The young and the sacred: An analysis of empirical evidence from the Philippines

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Theology and Religious Education

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Young

Volume

25

Issue

1

First Page

26

Last Page

44

Publication Date

2-1-2017

Abstract

The article presents an empirical understanding of the sacred among the Filipino youth from a multicultural and multifaith context. A multistage item development in Manila and Mindanao was undertaken to prepare a Likert scale meant to explore the empirical dimensions of the construct ‘sacred’. Exploratory factor analysis was utilized to identify the underlying factor structure. The results reveal a four-factor structure: religious, valued, ethical and communal. Filipino youths’ notions veered away from the traditional sacred–profane continuum by introducing a personal–religious dynamic. The results underscore the affinity of the religious dimensions (divine and communal) to Filipino youths’ personal appreciation (ethical and valued) of the sacred. © 2017, © 2017 SAGE Publications and Young Editorial Group.

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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1177/1103308816665013

Disciplines

Religion

Keywords

Youth—Religious life--Philippines

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