The Emergence of Evangelicals in Switzerland [F]
Olivier Favre and Jörg StolzThis article treats recent developments of the evangelical milieu in Switzerland. It is an intriguing fact that the evangelical milieu is slightly growing while its societal surroundings are subject to an increasing secularization. In this respect, it is useful to analyze the data of the federal census 2000, a resource that has not been used with this goal before. With the help of a typology that traces different evangelical orientations back to their historical origins, we analyze the geography, social structure, household structure (civil status, number of children) and the ratio of Swiss/foreigners in the evangelical milieu. This study allows us to interpret the liveliness of the evangelical milieu as the result of a socializing and recruiting effect that builds on the idea of the traditional family.
Swiss Journal of Sociology, 35 (3), 2009, 453-477
