Families and Religion. Dynamics of Transmission across Generations

Gärtner, Christel; Hennig, Linda; Müller, Olaf

Book (edited collection)

Abstract

This comparative study examines the transmission of religion in families in Germany, Italy, Hungary, Finland and Canada. The authors rely on the widely shared argument that religious change can primarily be understood as an intergenerational process. Based on a mixed-methods design, the book investigates the question of how, when exactly and under what conditions the following generations become less religious than the previous ones. From the perspective of familial and historical generations, the authors examine the significance of (religious) socialization for the transmission of (non-)religious worldviews, affiliation, practice, and identity. According to a central finding, religious change takes place primarily in the phase of adolescence against the background of the respective social context.

Details about the publication

Publishing companyCampus Verlag
Place of publicationFrankfurt a.M./New York
Edition1
Title of seriesReligion und Moderne
Volume of series32
StatusPublished
Release year2025
Language in which the publication is writtenEnglish
ISBN978-3-593-51994-4
KeywordsReligion; Familie; Mixed Methods

Editors from the University of Münster

Gärtner, Christel
Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"
Hennig, Linda
Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"
Müller, Olaf
Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"
Institute of Sociology (IfS)