Where are religion and politics? Comprehensions of Catholic, Evangelical and no religion university students

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Cristina Satie de Oliveira Pátaro
Frank Antonio Mezzomo

Abstract

The research problematizes the identities constitution in interface with dimensions of religion and politics, aiming at discuss the influences of experiences and learning at University on youths comprehensions. It is analyzed data of three groups of university students: Catholics, Evangelicals and no religion, obtained from a survey with questions related to religion, politics and University life experiences. The results evidence shared understandings among the young people of the three analyzed groups, as well as trends and specificities in the profile and conceptions of each one. It was verified the relevance that religious aspects and university experiences assume for young people. In addition, it was identified a representation that seems to reinforce the separation of politics and religion, at the same time as permeabilizations and mutual influences between the two spheres are verified in the youth identities constitution.

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PÁTARO, Cristina Satie de Oliveira; MEZZOMO, Frank Antonio. Where are religion and politics? Comprehensions of Catholic, Evangelical and no religion university students. HORIZONTE - Journal of Studies in Theology and Religious Sciences, Belo Horizonte, v. 16, n. 50, p. 812–844, 2018. DOI: 10.5752/P.2175-5841.2018v16n50p812-844. Disponível em: https://periodicos.pucminas.br/horizonte/article/view/P.2175-5841.2018v16n50p812. Acesso em: 13 aug. 2025.
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Author Biographies

Cristina Satie de Oliveira Pátaro, Universidade Estadual do Paraná - Campus de Campo Mourão

Docente do Programa de Pós-Graduação Interdisciplinar Sociedade e Desenvolvimento (PPGSeD) e do Mestrado Profissional em Ensino de História (ProfHistória) da Universidade Estadual do Paraná, Campus de Campo Mourão.

Doutora em Educação (USP), Mestre em Educação (Unicamp) e Pedagoga (Unicamp).

Membro do Grupo de Pesquisa Cultura e Relações de Poder.

Frank Antonio Mezzomo, Universidade Estadual do Paraná - Campus de Campo Mourão

Docente do Programa de Pós-Graduação Interdisciplinar Sociedade e Desenvolvimento (PPGSeD) e do Mestrado Profissional em Ensino de História (ProfHistória) da Universidade Estadual do Paraná, Campus de Campo Mourão.

Doutor em História Cultural (UFSC).

Líder do Grupo de Pesquisa Cultura e Relações de Poder e Editor da Revista NUPEM.