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Crowding Out the Market: State Religious Policy and Social Capital Among Religious Adherents

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 259-269, June 2026.
ABSTRACT How do governments’ policies toward religion impact the relationship between citizens and civil society? A large body of literature examines the effect of social capital on democratic governance. Studies of State Religious Policy, or SRP, however, have shown complex and potentially contradictory effects on different types of social capital ...
Brendan Szendrő
wiley   +1 more source

The Contemporary Debate on Secularization and Its Cross‐National Variation: A Systematization Through Topic Modeling

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 293-306, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Secularization is a key concept in the social scientific study of religion, yet its meaning remains ambiguous due to varied definitions produced in the literature. This article aims to provide a data‐driven systematization of the debate on religious change by analyzing 1638 academic articles published between 2001 and 2022 using structural ...
Valeria Rainero, Ruud Luijkx
wiley   +1 more source

Religion Welcome Here: A Pluriversal Approach to Religion and Global Bioethics. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Bioeth Inq
Jecker NS   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Couple's Religious Affiliation Status and Charitable Giving: A Closer Look

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 360-373, June 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examines how religious dynamics in a household are connected to its giving patterns. Specifically, we test how a married or cohabitating heterosexual couple's religious affiliation status relates to the likelihood of donation by tracking the shifts using a three‐tiered classification: (1) general giving, (2) giving to religious and ...
Young‐Joo Lee, David P. King
wiley   +1 more source

Euthanasia in Syria: an examination of medical student attitudes and predictors in a conflict zone. [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Med Ethics
Al-Bitar A   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Power of Spousal Support in Ministry: A Longitudinal Study of Social Support Profiles, Marital Quality, and Ministry Satisfaction Among United Methodist Clergy

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 374-385, June 2026.
ABSTRACT For many occupations, the toll of work‐related stressors on job satisfaction may be mitigated by social and emotional support. However, social support may be different for clergy, considering their unique work environment. Using data from the Clergy Health Initiative Longitudinal Survey, this study examines the relationship between different ...
Malik Muhammad Sohail   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

It's Not Just Fashion, It's Sin: The Impacts of Modesty Messaging on Female Adolescents Within the White Evangelical Church

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 414-426, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The following study examines the impacts of internalized modesty messaging (IMM) on female adolescents raised within white evangelical churches. On the basis of a large‐scale dataset (n = 5525), the article investigates associations between IMM, self‐esteem, and experiences of sexual harassment as a minor in religious institutions using a case‐
Nicole Marie Gallego   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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