1st Edition

Being Catholic in the Contemporary Philippines Young People Reinterpreting Religion

By Jayeel Serrano Cornelio Copyright 2016
196 Pages 2 Color & 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

196 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

196 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book, based on extensive original research, examines the nature of Catholicism in the contemporary Philippines. It shows how Catholicism is apparently flourishing, with good attendance at Sunday Masses, impressive religious processions and flourishing charismatic groups, and with interventions by the Catholic hierarchy in national and local politics. However, focusing in particular on the... Read more

1. Young people and the changing face of Christianity 2. Rethinking religious identity 3. Researching youth and religious identity 4. Will the Real Catholic Please Stand Up? 5. Reinterpreting religion: Creative Catholics and their reflexive spirituality 6. Conservative yet liberal: Creative Catholics and their moral attitudes 7. Indwelt Individualisation: Creative Catholics and the emotional anthology of resources 8. The Isolated Generation? 9. Being Catholic

Biography

Jayeel Serrano Cornelio is Director and Assistant Professor of the Development Studies Program at the Ateneo de Manila University, the Philippines. He was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity.