Review article
https://doi.org/10.31823/d.29.4.6
Youth, Religion, Church. Changes in the Expression of Religiosity and Ecclesiology among Young People Today
Blaženka s. Valentina Mandarić
; Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Due to profound and constant social changes, the perception of young people, their attitudes towards religion and the Church is changing. The first chapter deals with the new understanding of young people and their integration into the world of adults. Young people today differ from their predecessors in terms of expectations and values. The second chapter analyzes social contexts, the impact of social change on the status of young people in society. The third chapter analyzes the relationship between young people and religion based on socio-religious research. There are indications of basic tendencies, typology and characteristics of a different religious identity being formed among young people. The fourth chapter deals with the problem of the growing number of young people moving away from the Church, the causes of distancing, and poor engagement in the parish community. The final chapter outlines the characteristics of youth pastoral care as a response to the current problems facing young people in the Church.
Keywords
youth; lifestyles; youth culture; values; religion; Church; youth pastoral care
Hrčak ID:
269472
URI
Publication date:
28.12.2021.
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