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Barriers Inhibiting Women's Path to the Pulpit and the Gender Gap in Compensation

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the gender gap in Protestant churches’ leadership and its connection to head clergy compensation, using the National Study of Congregations’ Economic Practices (NSCEP) data. The analysis reveals that women's leadership as head clergy is most common within smaller and theologically liberal churches and during a time of ...
Young‐joo Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Embodied Practices of the Jewish Sabbath Among the Ultra‐Orthodox in Israel: Freedom Despite Limitations

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article, I focus on three embodied aspects of the ultra‐Orthodox (Haredi) Jewish Shabbat: clothing, meals, and appropriate conversation topics. Jewish law, alongside traditions and customs developed over the years, mandates changes during the Sabbath, including prohibitions and restrictions.
Stav Shufan‐Biton
wiley   +1 more source

Handwriting in primary school: comparing standardized tests and evaluating impact of grapho-motor parameters. [PDF]

open access: yesRead Writ
Sparaci L   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Becoming Religious as an Education of Attention

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A vast literature in the social scientific study of religion demonstrates that religious people are made not born. More specifically, researchers have shown that becoming religious is something that people must learn how to do. Adding to this well‐established focus on the socialization of religious subjects, I argue that becoming religious ...
Daniel Winchester
wiley   +1 more source

Embodying Tradition and Ascribing Meaning: Israeli Jewish Atheists Choosing to Circumcise Their Sons

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the meanings Israeli–Jewish atheists ascribe to their choice to circumcise their sons. Despite their lack of religious belief, many choose to engage in this practice, often seen as a typical representation of Jewish physical embodiment. Employing a lived religion approach, which emphasizes the multifaceted nature of human
Tammar Friedman
wiley   +1 more source

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