Open AccessTrust, Faith, and Commitment: A Reasoned Action Approach
Author(s) -
Cam Caldwell,
C. Stewart Holloway
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
business and management research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1927-601X
pISSN - 1927-6001
DOI - 10.5430/bmr.v6n3p51
Subject(s) - faith , social psychology , action (physics) , feeling , context (archaeology) , construct (python library) , theory of reasoned action , psychology , epistemology , sociology , philosophy , computer science , paleontology , physics , quantum mechanics , biology , programming language
Trust and faith have been described as similar constructs, although trust is secular and faith is religious in its basic nature. This paper compares secular trust and religious faith in context with cognitive beliefs, affective feelings, conative intentions, and actual behaviors – consistent with the theoretical framework provided by the Theory of Reasoned Action. It also identifies ten similarities between trust and faith in context with the committed actions and behaviors of the individuals who exercise that trust or faith. Finally, the paper suggests that understanding the nature of either trust or faith increases one’s understanding of the other construct as well.