A Journey Not Walked Alone: Who are the Influential Adults Identified by Catholic-Raised Young Adults during their Religious Identity Development?
Interactions with adults may play a crucial role in youths’ religious identity development. However, who these adults are and how they are influential is under explored. Twelve Catholic and twelve former Catholic college students were interviewed about their experiences growing up Catholic focusing...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2020]
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Journal of youth and theology
Year: 2020, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 4-24 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KDB Roman Catholic Church RF Christian education; catechetics |
| Further subjects: | B
religious identity development
B supportive adults B Catholic Youth B Youth Ministry B Mentoring B young adult ministry B religious retention |
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| Summary: | Interactions with adults may play a crucial role in youths’ religious identity development. However, who these adults are and how they are influential is under explored. Twelve Catholic and twelve former Catholic college students were interviewed about their experiences growing up Catholic focusing on influential adults. Interviews were analyzed using modified grounded theory. Adult type categories were identified. Implications and future studies are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 2405-5093 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of youth and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/24055093-bja10001 |