A presente tese trabalha com o problema da evasão dos adolescentes após a crisma. Em muitas comunidades a crisma tem sido o sacramento de despedida da Igreja. A partir de pesquisas teológico-bibliográficas e reflexões pastorais do pesquisador, a presente tese procura ouvir os adolescentes em dois níveis: os adolescentes que estão fora do engajamento eclesial, mostrando como eles vêem e querem que a Igreja trabalhe com eles, e adolescentes crismandos, comparando os resultados obtidos e propondo um método novo de catequese de crisma. O método novo atende às expectativas dos adolescentes, porque adiciona o lazer, a espiritualidade, a participação dos crismandos, uma leitura crítica da Bíblia, juntamente com um rompimento monitorado da família. E o faz através de uma ruptura monitorada com a religião transmitida pelos pais, ajudando o adolescente a amadurecer e fortalecer a sua fé, a fim de que permaneçam na Igreja Católica após a recepção do sacramento. Com a nova re-elaboração da fé a partir de um grupo de iguais e numa perspectiva mais crítica, os adolescentes têm chance de formar um grupo de jovens, engajando-se na comunidade eclesial. O método foi testado em uma paróquia da periferia de São Leopoldo e se mostrou eficiente, segundo depoimentos colhidos. / The present thesis deals with the problem of the evasion of the adolescents after the sacrament of confirmation. In many communities, the sacrament of confirmation has been the farewell sacrament of the Church. From theological-bibliographical research and pastoral reflections of the researcher, the present thesis looks to hear the adolescents at two levels: the adolescents committed with ecclesial enrollment, showing how they see and want that kind of Church works to them; and catechesis adolescents, comparing the gotten results and considering a new method of confirmations catechesis. The new method takes care of to the expectations of the adolescents, because it adds the element leisure, the spirituality, the participations of the adolescents, a critical reading of the Bible, and it makes it through a monitored rupture of the religion transmitted by the parents, helping the adolescent to ripen and to fortify its faith, so that they remain in the Church Catholic after the reception of the sacrament. With the new rework of the faith from an equals group and in a more critical perspective, the adolescents have possibility to form a group of young people, engaging themselves in the ecclesial community. The method was tested in a parish of the São Leopoldo periphery and it has showed its efficiency, according to gathered depositions.

This paper is a case study in Religion in Peace and Conflict, in which the role of religion and religious expression in Swedish education is examined. The focus of this case study is on Swedish public schools. It begins with a literature review into the role of multiculturalism and cosmopolitan theories in Swedish government and policies with a discussion of how this extends into education. This is followed by an overview of the history of religion in Sweden and Swedish schools. The impact that different stakeholders, including teachers, students, administrators, and parents, might have within the Swedish school systems is excavated as well as the impact that the school space might have on integration. A field study in three different Swedish schools was conducted and is described in this paper. The results of the data suggest that there is a clear distinction between non-religious students and the religious students. The case study points to the overall finding that practicing religious students in the Swedish public school does not have the same freedom of conscience as the majority of students and that Swedish religion education is not neutral, as is the state intends. Some objections in regards to rights claims and majority-minority group dynamics are also explored and discussed.