Godsdienst en kerk in België en Nederland

Samenvatting

Using interview data from the European Values Surveys of 1981 & 1990, a contrastive analysis is given of adherence to traditional religions in Belgium & the Netherlands. In both countries, increasing secularization can be seen in terms of a decline in religiosity, traditional belief, & confidence in the churches. From 1981 to 1990, the % of Belgians with no religious preference climbed from 18% to 32%, & in the Netherlands, from 36% to 49%. Although the secularization process appears to be converging in both countries, a key difference remains, in that church-going Dutch are more likely to be highly involved with their parish than are church-going Belgians. 7 Tables, 16 References.