Üniversite Gençliğinin Kurumsal ve Öznel Dindarlığa Bakışı ve Etkileyen Faktörler Üzerine Nitel Bir Araştırma

In its simplest form, religion expresses the bond established between man and God, and religiosity means the reflection of this bond in individual and social life. Although religion does not change in terms of belonging to the divine source, religiosity can appear in different ways depending on many factors, as a subjective experience. Indeed, many conceptualizations have been made regarding the changes in religiosity during the modern period. In this study, the subject of institutional and subjective religiosity, which is one of the modern concepts of religiosity, has been evaluated. The aim of the research is to determine the view of university youth towards institutional and subjective religiosity and the factors affecting this view. The data collection and analysis processes of the research are structured in a qualitative model. Semi-structured interview was used for data collection and content analysis technique was used for data analysis. Interviews were conducted between 17 January and 1 March 2020. The study group of the research consists of 30 young people between the ages of 19-25 who study in 21 different departments of Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University in the 2019-2020 academic year. The semi-structured interview form used in the research was developed by the researchers based on the literature. Permission was obtained from Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Human Research Ethics Committee before data collection. Maximum diversity sampling was used to determine the participants and interviews were conducted with volunteer participants. The results of the research show that young people have a strong tendency to define themselves with subjective religious understanding, and the image of Üniversite Gençliğinin Kurumsal ve Öznel Dindarlığa Bakışı ve Etkileyen Faktörler Üzerine Nitel Bir Araştırma Journal of Theology Faculty of Bulent Ecevit University, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2020 301 religious institutions and religious officials and the environment of the university can be considered as an effective factor in this trend.