ABSTRACT

Supply-side theories of the sociology of religion contend that the demand for products in the marketplace of religion is relatively constant and that the different levels of religious practice in various countries is the result of variance in religious supplies. A surprising proportion of those who are atheists and agnostics acknowledge that God is loving, believe an afterlife, and that in some fashion Jesus is their savior. While these two groups could hardly be considered as prime religious markets in Norway, they are not without some religious inclinations. More than two-fifths contribute money to church organizations which in Norway is more of a civic than a religious practice. The Agnostics have certainly not cut themselves off completely from religion. The religious picture of Norway which appears in the three tables indicates that the image of the country as being in the final stages of a secularization process is, to say the least, much too simple.