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ReligionsPractical theology is the application of theological reflection to concrete human experience—how faith is interpreted and embodied within shifting social realities.
Elad Ben David
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Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Much of the activism on environmental issues within the US Catholic Church is not coming from those with institutional power (like bishops and diocesan priests), but rather from sisters, who have no formal power. What factors facilitate sisters’ environmental activism?
Sabrina Danielsen, Ellie Simmons
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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
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Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.ABSTRACT How are young Black Americans practicing spirituality contemporarily? Today younger generations of Black Americans are more likely than older Black Americans to identify as religiously unaffiliated or as practicing a non‐Christian faith. Drawing on 109 interviews with Black Millennial and Gen Z Americans, I examine how some of these younger ...
Terrell J. A. Winder
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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 +2 more
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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 +4 more
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Beyond the Cut: Generative Refusal and the Reimagining of Jewish Affiliation in Contemporary Israel
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In Jewish‐Israeli society, circumcision (brit milah) carries far‐reaching significance, symbolizing both the covenant between god and the Jewish people and serving as a key marker of communal affiliation and cultural continuity. Drawing on in‐depth interviews with Jewish‐Israeli parents who have chosen not to circumcise their sons and using ...
Nina Rageth
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Svensk Teologisk KvartalskriftThis article explores the themes of tradition and renewal in Islamic theology through a reading of Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī's Fayṣal al-tafriqa bayna l-islām wa-l-zandaqa ("The Decisive Criterion for Distinguishing Islam from Heresy"), a classic work about ...
Tobias Andersson
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Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The present study examines how religion shapes partnership formation and religious homogamy among Syrian and Afghan male refugees who arrived in Germany during the 2015/16 influx. It provides new insights by focusing on a particularly vulnerable group of refugees who are culturally distant from the host society and comparing them to ...
Jana Kuhlemann +3 more
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Revisiting Racialized Religious Contexts and Perceptions of White Discrimination and Privilege
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between racial composition of religious congregations and individual‐level perceptions of white discrimination and white privilege. Current framings suggest that organizations are racialized not solely because of their composition but also the implicit (or explicit) ideologies expressed within them ...
Jerry Z. Park, Brandon C. Martinez
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