ABSTRACT

In the secularizing Christian world the Czech Republic holds a leading position: it is the country with the highest percentage of religiously unaffiliated people in the world. The trend toward the secularization of the Czech Republic is closely related to the nation’s history. This study aims to explore the stratification of religious beliefs in different sociodemographic groups and to assess the differences between believers and nonbelievers. The survey was conducted on a representative sample from the Czech Republic. A total of 1,800 participants (46.6 ± 17.4 years; 48.7% of men) were included in the study. Bayesian statistical analysis methods were used. In this study, over 70% of Czechs refer to themselves as non-religious. The most important impact on a person’s attitude toward religion seems to be their family upbringing. The main difference between Czech believers and nonbelievers was found in their perception of the qualities of God. This study shows that Czech believers are in many aspects similar to those in Western Europe. On the other hand, Czech nonbelievers should not be seen as complete atheists; they are just religious skeptics who tend to fulfil their spirituality needs outside traditional religion.

摘要

在世俗化的基督教世界中，捷克共和国处于领先地位：它是世界上无宗教信仰人口比例最高的国家。捷克共和国的世俗化趋势与该国的历史密切相关。本研究旨在探讨不同社会人口群体中宗教信仰的分层，并评估信徒与非信徒之间的差异。该调查是针对来自捷克共和国的代表性样本进行的。研究共包括 1,800 名参与者（46.6 ± 17.4 岁；男性的 48.7%）。使用贝叶斯统计分析方法。在这项研究中，超过 70% 的捷克人认为自己没有宗教信仰。对一个人对宗教的态度最重要的影响似乎是他们的家庭教养。捷克信徒和非信徒之间的主要区别在于他们对上帝品质的看法。这项研究表明，捷克的信徒在许多方面与西欧的信徒相似。另一方面，捷克的非信徒不应该被视为完全的无神论者。他们只是宗教怀疑论者，倾向于在传统宗教之外满足他们的精神需求。