Lack of Belonging as Disrupting the Formation of Meaning and Faith: Experiences of Youth at Risk of Becoming Marginalized

The paper aims to discover how youth at risk of becoming marginalised describe the relations between meaning, faith and belonging. The data consists of 20 individual interviews with young people living in the small rural district of Lammi in southern Finland, including the experiences of three asylu...

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Published in:Journal of youth and theology
Main Author: Saarelainen, Suvi-Maria Katariina (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2018]
In: Journal of youth and theology
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
CH Christianity and Society
KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia
RF Christian education; catechetics
RG Pastoral care
Further subjects:B neets
B Asylum Seekers
B Belonging
B Youth Ministry
B Faith
B Marginalisation
B meaning in life
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Summary:The paper aims to discover how youth at risk of becoming marginalised describe the relations between meaning, faith and belonging. The data consists of 20 individual interviews with young people living in the small rural district of Lammi in southern Finland, including the experiences of three asylum seekers. Thematic analysis of the data indicated that these young people experienced lack of belonging on the levels of relationships and life context. Formations of personal faith and meaning in life become contested when it is not possible to find belonging. Meaning and belonging are found to be the roots for the growth of faith.
ISSN:2405-5093
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of youth and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/24055093-17021053