Aim of the presentation is to discuss some aspects of the relationship between Millennials, gender, religion and interfaith dialogue, with a particular focus on Italy. The Millennial generation, driven by a need for change, can shape social, economic, political and cultural life, especially with regard to intercultural understanding. The presentation will use different data sources and will specifically focus on the Italian case. 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 is particularly strong among women: an ever-increasing proportion of women are leaving the Catholic Church and approaching the world of the so-called ‘alternative spiritualities’. Italy is also a country deeply challenged by migration flows that needs intercultural and interfaith institutions and actors to confront growing challenges. Interreligious dialogue is a powerful tool for achieving peace and stability at a time of increasing geopolitical tension. In order to understand how Millennials women and men can contribute to interfaith dialogue, a survey among university students on religiosity and interreligious dialogue is being carried out in a number of Italian Universities (around 10,000 questionnaires have been collected). This survey, the largest ever conducted in Italy on this subject, is part of an ongoing interdisciplinary research project carried out within the framework of the “Framework Convention (FC) Gender and Religions”- launched by the University of Milano-Bicocca - that has been developed to enhance knowledge sharing and research collaboration on the complex and dynamic relationship between women, men and religion. The FC, launched in 2016, is a confederation of around 30 Italian Universities and 15 Research Centers across Italy which banded together to study, using an interdisciplinary perspective, how contemporary processes of change are affecting religious identities for women and men.
Ruspini, E. (2018). Millennials, Gender and Interfaith Dialogue in Italy, RC22 Roundtable Youth and Generational Change. Intervento presentato a: XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology "Power, Violence and Justice: Reflections Responses Responsibilities, Toronto, July 15-21 2018, Toronto, Canada.
Millennials, Gender and Interfaith Dialogue in Italy, RC22 Roundtable Youth and Generational Change
Ruspini, E
2018
Abstract
Aim of the presentation is to discuss some aspects of the relationship between Millennials, gender, religion and interfaith dialogue, with a particular focus on Italy. The Millennial generation, driven by a need for change, can shape social, economic, political and cultural life, especially with regard to intercultural understanding. The presentation will use different data sources and will specifically focus on the Italian case. 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 is particularly strong among women: an ever-increasing proportion of women are leaving the Catholic Church and approaching the world of the so-called ‘alternative spiritualities’. Italy is also a country deeply challenged by migration flows that needs intercultural and interfaith institutions and actors to confront growing challenges. Interreligious dialogue is a powerful tool for achieving peace and stability at a time of increasing geopolitical tension. In order to understand how Millennials women and men can contribute to interfaith dialogue, a survey among university students on religiosity and interreligious dialogue is being carried out in a number of Italian Universities (around 10,000 questionnaires have been collected). This survey, the largest ever conducted in Italy on this subject, is part of an ongoing interdisciplinary research project carried out within the framework of the “Framework Convention (FC) Gender and Religions”- launched by the University of Milano-Bicocca - that has been developed to enhance knowledge sharing and research collaboration on the complex and dynamic relationship between women, men and religion. The FC, launched in 2016, is a confederation of around 30 Italian Universities and 15 Research Centers across Italy which banded together to study, using an interdisciplinary perspective, how contemporary processes of change are affecting religious identities for women and men.
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