TY - JOUR
T1 - Intellectual humility and religious tolerance
AU - Hook, Joshua N.
AU - Farrell, Jennifer E.
AU - Johnson, Kathryn
AU - Van Tongeren, Daryl R.
AU - Davis, Don E.
AU - Aten, Jamie D.
PY - 2017/1/2
Y1 - 2017/1/2
N2 - The present study explored the relationship between (a) intellectual humility toward religious beliefs and values and (b) religious tolerance. Pastors who identified as Christian (N = 196) completed measures of conservatism, religious commitment, intellectual humility toward religious beliefs and values, and religious tolerance. Intellectual humility was a positive predictor of religious tolerance, even when controlling for conservatism and religious commitment. An interaction was found between exposure to religious diversity and intellectual humility, such that exposure to religious diversity was positively related to religious tolerance only for participants who reported high levels of intellectual humility. We conclude by discussing limitations, areas for future research, and implications for interfaith dialog and engagement.
AB - The present study explored the relationship between (a) intellectual humility toward religious beliefs and values and (b) religious tolerance. Pastors who identified as Christian (N = 196) completed measures of conservatism, religious commitment, intellectual humility toward religious beliefs and values, and religious tolerance. Intellectual humility was a positive predictor of religious tolerance, even when controlling for conservatism and religious commitment. An interaction was found between exposure to religious diversity and intellectual humility, such that exposure to religious diversity was positively related to religious tolerance only for participants who reported high levels of intellectual humility. We conclude by discussing limitations, areas for future research, and implications for interfaith dialog and engagement.
KW - diversity
KW - Humility
KW - religion
KW - tolerance
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U2 - 10.1080/17439760.2016.1167937
DO - 10.1080/17439760.2016.1167937
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84964324849
SN - 1743-9760
VL - 12
SP - 29
EP - 35
JO - Journal of Positive Psychology
JF - Journal of Positive Psychology
IS - 1
ER -