Abstract
An overview of the state and trends of religiosity in modern Kazakhstan on the basis of sociological measurements is offered. Since the beginning of the 90s, under the conditions of worldview pluralism and the absence of constitutional restrictions on the binding of a certain ideology, the role and the purpose of the religion in Kazakhstani society has substantially transformed. The functions of religion as an institution of socialization turned out to be in demand against the backdrop of a decline in the worldview influence of other institutions of socialization: family, education and media. Scientific research focuses on the dynamics of religious conversion. The authorities and society are concerned about the involvement of Kazakhstani citizens in religious institutions and practices that are not traditional for the mental culture, in the patterns of islamization, evangelism, and neo-orientalism. The government is trying to develop an optimal model of secularism and find a consensus of interests of various religious institutions, believers and non-believers fellow citizens. The main results of the reconstruction of religiosity were obtained at the Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies on the basis of sociological measurements that have been carried out since the early 2000s as part of the implementation of fundamental and applied projects. On the basis of various measurements of the processes of religiosity, the methods of qualitative and quantitative sociology and the subsequent interdisciplinary theoretical reconstruction make it possible to reproduce the contours of the religious situation, detect trends, develop models, and provide the predictive estimates for stakeholders. Practical recommendations on the results of comprehensive studies of religiosity are demanded by the government bodies, experts, and researchers. Some results are reflected in scientific articles and monographs. The proposed article presents integrated results and conclusions on the identified topics.