There is a growing interest in ordinary people's life stories. This
book provides a detailed analysis of eight Norwegian women and men
and their stories about their lives. It focuses on their
construction of images of self, society, religion and morality. In
spite of a majority Lutheran church, Norwegians are demonstrating
new ways of accepting and celebrating religious variety. There is a
strong emphasis on self in contemporary culture and an increasing
tendency to shift from objective to subjective ordering of
experiences. Whereas the older generation speaks about religious
traditions as a duty and a quest for truth, the younger generation
views religion to be something that corresponds to their true self.
Gender also structures religion in contemporary Norway. Women are
more religious than men, and women and men speak about religion in
different ways. While women focus on religion as a source of
meaning in their lives, men tend to describe religion as a moral
factor. This book is based on a combination of survey data and life
stories. It offers an analysis of the complexity of religion and
culture, and the changing face of religion in contemporary Norway.
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