Has God returned to Europe? The effect of different types of religiosity on European identity

Veselica, Milan (2024) Has God returned to Europe? The effect of different types of religiosity on European identity. In: Proširenje EU, geopolitika i Rusko-ukrajinski rat : zbornik radova sa redovne međunarodne konferencije Udruženja za političke nauke Srbije održane 21–22. oktobra 2023. u Beogradu = EU Enlargement, Geopolitics and the Russian-Ukraine War. Udruženje za političke nauke Srbije : Univerzitet, Fakultet političkih nauka, Beograd, pp. 141-161. ISBN 978-86-6425-126-6

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Abstract

A thesis still present in Western civilization, primarily in Europe, is the thesis of secularization. Nevertheless, according to many studies, regardless of secularization processes, religion is an important factor in individual identities. This paper examines the relationship between European identity and religiosity. The author used empirical data from the 2017 European Values Study to demonstrate the predictability of different types of religiosity on primordial-type European identity at the individual level. Regarding religiosity, the author tested three categories of religiosity types and their individual effect. For this purpose, multilevel modeling was used. The findings show that religiosity is a strong predictor of primordial-type European identity among individuals from across Europe. Significant differences exist between the predictability of different types of religiosity, with belief in God and very rare praying being the most significant.

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