Les jeunes catholiques de Roumanie en 2003. Bilan d'un sondage et directions de recherche
The Young Catholics of Romania in 2003. Conclusions of A Recent Survey and Strategies for Further Research
Author(s): Ion CosmoviciSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Special Historiographies:, Theology and Religion, Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: Church; post-communism; society; Romania;
Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the first substantial survey focusing on the young Romanian Catholics; the respondents numbered 1300 teenagers and young people from all the catholic dioceses in the country. The author contextualizes the choices made in the construction and above all in the interpretation of the results yielded by such a survey, which must consider the distinctive responses and standpoint of a young population that belongs to a minority religion. He captures a few results that are deemed especially significant for the relation of these youngsters with the Church as an institution, in terms of attitudes, practices and values. Finally, he discusses the crucial dimensions of the respondents' position concerning practices and social values, regarding their relationship with the society as a whole and their degree of appreciation of the new European values. The article provides the necessary articulation for any structured study of the complex relation between young people and religion, post-communist society and European values, after the year 2000.
Journal: Studia Politica. Romanian Political Science Review
- Issue Year: 4/2004
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 359-388
- Page Count: 30
- Language: French