Religiosity and Secularisation of Polish Youth in the 21st Century. Quantitative Research Analysis*

Janusz Mariański; Helena Słotwińska; Paweł Mąkosa; Marta Buk-Cegiełka

Published: 2023-12-311

Vol. 22 (2023)

Religiosity and Secularisation of Polish Youth in the 21st Century. Quantitative Research Analysis*

Janusz Mariański , Helena Słotwińska , Paweł Mąkosa , Marta Buk-Cegiełka

Abstract

In this article, we analyse the religiosity and secularisation processes of secondary school youth on several selected levels: religious affiliation, changes in religiosity, belief in a personal God, compulsory and non-compulsory religious practices, i.e. personal prayer. These analyses are based on the results of a sociological survey as part of the research project ‘Religious education of Polish youth – current state, opportunities and challenges’, conducted in November and December 2022 and January 2023. The study involved 1,672 male and female students from secondary schools across Poland. The results of the study confirm the increasingly dynamic secularisation processes.

*Scientific work co-financed from the state budget within the framework of the programme of the Minister of Education and Science called “Science for So- ciety” project no. NdS/537097/2022/2022 amount of co-financing 780 538 PLN, total value of the project 780 538 PLN

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religiosity, secularisation, youth, Poland

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Mariański, J., Słotwińska, H., Mąkosa, P., & Buk-Cegiełka, M. (2023). Religiosity and Secularisation of Polish Youth in the 21st Century. Quantitative Research Analysis*. Rocznik Teologii Katolickiej, 22, 186–202. Retrieved from https://rtk.uwb.edu.pl/index.php/rtk/article/view/82

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Janusz Mariański

Affiliation:

Academy of Social and Medical Sciences in Lublin Poland

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JANUSZ MARIAŃSKI, Prof. Dr. Habil., Professor Emeritus of sociology of religion and sociology of morals at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, lecturer at the College of Social Sciences based in Lublin, cooperates with the SAC Institute of Catholic Church Statistics, member of the Committee on Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Team for Good Academic Practices. His research interests include the sociology of morality, the sociology of religion and Catholic social teaching. Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Silesia in Katowice. Author of about 1,500 scientific and popular science articles and 70 books

Helena Słotwińska

helena.slotwinska@kul.pl

Affiliation:

The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin Poland

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HELENA SŁOTWIŃSKA, Prof. Dr. Habil - Professor of theological sciences - catechetics and Doctor of Social Sciences - pedagogy of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. The subject of her interest is: pedagogy of religion, catechetics, didactics, methodology. She is the author of 12 authored, co-authored and edited books, as well as about 200 scientific and 50 popular science articles

Paweł Mąkosa

Affiliation:

The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin Poland

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PAWEŁ MĄKOSA, Prof. Dr. Habil., Professor of pastoral theology and catechetics of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. His research interests encompass religious education for youth in Poland, as well as in European and North American countries. Additionally, he focuses on the religious education of Polish emigrants and the role of art as a carrier of religious values. He is the author and editor of 10 books, and has authored approximately 200 articles in Polish and international journals.

Marta Buk-Cegiełka

Affiliation:

The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin Poland

Bio Statement (e.g., department and rank)

MARTA BUK-CEGIEŁKA, doctor of humanities in pedagogy, assistant professor at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, certified teacher. The objects of her research interests are: integral development and upbringing of the student, didactics, education of students - future teachers. She is the author of 11 authored, co-authored and edited books, about 45 scientific articles, 7 encyclopedic entries, 7 school textbooks.

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