Aim of this special issue is to discuss some aspects of the relationship between Millennials, religion and interfaith dialogue, with a particular focus on Italy. Italy is a country where Catholicism, compared to other European countries, is still strong. However, we have witnessed a weakening of religious faith over the past 20 years and a growing trend toward personal spiritual inquiry. This trend seems particularly strong among women and the younger generations. Moreover, Italy is a country deeply challenged by migration flows that needs intercultural and interfaith institutions and actors to build and sustain mutual understanding. In order to understand how Millennial women and men are redefining their relationship with religion and their contribution to interfaith dialogue, a survey among university students has being carried out in a number of Italian Universities The national survey « Young People and Religion », the largest ever conducted in Italy on this subject−more than 10,000 questionnaires have been collected − is part of the interdisciplinary research activity carried out within the Framework Convention « Gender and Religions » - a confederation of nearly 30 Italian Universities and 13 Research Centers across Italy launched by the University of Milano-Bicocca − that has been developed to enhance knowledge sharing and research collaboration on the dynamic relationship between women, men, and religion.
La thematic issue di «Religioni e Società» raccoglie contributi costruiti partendo dall’elaborazione dei dati raccolti nell’indagine nazionale « Giovani e Religione », nata per esplorare il rapporto tra studenti/studentesse universitari italiani, religione e la loro permeabilità al dialogo interreligioso. La ricerca si colloca nell’ambito della Convenzione Quadro « Genere e Religioni » promossa dall’Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca e sottoscritta da 29 Atenei 2 e 13 Associazioni/Centri di ricerca/Fondazioni/Osservatori 3 sul territorio italiano. L’indagine − progettata dai Dipartimenti di ociologia e Ricerca Sociale e di Economia, Metodi Quantitativi e Strategie d’Impresa tramite il b-asc (Bicocca Applied Statistics Center) − è basata su un questionario comune, composto da 48 domande strutturate e diviso in 4 sezioni : Appartenenza religiosa ; Pratiche religiose individuali e familiari ; Dialogo interreligioso ; Profilo socio-anagrafico. Alle Università facenti parte della Convenzione Quadro è stato proposto di distribuire tale questionario tra i propri studenti/studentesse. Non tutti gli Atenei aderenti alla Convenzione Quadro hanno partecipato alla rilevazione; ciononostante, sono stati raccolti più di 10.000 questionari : si tratta pertanto della ricerca più ampia mai svolta su questo tema in Italia, sebbene con campionamento non probabilistico.
Amaturo, E., Antonelli, F., Bartholini, I., Caputo, A., Crespi, I., Decataldo, A., et al. (2019). L’esperienza religiosa della Generazione Millennial: la ricerca nazionale "Giovani e Religione" (E. Ruspini, a cura di). Pisa; Roma : Fabrizio Serra.
L’esperienza religiosa della Generazione Millennial: la ricerca nazionale "Giovani e Religione"
Ruspini, E
2019
Abstract
Aim of this special issue is to discuss some aspects of the relationship between Millennials, religion and interfaith dialogue, with a particular focus on Italy. Italy is a country where Catholicism, compared to other European countries, is still strong. However, we have witnessed a weakening of religious faith over the past 20 years and a growing trend toward personal spiritual inquiry. This trend seems particularly strong among women and the younger generations. Moreover, Italy is a country deeply challenged by migration flows that needs intercultural and interfaith institutions and actors to build and sustain mutual understanding. In order to understand how Millennial women and men are redefining their relationship with religion and their contribution to interfaith dialogue, a survey among university students has being carried out in a number of Italian Universities The national survey « Young People and Religion », the largest ever conducted in Italy on this subject−more than 10,000 questionnaires have been collected − is part of the interdisciplinary research activity carried out within the Framework Convention « Gender and Religions » - a confederation of nearly 30 Italian Universities and 13 Research Centers across Italy launched by the University of Milano-Bicocca − that has been developed to enhance knowledge sharing and research collaboration on the dynamic relationship between women, men, and religion.
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