The State of Religiousness and a Look to the Future of Religion between the Generations (A Case Study regarding the City of Sanandaj)

Religion is among the most important concepts and the most practical subjects in human society. The historical experience of human life shows that religion cannot be detached from life. The present research deals with the method of measurement in regard to adherence to religion. Citizens were studied in two groups: 18-29 years old and more than 40 years old. Based on Kokran formula, 360 people were chosen and sampling was done in multi-step cluster method.Although the result of the research relates the appropriate study of both generations; the youth and the adults in regard to the measure of religiousness as a general guideline, however what is conformed to the expectation is that the level of the adult religiousness is relatively higher than the youth. In addition, there is a difference between the two generations in the domain of the ceremonies and the consequences of religiousness and the glance to the future of religion. In fact, there is no significant difference between two generations in regard to the factors of doctrinal aspect and the comprehension related to religiosity of the individuals; however the comprehension of the adult generation is more negative than that of the generation of the youth in respect of their views related to the future of religion. With regard to the adherence of the generations in the domain of religion one can make the difference between the generations with the expression “Generation Gap” even though we can affirm the expression (Partiality between the generations) in the domain of the ceremonies and the views related to the future of religion.