The Religious and Moral Beliefs of Adolescents in St. Petersburg
Students aged 15 to 17 years in state secular and non-state Christian schools in St. Petersburg were surveyed as to their opinions of religion. The study showed an extremely small proportion of consistent atheists. On average, less than 10% of the surveyed students in state schools answered with cer...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Paternoster Periodicals
[2003]
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Journal of education & Christian belief
Year: 2003, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 69-90 |
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| Summary: | Students aged 15 to 17 years in state secular and non-state Christian schools in St. Petersburg were surveyed as to their opinions of religion. The study showed an extremely small proportion of consistent atheists. On average, less than 10% of the surveyed students in state schools answered with certainty that there is no God while just 4% decisively reject religion as such. 80% proclaimed themselves believers but only 2% visit churches at least weekly and very few know the Christian Gospel. The majority of students thought that religion is a personal matter. There were significant differences between the state secular and non-state Christian schools so the survey supports the view that religious education strongly influences opinions and systems of ethical values. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of education & Christian belief
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/205699710300700107 |