Kenyan Catholics' Religiosity and Understanding of Marriage on the Basis of Individuals Associated with Shalom Center in Mitunguu

Educational and Pastoral Perspective

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4313752
AutoresJacek Goleń (0000-0001-9724-6936, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin), Jan Kobak (0000-0002-7983-8361, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, autor correspondente), Florence Kabala, Małgorzata Szyszka (0000-0003-1965-3821, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin)
Ano2022
Volume14
Fascículo1
Páginas13
Data de publicação2022-12-22
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoReligions (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
EditoraMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel14010013
OpenAlexW4312172062
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas50

This article presents the results of research into religiosity and understanding of marriage among a selected group of young Catholics, all of whom are current students or graduates of Shalom Center in Mitunguu, Kenya. The goal of our study was to determine the correlations between the two variables so as to reach some conclusions and suggestions for religious education and pastoral care. The research made use of Stefan Huber's Centrality of Religiosity Scale, while the respondents' understanding of marriage was analyzed with the use of a questionnaire prepared by the authors of this study. As our research shows, one's Catholic understanding of marriage increases alongside an increase in interest in religiosity and in one's religious convictions, while it does not correlate-or does so only weakly-with a centrality of religiosity. Correlations with centrality occurred more often among men than among women. Mutual connections were most frequent among the youngest group of respondents, those who were up to 20 years of age and current students. This may indicate that religious formation and education of youth in the Shalom Center exerts a clear impact on shaping Catholic views on marriage. With the passing of time, traditional cultural precepts seem to gain prominence among the graduates

Centrality · Kenya · Political science · Religiosity · Shalom · Sociology · Theology · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology