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Does Islamic Religiosity Constrain Liberal Democratic Attitudes?

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The relationship between Islam and democracy remains contested. Although some scholars argue that the two are inherently incompatible, others maintain that they can coexist harmoniously. Although the existing literature includes a growing number of empirical studies testing these competing claims, many are constrained by limitations in data ...
Zeki Sarigil
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Paths of Faith and Focus? ADHD, Adult Religiosity, and Moderation by Race in the Add Health Study

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite extensive research on attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), little is known about how ADHD shapes religious belief and practice across the life course. Using longitudinal data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), this study examines whether childhood ADHD diagnosis is associated ...
Laura Upenieks, Samuel H. Fishman
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Christian denominations and their stance on LGBTQ rights.

This poster focuses on different Christian denominations and the different levels of support they have for LGBTQ rights. The information was gathered from a survey done by Baylor University\u27s Sociology Department to collect data concerning American ...
Quintanilla, Victoria
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The Paradox of Threat: Vernacular Security Governance Among Jewish and Muslim Minorities in Four European States

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How do religious minorities proactively manage their safety amid global crises and local hostility? This article examines these dynamics, conceptualized as “vernacular security governance,” among Jewish and Muslim populations in four European states.
Tahir Abbas, May Tamimova, Irene Trebeschi, Paul Wabnitz   +3 more
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Review of Renegade Amish: Beard Cutting, Hate Crimes, and the Trial of the Bergholz Barbers—Donald Kraybill

The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2015
Donald Kraybill is the author, coauthor, or editor of over a dozen books on Anabaptist and Amish culture. The latest addition to this list is Renegade Amish: Beard Cutting, Hate Crimes, and the Trial of the Bergholz Barbers.
Shawn Peters
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“Go Ahead and Bring Me Up on Charges—The Rocks Will Sing Out”: Organizational Structure, Ally Activism, and the Struggle for Marriage Equality in the UMC

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT After decades of struggle, the United Methodist Church (UMC) removed all LGBTQ‐restrictive language from its Book of Discipline in 2024, overturning exclusionary policies that forbid same‐sex weddings and the ordination of LGBTQ+ clergy. This research sheds light on the activism that preceded institutional change within the UMC.
Nancy L. Malcom, Melinda D. Kane
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Identifying Standards and Marketing Techniques in Non-denominational Christian Congregations

, 2017
One of the ways in which non-domination congregations market themselves is by claiming they have no “identifiable standards”. When comparing Willow Creek to another super mega church, like Vineyard Movement, that self identifies as neocharismatic ...
Haynie, Elizabeth
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Of Shoulders and Shadows: Selected Amish Scholarship before 1963

The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2017
John Hostetler’s first edition of Amish Society in 1963 is a milestone in the advancement of scholarship about the Amish. It was revised and re-issued through three more editions.
Joseph Donnermeyer
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Religious Classification Beyond Belonging: Madhehebu as Lived Grammar

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Religious classifications remain socially meaningful even when people refuse to inhabit the categories they name. This article examines that puzzle through madhehebu, the Swahili term (from Arabic madhhab) used to name Muslim difference. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork (2022–2026) at Radio Nuur FM—an Islamic station in Tanga, Tanzania, that ...
K. D. Thompson
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Testing the Supply‐Side Theory of Religion in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The supply‐side theory of religion predicts that religious monopolies reduce levels of popular religious participation. While developed, debated, and most frequently tested in the context of Western Christian democratic states and to a lesser extent Muslim‐majority countries, little attention has been given to its relevance to Sub‐Saharan ...
Jonathan Fox, Allison Gangi, Ariel Zellman   +2 more
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