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Associations of Childhood Experiences With Adulthood Religious and Relational Outcomes Among Protestants and Catholics in the United States

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In a United States sample of 32 Protestant and Catholic congregations (N = 16,548), we evaluated associations between seven childhood religious and family experiences (e.g., conversations with parents about faith, childhood religious service attendance [RSA]) and five religious and relational outcomes in adulthood (e.g., RSA, conversations ...
Julia S. Nakamura   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
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

Why Political Theology Again? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Ackerman, John Wolfe
core  

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, EarlyView.
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

Students' attitudes toward euthanasia and abortion: a cross-cultural study in three Mediterranean countries. [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Med Ethics
Tutić Grokša I   +14 more
europepmc   +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, EarlyView.
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

Why Are Young Men Increasingly Drawn to Christianity? A Study of Finnish Young Men

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent surveys in the Global North suggest a possible reversal in established gender patterns of religiosity, with young men increasingly engaging with Christianity. This study examines this development in Finland, a highly secular country, drawing on qualitative individual and small‐group interviews with 30 men attracted to Christianity.
Kati Tervo‐Niemelä   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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