Religion
Overview
A current snapshot with links to the actual stidies can be found on How Reigion rises - and falls - in modern australia [https://theconversation.com/how-religion-rises-and-falls-in-modern-australia-74367]. this article also interegates the definition of "religious".
The Maccrindle Blog has a 2013 survey [http://mccrindle.com.au/the-mccrindle-blog/church_attendance_in_australia_infographic] about church attendance.
NCLS Research on Australian Spirituality and Christian research association: Attitudes toward a variety of religions [https://cra.org.au/attitudes-towards-the-variety-of-religions/] outline the key changes in Australian attitudes to religion since federation, including attitudes to religions other than Christianity. by 2002 a survey suggested that "While many Australians were not ready to embrace what different religions might offer them, approximately one-third indicated that they were open."
Faith, Belief and churchgoing in Australia [https://mccrindle.com.au/insights/blogarchive/faith-belief-and-churchgoing-in-australia/] gives an overview of religion in Australia and has excellent graph about belief in god or Jesus and church attendance.
If you're still trying to come up with a question and are interested in how to get teens more involved in religion, have a look at these questions in Family and School influences of the religious practices and spiritual lives of Catholic adolescents [http://epubs.scu.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1379&context=theses] on p.112.
QUIZ: What Religion am I?
Tthis quiz will take you through some of he most important aspects of eligin and come up with a religion which suits your viewpoints about a range of spirityual and moral matters. It's a good way to discover your own biases and it's also intersting to see which religion the algorithm spits out at the end.
Tthis quiz will take you through some of he most important aspects of eligin and come up with a religion which suits your viewpoints about a range of spirityual and moral matters. It's a good way to discover your own biases and it's also intersting to see which religion the algorithm spits out at the end.
Why are students religious or non-religious
Compare the Australian statistics to these English ones: Two thirds of teenagers don't believe in god .[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/5603096/Two-thirds-of-teenagers-dont-believe-in-God.html
Varieties of Spirituality amongst australian Youth [http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.612.7665&rep=rep1&type=pdf] identifies families (especially the mother) as one of the most important influences on spirituality.
Family and School influences of the religious practices and spiritual lives of Catholic adolescents [https://www.academia.edu/19378972/Family_and_school_influences_on_the_religious_practice_and_spiritual_lives_of_Catholic_adolescents] pp 19-22 (the researcher's literature review) look at the various ways that a family can impact on a teen's religious experiences. p.29 talks about the importance of religious peer groups.
How does being religious impact on the wellbeing of teenagers?
Adolescent risk behaviours and religion http://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1056&context=spp_papers] links being religious (in the US) to reduced risk taking behaviours such as drug taking, alcohol consumption, smoking truancy and sexual activity and even depression.
youth spirituality: How Young people change [https://cra.org.au/youth-spirituality-how-young-people-change/] (2006) discusses data from interviews with 64 students from Catholic and Lutheran schools, outlining changes in values, goals, churchgoing, and religious beliefs.
How religion may affect education al attainment (in the US [http://www.pewforum.org/2016/12/13/how-religion-may-affect-educational-attainment-scholarly-theories-and-historical-background/]
How could we improve the spiritual wellbeing of adolescents?
Varieties of Spirituality amongst australian Youth [http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.612.7665&rep=rep1&type=pdf] identifies some of the ways teens involve themselves with spirituality
Family and School influences of the religious practices and spiritual lives of Catholic adolescents [https://www.academia.edu/19378972/Family_and_school_influences_on_the_religious_practice_and_spiritual_lives_of_Catholic_adolescents]
Religion and Multiculturalism - including Interfaith movements
Religion and Integration in a Multifaith society [http://press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/press/p113381/pdf/ch082.pdf] oputlines the varying contexts of engagement with non-Christian religions in Australian Scoiety
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/deep-equality-in-an-era-of-religious-diversity-9780198803485?lang=en&cc=de