A doctoral thesis at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Murcia for Pilar Sanchez Alvarez has allowed "aware of the loss of religion in Western society if the analysis is to traditional religions."
The research, which was led by Professor José Luis Parada, has revealed also, on the other hand, "the rise of a diffuse spirituality, about new religious movements, in which the person makes a religion subjective, individual without rules. "
The study, which has obtained excellent cum laude, also notes that "it has been shown that children under 25 years and those over 35 residents in the Region of Murcia have nearly the same index of religiosity, but with a concept of different God. "
He adds, "in the minors has been a move away from institutionalized religion, leaning by a non-personal God Energy".
The dissertation is also responsible for analyzing other aspects of the subject, such as religious self-perception, religious practices and the esoteric and the incidence of variables such as sex and educational level.
Source: Universidad de Murcia