draws on data from interviews with 220 highly religious individuals living in the United Kingdom and Ireland in 2016 in order to suggest how religious individuals see themselves interacting with tolerance and intolerance in their daily lives. Many of our subjects identified themselves as tolerant people while viewing others as intolerant of their religious beliefs. An analysis of our findings and prior research suggests that religious intolerance is still a reality of current society but religious tolerance can be cultivated in environments of mutual understanding and communication.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Galbraith, Quinn; Carlisle, Alexandra; and White, Ben, "Religion as a Source of Tolerance and Intolerance: Exploring the Dichotomy" (2020). Faculty Publications. 5926.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/5926
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2020
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/8655
Publisher
Common Ground Research Networks
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Sociology