Vol. 29 No. 2 (2021): Youth Religiousness - Religiousness of Youth

The preoccupation “with the scientific reflection and orientation of religious learning processes” (Bitter/Englert/Nipkow) is a core topic of religious education studies. Therefore, the importance of the examination of the religiosity of persons – young and old – for religious education studies is obvious. The 2/2021 issue of the “ÖRF” now focuses on the religiosity of young people – a topic that has been challenging in religious education studies again and again, since young people are considered as a sort of “seismographs” for the current “constitution of religion” (Schenker). Accordingly, both theoretical and empirical research of young people’s religiosity have a long tradition in religious education studies. Consequently, there is a wealth of relevant knowledge and methodological considerations. Nevertheless, there are still desiderata for research.