CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2017
| Author | Németh, Ágnes Adél |
|---|---|
| Title | A Narrative Analysis of Hungarian Evangelicals: The Public, the Political, and the Personal |
| Summary | This research sheds light on Hungarian evangelicalism; a global religious movement originally from the United States. Recognizing that these American roots still linger on, the thesis explores 1) those public matters that capture the attention of Hungarian evangelicals, and 2) the role of religion in informing these opinions. Based on qualitative findings, I offer two arguments. First, I argue that religion provides a frame that directs evangelical thinking, but it does not determine which concrete public issues evangelicals will engage with. This will be chosen by personally and divinely shaped vocations. Accordingly, I argue for a "religious individualism" among Hungarian evangelicals. While their concrete opinions do not seem to reflect religious influence, the locus of where they take action (in the personal dimension as opposed to globally) is rooted in their individualistic evangelical beliefs. These results contribute to understanding religion as a category that is elusive yet capable of providing a template to the believer's eyes. |
| Supervisor | Pap, András László; Wilson, Michael Brett |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2017/nemeth_agnes.pdf |
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