The aim of the present study is to investigate the potential link between religious participation and civic engagement in Sweden. Religious participation probably plays a different role in a secular context compared to a context where religion and politics are more intertwined. First, do those who regularly attend religious services in Sweden volunteer and participate in charitable giving more often compared with those who do not? Second, are those who regularly attend religious services more, or less, politically active between elections compared with those who do not in Sweden? Third, do those who regularly attend religious services in Sweden receive more requests to volunteer than those who do not? The study uses survey data on volunteering from random samples of individuals in Sweden. Results showed that volunteering was limited to a restricted group of organizations. There is a higher propensity among those who regularly attend religious services to volunteer within political parties. Those who frequently attend church were significantly more often requested to volunteer by someone else.

本研究的目的是调查瑞典的宗教参与与公民参与之间的潜在联系。与世俗的背景相比，宗教的参与可能起着不同的作用，而宗教和政治则更加相互交织。首先，与那些不参加瑞典宗教活动的人相比，那些经常参加瑞典宗教仪式的人自愿参加慈善捐赠的频率更高吗？第二，与不在瑞典的人相比，那些经常参加宗教活动的人在选举之间或多或少地在政治上活跃？第三，在瑞典定期参加宗教活动的人比没有参加宗教活动的人收到更多的志愿者请求吗？这项研究使用了瑞典随机样本中的志愿者志愿调查数据。结果表明，志愿服务仅限于一组有限的组织。经常参加宗教活动以在政党内志愿服务的人中，这种倾向更高。那些经常参加教堂的人明显更多地被其他人要求做志愿者。