Objective religion / Byron R. Johnson, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Johnson, Byron R., editor.

Baylor University. Institute for Studies of Religion, issuing body.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion.

Religion and civilization.

Religion and sociology.

religion (discipline).

sociology of religion.

Medical Subjects:

Religion.

Physical Description:

3 volumes ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion.

Competition, tension, perseverance.

Problems, prosociality, progress.

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:

Volume 1. Competition, Tension, Perseverance. Foreword / Rodney Stark

I. The Economics of Religion. Conversion to Latin American Protestantism and the case for religious motivation / Rodney Stark, Buster G. Smith

Religious competition and revival in Italy : exploring European exceptionalism / Massimo Introvigne, Rodney Stark

Religious monopolies, religious pluralism, and secularization : the relationship between religious pluralism and religious participation in Sweden / Eva M. Hamberg

Folk temples and the Chinese religious economy / Graeme Lang, Selina Ching Chan, Lars Ragvald

The effect of religious affiliation and religious markets on Islamophobia in four European nations / Linda A. Lockett, Ted G. Jelen

II. Religion and Tension. Retention strategies and religious success : a regional comparison of American Jews / Michael K. Abel

Explaining atheism : testing the secondary compensator model and proposing an alternative / Laura A. Hunter

Consensus and conflict : abortion, mainline protestants, and religious restructuring since 1960 / Sabrina Danielsen

Whom do people dislike more : atheists or cultists? Ryan T. Cragun, Patrick Henry, Casey P. Homan, Joseph Hammer

III. The Persistence of Religion. Neighbors in the pews : social status diversity in religious congregations / Philip Schwadel

Estimating the global Muslim population : size and distribution of the world's Muslim population / Brian J. Grim, Becky Hsu

The collapse of secular social capital and religious revival in rural China : an empirical study / Xiuhua Wang

Family networks and the growth of the Church of Almighty God / Massimo Introvigne

Heads down, hearts up : how Ukrainian Baptists make meaning from their memories of Soviet state-sanctioned religious persecution / Gregory S. Morrow, Mary E. Grigsby.

Volume 2. Problems, Prosociality, Progress. Foreword / Jeff Levin

I. Volunteerism. Religion and Volunteering in Four Sub-Saharan African Countries / Meredith J. Greif, Amy Adamczyk, Jacob Felson

Religion and Philanthropic Giving and Volunteering: Building Blocks for Civic Responsibility / Stephen V. Monsma

Religious Motivations and Social Service Volunteers: The Interaction of Differing Religious Motivations, Satisfaction, and Repeat Volunteering / Richard M. Clerkin, James E. Swiss

Women Religious in a Changing Urban Landscape: The Work of Catholic Sisters in Metropolitan Cleveland / Robert L. Fischer, Jennifer Bartholomew

II. Social Capital. Religious Tradition and Involvement in Congregational Activities That Focus on the Community / Jennifer M. McClure

God, Guts, and Glory: An investigation of Relational Support Mechanisms for War Veterans Provided by Religious Communities / Terry Shoemaker

The Impact of Church Attendance on the Decline in Female Happiness in the United States / G. Alexander Ross

The Socioeconomic Contribution of Religion to American Society: An Empirical Analysis / Brian J. Grim, Melissa E. Grim

III. Addressing Social Problems. Religion, Intact Families, and the Achievement Gap / William H. Jeynes

Religion and Academic Achievement among Adolescents / Benjamin McKune, John P. Hoffmann

The Faith Factor and Prisoner Reentry / Byron R. Johnson

Does Change in Teenage Religiosity Predict Change in Marijuana Use over Time? / Scott A. Desmond, George Kikuchi, Kristen Budd

Religiosity as a Buffer in the Association between Economic Disadvantage and Violence / Cassady Pitt, Alfred DeMaris

Volume 3. Freedom, Politics, Secularization. Foreword / Philip Jenkins

I. Religious freedom. International religion indexes: Government regulation, governmental favoritism, and social regulation of religion / Brian J. Grim and Roger Finke

4t Strict but not (gender) conservative: Refining the strict church thesis in light of brazilian pentecostalism / Kevin Neuhouser

New data and measures on societal discrimination and religious minorities / Jonathan Fox, Roger Finke, and Dane R. Mataic

Deregulation and demographic chnage: A key to understanding whether religious plurality leads to strife / Brian J. Grim, Vegard Skirbekk, and Jesus Crespo Cuaresma

Consumer expenditures and the faith factor / Vince E. Showers, Linda S. Showers, James E. Cox, Jr., Jeri M. Beggs, and Hulda G. Black

Is religious freedom good for business?: A conceptual and empirical analysis / Brian J. Grim, Greg Claark, and Robert Edward Snyder

II. Religion and Politics. Catholic younf adults' attitudes toward the church's pro-life teachings: A bellwether for the church's political strategy? / Tia Noelle Pratt

Same-sex sexuality, marriage, and the seminary professor: Catholic, evangelical, and mainline protestant / Robert J. Priest

Christian theology and attitudes toward political and religious ideological groups / George Yancey, Marie A. Eisenstein, and Ryan P. Burge

Are religion and environmentalism complements or substitutes?: A club-based approach / Feler Bose and Timothy M. Komarek

Divided by age?: Generational shifts in white evangelical christians' attitudes toward racial diversity / Darin M. Mather

III. Religion, Technology, and Secularization. Religious apps for smartphones and tablets: Transforming religious authority and the nature of religion / Cortney Hughes Rinker, Jess Roof, Emily Harvey, Elyse Bailey, and Hannah Embler

Introducing Jesus' social network: Support, conflict, and compassion / Jennifer M. McClure

Fear of LOVE ONLINE: The effecr of religious salience on the early adoption of online dating (2000-2005) / Benjami9n Thomas Gurrentz

Human development and the demography of secularization in global persepctive / Eric Kaufmann

Are religious "nones" really not religious?: Revisiting Glenn, three decades later / Jeff Levin, Matt Bradshaw, Byron R. Johnson, and Rodney Stark.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Objective religion

ISBN:

9781481313643

1481313649

9781481314268

1481314262

9781481317719

1481317717

9781481313650

1481313657

9781481319614

1481319612

9781481313667

1481313665

OCLC:

1268122294