개신교와 천주교에 대한 신뢰와 불신 ― 종교인과 세대 간의 차이 ―

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the trust and distrust of Protestant and Rome Catholic Korean people have. A total of 532 participants completed a survey developed by the present author. In the first part of the study, an open-ended questionnaire were given to the respondents to list the reasons why they trust and distrust each of the religions. In the second part of this study, the participants completed a quantitative questionnaire for the trust of the religions. Analyses were conducted to see if there would be differences among generations of participants and between believers and non-believers. The results are as follows. First, Protestantism trusted their religion most because of their confidence that it represents a dynamic religious faith. Participants trusted Roman Catholicism since it is believed to have an open mind, and it provides various social services to society. Second, participants distrusted Protestants and Roman Catholic since they do not behave in a trustworthy way. Third, the level of trust of the religions were the lowest for the non-believers in adolescence. This results were discussed in the social contexts of Korean society.