RUGĂCIUNEA LA PREADOLESCENŢII ŞI ADOLESCENŢII FORMAŢI ÎNTR-UN MEDIU TEOLOGIC. STUDIU DE CAZ
PRAYER FOR PREADOLESCENTS AND ADOLESCENTS FORMED IN A THEOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT. CASE STUDY

Author(s): Monica Opriş, Dorin Opriş
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Education, Sociology, Theology and Religion, School education, Educational Psychology, Pedagogy, Psychology of Religion
Published by: Editura Eikon
Keywords: motivation of prayer; time of prayer; effects of prayer; internal religiosity; external religiosity;
Summary/Abstract: The article includes the main results of a research that used the questionnaire-based survey as a method of collecting data from students aged 13-19 years, from the Orthodox Theological Seminary "Saint Simion Stefan" in Alba Iulia. The research did not include students from high school classes with a theological vocational profile and benefited from 237 responses to the questionnaire administered online. The analysis of the data shows that education in a theological environment trains students including aspects related to the pedagogy of prayer. Also, the data of our research show that through an education that values the role of personal prayer and of common prayer in the church, the differences according to gender in relation to prayer (motivations, states of mind that generate it, effects over time) decrease considerably. At the same time, the data show that girls pray more than boys, have a greater capacity to show gratitude to God for the help received, and feel the peace of mind that personal prayer provides to a greater extent than they do.

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