Objective religion / Byron R. Johnson, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Johnson, Byron R., editor.

Baylor University. Institute for Studies of Religion.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion.

Religion and civilization.

Religion and sociology.

Physical Description:

volumes ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion.

Competition, tension, perseverance.

Place of Publication:

Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2021]-

Summary:

A selection of articles from "Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion" that documents the pervasiveness of religion and demonstrates the complex ways faith remains important for societies all over the world.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: I. The Economics of Religion

1. Conversion To Latin American Protestantism And The Case For Religious Motivation / Buster G. Smith

2. Religious Competition And Revival In Italy

Exploring European Exceptionalism / Rodney Stark

3. Religious Monopolies, Religious Pluralism, And Secularization

The Relationship Between Religious Pluralism and Religious Participation in Sweden / Eva M. Hamberg

4. Folk Temples And The Chinese Religious Economy / Lars Ragvald

5. The Effect Of Religious Affiliation And Religious Markets On Islamophobia In Four European Nations / Ted G. Jelen

II. Religion and Tension

6. Retention Strategies And Religious Success

A Regional Comparison of American Jews / Michael K. Abel

7. Explaining Atheism

Testing the Secondary Compensator Model and Proposing an Alternative / Laura A. Hunter

8. Consensus And Conflict

Abortion, Mainline Protestants, and Religious Restructuring Since 1960 / Sabrina Danielsen

9. Whom Do People Dislike More: Atheists Or Cultists? / Joseph Hammer

III. The Persistence of Religion

10. Neighbors In The Pews

Social Status Diversity in Religious Congregations / Philip Schwadel

11. Estimating The Global Muslim Population

Size and Distribution of the World's Muslim Population / Becky Hsu

12. The Collapse Of Secular Social Capital And Religious Revival In Rural China

An Empirical Study / Xiuhua Wang

13. Family Networks And The Growth Of The Church Of Almighty God / Massimo Introvigne

14. Heads Down, Hearts Up

How Ukrainian Baptists Make Meaning from Their Memories of Soviet State-Sanctioned Religious Persecution / Mary E. Grigsby.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781481313643

1481313649

9781481314268

1481314262

OCLC:

1249799941