RT Article
T1 Lack of Belonging as Disrupting the Formation of Meaning and Faith: Experiences of Youth at Risk of Becoming Marginalized
JF Journal of youth and theology
VO 17
IS 2
SP 127
OP 149
A1 Saarelainen, Suvi-Maria Katariina
LA English
PB Brill
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1685679374
AB 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.
K1 Asylum Seekers
K1 Belonging
K1 Faith
K1 Marginalisation
K1 meaning in life
K1 neets
K1 Youth Ministry
DO 10.1163/24055093-17021053