YOUR OWN CURR ENT RESEARCH National Study of Youth amp Religion 3290 adolescents 1317 yr old 267 personal interviews 45 states 3 waves of interviews 20022008 Respondents in 3 rd ID: 592669
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MAKING YOUR FAITH
YOUR OWNSlide2
CURR
ENT
RESEARCHSlide3
National Study of Youth & Religion
3290 adolescents (13-17 yr old)267 personal interviews (45 states)
3 waves of interviews (2002-2008)Respondents in 3rd wave were 18-23 yr oldWhat happens to religious faith during the transition from adolescent age to adulthood?Slide4
Church Attendance
Emerging adults (18-23 yr old) are the least religious adults in the U.S.Emerging adults have not become less religious since 1972 (two exceptions)
Little evidence of massive secularization among America’s emerging adults in the last quarter centurySlide5
Beliefs
More than 60% identify as religiousGeneral trend toward disaffiliation from religious traditionFewer than 1 in 10 attends religious service weeklySlide6
Beliefs
Belief in God and importance of faith declines less dramatically Majority still believe in God, Jesus Christ, divine judgment, miracles, and life after death
Most seem positive about organized religion in the United States“The vast majority also have positive feelings about the religious tradition in which they were personally raised.”“At the same time, most think that too many religious people are negative, angry, and judgmental, and nearly half say that mainstream religion is irrelevant to people their age.”Slide7
Cultural Factors that Influence Religious Life
Disruptionsdivorce, death of family member, leaving home, job lossDistractions
school, work, playDifferentiationindependent identitySlide8
Cultural Factors that Influence Religious Life
Postponed Family Formation & Childbearing
Keeping Options OpenHonoring DiversitySelf-Confident Self-SufficiencySelf-evident MoralityPartying, Hooking Up, and CohabitingReligion as a Resource for Stability and Recovery
Ongoing Relations with ParentsSlide9
Parental Religion
Personal prayer
Importance of religious faithReading scriptures
Supportive religious adults
Religious experiences
No doubts about beliefs
48%
51%
52%
54%
40%
45%
28%Slide10
Parental Religion
Personal prayer
Importance of religious faithReading scriptures
Supportive religious adults
Religious experiences
No doubts about beliefs
60%Slide11
Parental Religion
Personal prayer
Importance of religious faithReading scriptures
Supportive religious adults
Religious experiences
No doubts about beliefs
84%Slide12
Parental Religion
Personal prayer
Importance of religious faithReading scriptures
Supportive religious adults
Religious experiences
No doubts about beliefs
7%
8%
7%
9%
10%
7%
16%Slide13
Parental Religion
Personal prayer
Importance of religious faithReading scriptures
Supportive religious adults
Religious experiences
No doubts about beliefs
0.8%Slide14
Parental Religion
Personal prayer
Importance of religious faithReading scriptures
Supportive religious adults
Religious experiences
No doubts about beliefs
0.4%Slide15
IDENTITY & FAITHSlide16
Daniel 6:10
When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where he had windows in his upper chamber open toward Jerusalem. Slide17
Daniel 1:8
But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king's food, or with the wine that he drank.Slide18
Daniel
2:17-18Then Daniel went to his house and made the matter known to Hananiah
, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions
, and told them to seek mercy from the God of heaven…Slide19
1 Peter 3:3-5
Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear—but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious. Slide20
1 Peter 3:3-5
Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear—but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious
. Slide21
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you…
1 Peter 5:6