ABSTRACT

The focus of this article is on religious transmission in families and other religious influences among young adults and their linkage to changes in faith in transition to adulthood. The special interest lies in the question of what happens to those with no religious upbringing at home: are there other factors which may turn out as meaningful and contribute to religious growth when parents are not active in giving religious upbringing? The study is based on a 10-year follow-up study of young people between the ages of 14/15 to 25 who were confirmed in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.

Of all young adults, about one-third became more distant from faith, and about one in seven closer to faith in the transition to adulthood. Young people who have experienced a religious upbringing from both parents are far most likely to believe and they experience less distancing from faith. However, beliefs may also develop and remain in circumstances with no religious upbringing at home if there are other meaningful influences in the lives of young people. Confirmation period, and grandparents, in particular, were mentioned as contributing to growth in faith by those with no religious upbringing from home, and school was mentioned as providing general knowledge.

摘要

本文的重点是家庭中的宗教传播和年轻人中的其他宗教影响，以及它们与成年过渡期信仰变化的联系。特别感兴趣的问题在于，那些在家里没有接受宗教教育的人会发生什么：当父母不积极进行宗教教育时，是否还有其他因素可能变得有意义并有助于宗教成长？该研究基于对芬兰福音派路德教会确诊的 14/15 至 25 岁年轻人的 10 年随访研究。

在所有年轻人中，大约三分之一的人远离信仰，大约七分之一的人在过渡到成年时更接近信仰。经历过父母双方宗教教育的年轻人最有可能相信，他们与信仰的距离也较小。然而，如果对年轻人的生活有其他有意义的影响，信仰也可能在没有宗教教养的情况下发展和保持。确认期，特别是祖父母，被提及有助于那些没有在家中接受宗教教育的人的信仰成长，并提到学校提供一般知识。