Reception of Religious Symbols in Youth

Table Of Contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• About the author
• About the book
• This eBook can be cited
• Contents
• Preface
• 1. Introduction
• 1.1. Definition and Nature of Symbol
• 1.2. Types of Symbol
• 1.3. Religious Symbol
• 1.4. Empirical Approach to the Reception of Religious Symbol in Youth
• 2. Religious Symbol in the Context of Religiosity Parameters
• 2.1. Religious Awareness
• 2.2. Religious Feelings
• 2.3. Religious Decisions
• 2.4. Bond with the Community of Believers
• 2.5. Religious Practices
• 2.6. Religious Morality
• 2.7. Religious Experience
• 2.8. Forms of Profession of Faith
• 3. Psychological Development in Youth
• 3.1. Cognitive Development
• 3.2. Emotional Development
• 3.3. Social Development
• 3.4. Moral Development
• 3.5. Religious Development
• 4. Research Strategy
• 4.1. Review of Current Research
• 4.2. Problem and Hypotheses
• 4.3. Variable Operationalization
• 4.4. Participants
• 4.5. Measures
• 4.5.1. Osgood’s Semantic Differential
• 4.5.2. Configuration of Importance of Religiosity Parameters
• 4.5.3. Exploratory-Critical Interview
• 4.6. Psychometric Evaluation of the Used Methods
• 5. Reception of Religious Symbols in the Light of Semantic Differential
• 5.1. Semantic Space for the Symbols of the Cross and Bible
• 5.2. Subjective Dimensions in the Semantic Space of the Symbol of the Cross
• 5.3. Subjective Dimensions in the Semantic Space of the Symbol of the Bible
• 6. Reception of Religious Symbols in the Light of Religiosity Parameters
• 6.1. Configuration of Importance of Religiosity Parameters for the Symbol of the Cross
• 6.2. Configuration of Importance of Religiosity Parameters for the Symbol of the Bible
• 7. Reception of Religious Symbols in the Light of Exploratory Interview
• 7.1. Reception of Religious Symbols in the Context of Religious Awareness
• 7.1.1. The Cross in the Aspect of Religious Awareness
• 7.1.2. The Bible in the Aspect of Religious Awareness
• 7.2. Reception of Religious Symbols in the Context of Religious Feelings
• 7.2.1. The Cross in the Aspect of Religious Feelings
• 7.2.2. The Bible in the Aspect of Religious Feelings
• 7.3. Reception of Religious Symbols in the Context of Religious Decisions
• 7.3.1. The Cross in the Aspect of Religious Decisions
• 7.3.2. The Bible in the Aspect of Religious Decisions
• 7.4. Reception of Religious Symbols in the Context of Bond with the Community of Believers
• 7.4.1. The Cross in the Aspect of Bond with the Community of Believers
• 7.4.2. The Bible in the Aspect of Bond with the Community of Believers
• 7.5. Reception of Religious Symbols in the Context of Religious Practices
• 7.5.1. The Cross in the Aspect of Religious Practices
• 7.5.2. The Bible in the Aspect of Religious Practices
• 7.6. Reception of Religious Symbols in the Context of Religious Morality
• 7.6.1. The Cross in the Aspect of Religious Morality
• 7.6.2. The Bible in the Aspect of Religious Morality
• 7.7. Reception of Religious Symbols in the Context of Religious Experience
• 7.7.1. The Cross in the Aspect of Religious Experience
• 7.7.2. The Bible in the Aspect of Religious Experience
• 7.8. Reception of Religious Symbols in the Context of Religious Mystery
• 7.8.1. The Cross in the Aspect of Religious Mystery
• 7.8.2. The Bible in the Aspect of Religious Mystery
• 7.9. Application Strategies and Discussion
• Conclusion
• Summary
• Reception of Religious Symbols in Youth Developmental Research of People Aged 12–24
• Appendix 1. Graphic Representation of the Symbol of the Cross
• Appendix 2. Graphic Representation of the Symbol of the Bible
• Appendix 3. Instructions and Protocol for Assessing Stability of the Results Obtained from the Exploratory-Critical Interview
• References
• Series index