Shifting Identifications among Religious and Non-Religious Emerging Adults at a Northeastern U.S. Mainstream Denominational College

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ID21379756
AuthorsKenneth R Culton (Niagara University, Lewiston, New York, USA, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume117
Issue4
Pages283-295
Publication date2022-08-08
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligious Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0034-4087 • E-ISSN: 1547-3201
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00344087.2022.2097986
OpenAlexW4285388786
LanguageEN
References cited23

Little is known about the effect of various social contexts on the development of belief for emerging adults. Specifically, college has been shown to both diminish and strengthen beliefs. I show that identifying as religious or non-religious is largely decoupled from beliefs and practices among emerging adults at a mainstream denominational college. This particular social context is one where beliefs, of many stripes, are seen to be admirable. I find that the mainstream denominational college can be a supportive social context that encourages experimentation, exploration, and potential strengthening of both spiritual and denominational beliefs

Context (archaeology) · Epistemology · Mainstream · Pedagogy · Political science · Religious belief · Religious education · Social environment · Social influence · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · History · Law · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Religious Education and Schools · Social Psychology

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