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Faith at the Edge of Life: A Mixed-Methods Study of Near-Death Experiences and Spiritual Transformation in the Philippines

Religions
Near-death experiences (NDEs) encompass transformative existential experiences that lead to religious change. Although most previous research focused primarily on Western contexts, there remains less understanding of individuals’ interpretations of NDEs ...
Fides A. del Castillo, Gregory S. Ching, Clarence Darro del Castillo, Stefan Huber   +3 more
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Old Catholic Theology: An Introduction

, 2019
Old Catholic theology is the theology that is characteristic of the Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht. Old Catholic Theology: An Introduction, authored by Peter-Ben Smit, an acknowledged expert in the field, outlines the main characteristics ...
Smit, Peter-Ben, Smit, Peter Bernard
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Who Is (Not) Afraid of Immigration? A Mediation Analysis Into the Ambivalence of Christian Religiosity for Immigration‐Related Attitudes

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article systematically investigates the mediators linking Christian religiosity to immigration‐related attitudes in Germany. On the basis of current, representative data (ALLBUS 2023), four mediation models reveal multiple pathways through which religiosity shapes such attitudes.
Felix Roleder
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Story in Pastoral Theology: a theological examination and critique [PDF]

, 1992
Goals The thesis sets out to examine the value of the category of story in pastoral theology, and to argue for its enhanced value as one of the resources available to practical theology and thereby to the wider family of theological disciplines.
Pritchard, John
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Religious Participation After Covid‐19: Evidence From US Catholic Dioceses and Smartphone Data

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How do religious rules and regulations affect behavior? We examine this question using changes in Catholic regulations during the Covid‐19 pandemic combined with mobility data from 15 million smartphone users from 2019 to 2022. We first document overall trends: Total religious attendance declined sharply in March 2020 and thereafter recovered ...
Angela Cools, Carlos Esparza S.J., Jiwon Park   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The US Religious Public and Radical Human Enhancements

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A radical enhancement to the human body or brain is defined as giving human capabilities that no past or present human has possessed. These are being developed by scientists and bioengineers and backed by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. This article reports on the first study of the US religious public's views of radical enhancements using a ...
John H. Evans
wiley   +1 more source

Podcast episode 5: Theology, Public Health, and Social Service [PDF]

, 2018
This article and podcast was originally published in The Prophet -- a journal created by and for the students at the Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) to amplify the voices of STH students by promoting and sharing a range of perspectives on ...
Boss, Kathy, Ona, Fernando
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(Dis)Belief in God Among Younger and Older Poles: Analytic Thinking and Cultural Learning Between Generations and Over Time

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Religious disbelief is increasing worldwide, yet its cognitive and cultural foundations remain debated. We examined how analytic thinking and cultural learning shape (dis)belief across generations and over time. Study 1 compared younger (18–39, n = 427) and older (40+, n = 639) Polish adults.
Paweł Łowicki, Julia Tokarz, Piotr Laskowski, Łukasz Kiszkiel, Jesse M. DeLaRosa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Be Fruitful and Multiply? Complementarianism, Pronatalism, and Suppression of Reproductive Rights

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT At least since the second wave of the feminist movement, policy issues related to gender have generated deep social and political divisions. Past work has analyzed the role of general religious variables or gender worldviews (such as various forms of sexism), but not the two in combination.
Brooklyn Walker, Paul A. Djupe
wiley   +1 more source

Short‐Term Trips, Short‐Term Effects? Exploring the Association Between Religious Retreats and Mission Trips With Subjective Well‐Being

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although religious service attendance is touted for its reliable measurement and robust associations with well‐being, the overwhelming focus on attendance has allowed other aspects of religious participation to be significantly understudied.
Rachael Murdock, Laura Upenieks
wiley   +1 more source