Concept information
Preferred term
religious congregations
Definition
- A religious congregation, as a voluntary association, is an assembly of people organized together for the purpose of religious worship, religious education, and other faith-based activities. Those involved typically reside in relatively close geographic proximity and share common religious beliefs, rituals, and ideologies. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World; Congregations, Religious]
Broader concept
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/religious_congregations
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