al-Afkar, Journal For Islamic Studies
Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026)

Perspectives on Religious Exclusivism in Generation Z by Age Group

Khansa Meradaputhi (Unknown)
Nandang Budiman (Unknown)
Sardin (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
22 Feb 2026

Abstract

The growth of information and communication technology currently raises opportunities and challenges, especially for Generation Z. One of the issues that arises is religious exclusivism, which means the tendency to see a particular religion as the only truth and way of salvation, accompanied by an attitude of rejecting or marginalizing the existence of beliefs. other. This research aims to find out the perspective of religious exclusivism in Generation Z based on age group. This research uses a quantitative approach by collecting data using the religious exclusivism instrument (Sukmayadi, 2024). The sample for this research consisted of 100 Generation Z who live in West Java, and used data collection techniques via Google Form, and processed with IBM SPSS 25.0. The results of the study show that there is no significant difference in religious exclusivism between those aged 17 - 21 years and those aged 22 - 26 years. Apart from that, it can be concluded that overall, the sample in this study has a religious exclusivism perspective which is dominated by the medium category. This reflects that generation Z is still in the process of an identity crisis because they still have to fulfill their developmental tasks.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

Afkar_Journal

Publisher

Subject

Social Sciences

Description

al-Afkar, Journal for Islamic Studies is published by Association of Secondment Lecturers (Asosiasi Dosen DPK) UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung Indonesia. Focus of al-Afkar, Journal for Islamic Studies is on publishing original empirical research articles and theoretical reviews of Islamic Studies, ...