Dini Düşüncede Yaşanan Stresin (Şüphe, Uyumsuzluk, Çelişki v.b.) Boyutları

Üzeyir Ok

Dimensions of the Stress (Doubt, İncompatibility, Contradiction etc.) in Religious Thought

Yıl 2005, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 22, 11 - 40, 01.06.2005

Öz

This study ventures to sketch the dimensions of the stress in religious thinking among students in secondary schools and theology departments. As a result of review of related literature and employment of surveys with a total of 1252 respondents and interview with 15 participants, the percentage, of those who experienced intense religious stress, the types, the source, the content, the ways of resolution, the duration and the period of religious stress were identified. Finally, the possible challenges the students were exposed were delineated and certain ways to overcome these problems were outlined with some suggestions for further research in the future

Anahtar Kelimeler

religious stress, adolescent, early adults, Islam, religious doubt, tension and contradictions, theology

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