Young People and Religion and Spirituality in Europe: A Complex Picture

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“…The high level of adaptation to new features of life, the emergence of a new language, faith, and traditions, while maintaining loyalty to the culture and religion of their homeland, is countered by the disillusionment of Europeans with traditional Christianity and other customs, the ideas of postmodernism and intercultural policy. That is why young Europeans often choose to seek a new religion or lifestyle that detracts from the preservation of their own cultural heritage (Dunlop et al, 2015). The future of Europe largely depends on how the problems of intercultural interactions between the native population and immigrants are now being addressed.…”

Religious Moderation: An Analysis of Understanding, Internet and Social Media Exposure and Social Interaction Systems

“…(Li, 2018) proposes, the effect of media exposure is measured in two aspects: (a) the frequency of exposure (how often to access information) and (b) the extent of exposure (the broad range of information that can make someone understand it with a broader perspective and make people judge the seriousness of it at the broader level of society). Thus it appears that the aspect of extensity is a substance for the formation of a person's understanding from a broader perspective, so as to be able to assess the importance of something at a broader level of society (Giselle Vincett, Sarah Dunlop, 2015;Li, 2018).…”

Religiosity, Smoking and Other Risky Behaviors

“…Romania reported the highest level of church construction in Europe (Andreescu, 2007), a sign of revival of visible religiosity, the strongest among all Orthodox countries in the region (Voicu, 2019;Gheorghe, 2018). The young Romanians show a very high Orthodox affiliation and are found to be highly spiritual (Vincett et al, 2014). Both types of religiosity play an essential role in Orthodoxy, being the core of a rich, sincere, and active religious life (Fontaine, 2017).…”