Study off the spiritual apathy among adventist tenagers in Brazil

Authors

  • Bruno Perreira
  • Emerson T. de Oliveira
  • Paulo L. Aguiar
  • Mábio Coelho

Keywords:

Teenagers, Adventists, Apostasy.

Abstract

By the study the Adventist teenager population in Brazil, between ages of 11 to 188 years old, the goal of this research is to investigate what are the primary causes of the spiritual apath among these teenagers? This research will help establish hypotheses – which should be tested a posteriori –– in an essay to answer what are the causes of such apathy spiritual among Adventists teenagers.

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Published

2010-07-12

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PERREIRA, B.; OLIVEIRA, E. T. de; AGUIAR, P. L.; COELHO, M. Study off the spiritual apathy among adventist tenagers in Brazil. Kerygma, Engenheiro Coelho, SP, v. 6, n. 2, p. 126–190, 2010. Disponível em: https://revistas.unasp.edu.br/kerygma/article/view/175. Acesso em: 31 jan. 2026.

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