Young People and the Diversity of (Non)Religious Identities in International Perspective

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This volume brings together current research on young people, (non)religion, and diversity, documenting the forms young people’s stances may take and the social or spatial contexts in which these may be formed. The social contexts studied include the family, school, and faith communities. The spatial contexts include (sub)urban and rural geographies and places of worship and pilgrimage.Youth and (non)religion are an area of academic interest that has been gaining increasing attention, especially as it pertains to youthful expressions of (non)religion and identities. As research on religion and young people spans and expands across academic disciplines and across geographic areas, comparative approaches and perspectives, such as presented in this volume, offer important spaces for reflecting about the experience of religiosity among young people and the ways they are learning about, and developing, (non)religious identities. Building bridges geographically and methodologically, this volume provides an international perspective on religion and nonreligion among young people, offering a diversity of religious and nonreligious perspectives. Front Matter ....Pages i-x Young People and the Diversity of (Non)religious Identities in International Perspective: Introduction (Heather Shipley, Elisabeth Arweck)....Pages 1-12 Front Matter ....Pages 13-13 Religious/Spiritual Identity among Younger Adults in Canada: A Complex Portrait (Peter Beyer, Alyshea Cummins, Scott Craig)....Pages 15-31 Religious Belonging in Family, School, and Ethnic Communities: Changes in Christian–Catholic Second Generations in Italy (Roberta Ricucci)....Pages 33-50 The ‘Hidden Christians’ of the UK University Campus (Mathew Guest)....Pages 51-67 Averting Intragenerational and Intergenerational Religious Bullying in Schools and in Society through Religious Literacy: Québec as a Case Study (W. Y. Alice Chan)....Pages 69-86 Christian Identities, Theologies of Religion, and Attitude towards Religious Diversity: A Study among 13- to 15-Year-Old Students across the UK (Leslie J. Francis, Gemma Penny, Jeff Astley)....Pages 87-107 Front Matter ....Pages 109-109 Civic Engagement and Identity Formation: Narrative Identities of Swiss Muslim Youth Actively Engaged in Voluntary Associations (Amir Sheikhzadegan)....Pages 111-130 The Sacred Experiences of Filipino Youth (Jeane C. Peracullo, Rito V. Baring, Dennis S. Erasga, Leni de la Rosa Garcia, Lars Raymund Ubaldo)....Pages 131-147 ‘I’m Not Really a Non-religious Person’: Diversity among Young People of No Religion (Simeon Wallis)....Pages 149-164 Front Matter ....Pages 165-165 The Religious Socialisation of Young Adult Muslims in Montreal (Quebec): From Learned to Reasoned Religion (Josiane LeGall, Daniela Moisa)....Pages 167-182 Ethnicity and the Making of Gay Muslims in Britain and Malaysia (Shanon Shah)....Pages 183-201 Religious Orthodoxy, Empowerment, and Virtuous Femininity among Pious Women: A Cross-Religious Reading Between Muslim and Pentecostal Youth (Géraldine Mossière)....Pages 203-220 Everyday Lived Islam of Young People from Muslim Migrant Families in Germany (Franz Erhard, Kornelia Sammet)....Pages 221-239 Experiencing Religion and Sexual Diversity in Ontario’s Schools (Heather Shipley)....Pages 241-258