Religious deconversion in adolescence and young adulthood: A literature review

In the present article, we review the theory and research on religious deconversion with a focus on adolescence and young adulthood. First, we present the relevant terminology (e.g. religious deconversion, religious disaffiliation, and religious deidentification) and statistical trends (e.g. the pre...

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Authors: Hardy, Sam A. (Author) ; Taylor, Emily M (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2024
In: Archive for the psychology of religion
Year: 2024, Volume: 46, Issue: 2, Pages: 180-203
Further subjects:B Deconversion
B deidentification
B Religion
B Disaffiliation
B Religiousness
B Religiosity
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