Introducing religion, youth and sexuality -- Faith matters: exploring meanings and connections of religion -- Understanding sexuality: negotiating relationship values -- Embodying sexuality: managing bodily practices -- Stirring passions: managing singleness, relationships and counter-normative sexualities -- Positioning oneself in the world: negotiating sexualised cultures in diverse spaces and contexts -- Conclusions: understanding young adults' religious faith and sexuality
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Presenting qualitative and quantitative findings on the lived experiences of around seven hundred young adults from Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and mixed-faith backgrounds, Religious and Sexual Identities provides an illuminating and nuanced analysis of young adults' perceptions and negotiations of their religious, sexual, youth and gender identities. It demonstrates how these young adults creatively construct meanings and social connections as they navigate demanding but exciting spaces in which their multiple identities intersect. Accessible quantitative analyses are com