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Childhood predictors of adults’ belief in god, gods, and spiritual forces across 22 countries
Scientific ReportsReligion is an integral part of everyday life for billions of people, yet little is known about the developmental antecedents of religious belief outside of Western cultures.
Jordan W. Moon +5 more
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Childhood predictors of belief in life after death across 22 countries
Scientific ReportsBelief in life after death is one of the oldest and most widespread spiritual convictions, and it has been shown to offer various psychological benefits.
Zhuo Job Chen +7 more
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On biotechnology, theology, and the human sciences [PDF]
, 2018 There may be very good Christian theological reasons to oppose human biotechnological enhancement. It is, however, difficult to discern what they are. Much of the specifically Christian response to transhumanist biotechnological enhancement has revolved ...
Jong, Jonathan
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Sociodemographic variations of belief in life after death across 22 Countries
Scientific ReportsBelief in life after death is among the oldest forms of spiritual belief, found in nearly every world civilization and religion. While several national surveys highlight differences in afterlife beliefs across countries, none have explored the ...
Zhuo Job Chen +7 more
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Posterity or Prosperity? Critiquing and Refiguring Prosperity Theologies in an Ecological Age
, 2015 At the beginning of the twenty-first century, prosperity theologies have simultaneously received a warm reception by some and a critical cold shoulder by others.
Swoboda, A.J.
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Scientific ReportsWe used nationally representative data from the first wave of the Global Flourishing Study (N = 202,898) to (1) explore the distribution of forgivingness in 22 geographically and culturally diverse countries and (2) identify potential differences in ...
Richard G. Cowden +10 more
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Religiosity and flourishing in Europe: Evidence from the Global Flourishing Study
This study analyzes the associations between religiosity and multidimensional human flourishing in highly secularized European countries using data from the Global Flourishing Study. While previous research has explored various associations between specific aspects of religiosity, such as frequency of prayer or religious service attendance, with ...
Maike Ritzer +3 more
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Sustaining Autonomous Communities in the Modern United States (The United Communities of America) [PDF]
, 2017 America has become industrialized and characterized by social anxiety and overconsumption. The inability to be sustainable has led the once plentiful and flourishing nation into an ongoing sustainability crisis. Even if there is a deep connection between
Hester, Lucas
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Speciesistic Veganism: An Anthropocentric Argument [PDF]
, 2016 The paper proposes an anthropocentric argument for veganism based on a speciesistic premise that most carnists likely affirm: human flourishing should be promoted. I highlight four areas of human suffering promoted by a carnistic diet: (1) health dangers
A Arluke +19 more
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Longitudinal Analyses in the Global Flourishing Study: Wave 1 Predictors of Wave 2 Flourishing
Abstract We assess numerous aspects of flourishing and their possible determinants using longitudinal panel data analyses from Waves 1 and 2 of the Global Flourishing Study. The Global Flourishing Study is a longitudinal panel study of more than 200,000 participants in 22 geographically and culturally diverse countries and one territory ...
Tyler VanderWeele +49 more
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