한국 무종교인에 관한 연구 -무종교인과 탈종교인의 분화를 중심으로-

Abstract

This study focuses on the differentiation of religious nones by using the concept of ‘religious done’ in Korea. Recently the number of religious nones began to increase due to the increase of the size of unchurched believers in Korea. Many Protestants began to leave their church although they didn’t stop believing God. In America, some of unchurched believers began to decide not to go back to church and they are named as ‘religious done.’ It shows that both Protestants and religious nones are differentiated. Unchurched believers are classified religious nones in term of religious membership but they may be classified as Protestants in terms of religious identification. Religious dones have same characteristics as unchurched believers except that they decide not to return to their church. We found that some of unchurched believers in Korea refuse to return to churches. It may show that differentiation of Protestants and religious nones began in Korea. Thus this study plans to study whether there are similar groups like religious done and what their characteristics are in Korea.