The cost of dissent: analysis of experiences of rupture of former members of three protestant churches
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Religious dissidence, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Adventists, Mormons, religions mobilityAbstract
The goal of this article is to analyze the causes and consequences of religious dissidence among members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, Adventist Church and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. From a phenomenological perspective, we observed individual experiences, rebuilding their pathways through a methodology focused on narrative identities. Based on the cases analyzed, we observed that the causes of dissidence in all three communities can be theological or earthly. The period between the emergence of disagreements and their public expression is extensive and having family within the same congregation is the main factor in delaying confrontation. Punishment varies from church to church but distancing from emotionally important people is the most difficult consequence to face, particularly for Jehovah’s Witnesses. Those who maintain social networks outside of the congregation prior to breaking with it thus have more resources for facing the social and symbolic sanctions.
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