A typology of religious attitudes among young people in Germany

Bibliographic Data

ID20503522
AuthorsHans‐georg Ziebertz (University of Würzburg, corresponding author), Boris Kalbheim (0000-0001-8075-1602, University of Würzburg), Ulrich Riegel (0000-0002-9423-9092, University of Würzburg)
Year2006
Volume27
Issue2
Pages203-214
Publication date2006-08-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Beliefs and Values (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1361-7672 • E-ISSN: 1469-9362
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13617670600849945
OpenAlexW2034805233
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited2

Issues like faith and Church, religion and religiousness are not valued particularly highly among the young. At the same time a search for the meaning of life and an orientation in one's own behaviour still seem to be significant and transcendent focal points are being sought to deal with these issues. This article questions the value that religion, faith and the Church have for young people on the basis of empirical data. Five types of religious orientation of young people are identified: a churchly Christian type, an autonomously Christian type, a conventionally religious type, an autonomously religious type and, finally, a non‐religious type. The empirical data are taken from a study of about 800 pupils in the Grade 11 (age 16–17 years) from grammar schools (Gymnasien) in Germany

Christian faith · Epistemology · Faith · Grammar · Linguistics · Pedagogy · Religious belief · Religious education · Religious experience · Religious orientation · Social value orientations · Sociology · Theology · Typology · Anthropology · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Theology, and Education · Religious Education and Schools · Religious studies · Social Psychology

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