Generational Change in Religion and Religious Practice: A Review Essay
Numerous studies have been done of the religious affiliations, beliefs, and practices of the Millennial generation (North Americans born between 1980 and 1995). Many of these studies assume that their findings will be useful to denominations and congregations wishing to attract more young people. Bu...
| Published in: | Review of religious research |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
2021
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Review of religious research
Year: 2021, Volume: 63, Issue: 3, Pages: 461-482 |
| Further subjects: | B
Millennials
B Denominational and congregational growth and decline B Generational change |
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| Summary: | Numerous studies have been done of the religious affiliations, beliefs, and practices of the Millennial generation (North Americans born between 1980 and 1995). Many of these studies assume that their findings will be useful to denominations and congregations wishing to attract more young people. But at least one influential social theory would imply the opposite: that religious decline is inevitable as societies modernize and secularize.The current essay suggests a useful addition to the religious decline theory, the work of Karl Mannheim and his followers on the sociology of generations, and applies it to the major studies of generational change and continuity in religious practice among young adults in present-day North America. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s13644-021-00455-0 |