Life interpretation and religion among Icelandic teenagers

Does religion play any specific part in Icelandic teenagers' life interpretation? This paper examines Icelandic teenagers' talk about religion and presents some of the findings in interviews with teenagers in a qualitative research project. The focus is especially on how three individuals...

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Published in:British journal of religious education 2009-01, Vol.31 (1), p.3-15
Main Author: Gunnarsson, Gunnar J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Attitude Measures
Christianity
Foreign Countries
Grade 9
Iceland
Interviews
life interpretation
Psychological Patterns
Qualitative Research
Religion
religious beliefs and activity
Religious Factors
teenagers
Values
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Summary:Does religion play any specific part in Icelandic teenagers' life interpretation? This paper examines Icelandic teenagers' talk about religion and presents some of the findings in interviews with teenagers in a qualitative research project. The focus is especially on how three individuals express themselves about the influence of religion on their lives and why they do so. The aim is to explore some important aspects of the life interpretation of Icelandic teenagers with special attention to religion.
ISSN:0141-6200
1740-7931
1740-7931
DOI:10.1080/01416200802559924