Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / D.D. Capucao -- Chapter One. Introduction / D.D. Capucao -- Chapter Two. Attitudes Toward God / D.D. Capucao -- Chapter Three. Attitudes Toward Jesus / D.D. Capucao -- Chapter Four. Attitudes Toward The Spirit / D.D. Capucao -- Chapter Five. Attitudes Toward Salvation / D.D. Capucao -- Chapter Six. Attitudes Toward The Church / D.D. Capucao -- Chapter Seven. Attitudes Toward Minorities / D.D. Capucao -- Chapter Eight. Religion And Ethnocentrism / D.D. Capucao -- Chapter Nine. Conclusion / D.D. Capucao -- Appendices and Tables / D.D. Capucao -- Bibliography / D.D. Capucao -- Index / D.D. Capucao.

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Previous studies reveal that religion, despite its ideal of solidarity, hospitality and compassion, has been the primary origin of ethnocentrism. However, other researches dispute this sweeping claim by indicating several other factors that affect this complex relationship. This empirical-theological study is an endeavour to dig deeper into these factors by examining the extent to which a number of religious images which are culled from five religious themes, namely, God, Jesus, Spirit, salvation and church, contribute to ethnocentrism. It situates these religious attitudes within the framework of the Dutch civil religion, and the different reactions to it by contemporary Dutch catholic believers.