While rates of religious affiliation are rapidly declining in most Western societies, a growing number of individuals, mostly youth, are choosing to distance themselves from religion. Thirty-eight (38) young Québécois aged 20 to 30 identifying as “religious nones” were interviewed for this qualitative study. This article explores the relationship of different young Québécois towards religion and its configuration based on semi-directed interviews conducted with our respondents. Three distinct and complementary aspects will be addressed : (1) an exploration of the socio-religious trajectories that lead to this claimed religious non-affiliation, (2) an examination of the main arguments used by the respondents to justify their state of non-affiliation, (3) a presentation of two types of religious representations that can be identified in the respondents’ discourse.
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