Jovens católicos carismáticos nas universidades: a fé que pauta a ciência

Abstract

The article analyzes the adhesion of the youth to religious groups and their forms of social action, in the Weberian molds, in contemporary times. Taking as a reference the Catholic-charismatic youth groups in the universities, the article seeks to understand: the functional dynamics of these charismatic youth groups; the general aspects of the social action of these young people in their areas of operation; and the characteristics of the groups operating in the city of Goiânia, mainly in UFG. The faithful analyzed are the participants of Catholic youth groups of the age group from 18 to 30 years, with predominant attention to those attending the activities directed to youth of the universities. The participants of the University Prayer Groups have non-conventional forms of collective action, configuring themselves as a new modality of social practices in the interior of the student life that require the attention of the studies on youth. How recent are the work and debates about University social action aimed at studying the plurality of way of being young in higher education (in addition to the student movement), to turn to the examination of religious issues among students, the article seeks to contribute to the expansion of the understanding of this time in the life cycle.