FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIPS OF RELIGIOUS ORIENTATION TO RELIGIOUS CONFLICT

The present research replicates earlier findings that the Intrinsic, E xtrinsic, and Quest orientations are differentially related with relig ious conflict. Additional analyses explored the relations between spec ific dimensions of religious orientation and conflict. Quest was signi ficantly associated with a sense of uncertainty. The Doubt component o f Quest also correlated significantly with a perceived need to be more valiant in one's religiousness and with the belief that it is difficu lt to reconcile science with religion. Intrinsic religiousness was eit her negatively or not correlated with conflict. Social-Extrinsic and R eligious Seriousness scores were positively related to conflict. Perso nal-Extrinsic religiousness showed a complex relationship with conflic t, correlating negatively, positively, or not at all with aspects of c onflict.