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Becoming Religious as an Education of Attention
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 64, Issue 3, Page 279-290, September 2025.ABSTRACT A vast literature in the social scientific study of religion demonstrates that religious people are made not born. More specifically, researchers have shown that becoming religious is something that people must learn how to do. Adding to this well‐established focus on the socialization of religious subjects, I argue that becoming religious ...
Daniel Winchester
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What's 'Global' about Global Pentecostalism?
, 2008 There is much confusion over what is meant by globalization generally and specifically as it is applied to the study of Pentecostalism. In this article I show how the different usages of globalization are applied to several areas of Pentecostal research ...
Michael Wilkinson
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Creating the Complexo de Israel: Religion, Urban Orders, and Aesthetics in Rio de Janeiro
City &Society, Volume 37, Issue 2, August 2025.ABSTRACT This article centers on the relation between religion, criminal(ized) economies, and the production of urban space in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Our empirical focus lies on the Israel Complex, a cluster of favelas located in the city's northern periphery.
Jolien van Veen, Martijn Oosterbaan
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HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2019 The idea for this article was developed in ecumenical discussion regarding the worrisome developments in some neo-Pentecostal ministries where stories of snake-eating, petrol-drinking, false prophecies and so on were being alleged.
Mookgo S. Kgatle, Thabang R. Mofokeng
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The Network Expression of a Roma Diaspora
Global Networks, Volume 25, Issue 3, July 2025.ABSTRACT Despite the longstanding debates among ethnographers and policymakers regarding the social organization of the Roma–the largest and most marginalized native ethnocultural minority in Europe–quantitative analyses are limited. This is partly due to a unique combination of social closure and spatial dispersion of most Roma groups, exacerbated by ...
Francisco J. Ogáyar +4 more
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What exactly is a family man? Performing and precluding respectable fatherhood in Dominica
Ethos, Volume 53, Issue 2, June 2025.Abstract How does a father come to be regarded as a “family man” in the Caribbean? By tracking the stories and strivings of various Dominican men who seek recognition as dedicated fathers, this essay unfolds complex answers to this seemingly simple question.
Adom Philogene Heron
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An Ubuntu Pentecostal Perspective of Pan-Africanism and African Identity
ReligionsClarke provides a critical analysis of Pentecostalism as a tool for attaining the theological and political objectives of Pan-Africanism. However, this seems to suggest that, at least, African Pentecostals and African Pentecostal researchers may not be ...
Abraham Modisa Mkhondo Mzondi
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Correlates of Continued Church Membership Intention: An Empirical Study of Religion in Ghana
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 64, Issue 2, Page 123-147, June 2025.Abstract This study examines the factors influencing continued church membership intention in Ghana, focusing on the key correlates of this behavior. Using structural equation modeling (SEM) the survey data collected were analyzed. The findings highlight charismatic leadership, religious experience, corporate social responsibility, personal needs ...
Andrews Agya Yalley
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, 2017 Daily, collective practice is at the heart of Prison Pentecostalism. Because of the skepticism swirling around religious conversion and practice inside of prison and the importance of proving faith commitments as genuine, the way a Pentecostal lives ...
Andrew Johnson
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