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The Reputational Configuration and Dynamics of Christian Churches in Switzerland

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how the reputation of Christian churches is configured, and which sociodemographic variables and experiences (personal or mediated) relate to it. It provides in‐depth insights into how the Swiss population evaluates Roman Catholic, Reformed Protestant, and Evangelical churches on the basis of various theories, such as ...
Rebekka Rieser, Mark Eisenegger, Jörg Schneider   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drawing cancer chronicles: A qualitative study to evaluate narrative meaning-making over time and in response to a meaning-centred care intervention. [PDF]

PLoS One
Evans ERE, van Poecke N, Portela M, Scherer-Rath M, Weeseman Y, Bood ZM, Christophe N, Dörr H, de Vos-Geelen J, Beeker A, de Klerk G, Bras E, Vlug H, Bossink F, Savelkoul F, Timmermans LM, Sprangers MAG, Helmich E, van Laarhoven HWM.   +18 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
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

Christianity and reverential naturalism engage a world in peril: A dialogue between disciplines. [PDF]

Soc Compass
Bramadat P, Thatamanil J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Social Grace and the Mission of the Church [PDF]

, 2015
Doran, Robert M.
core   +1 more source

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

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
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

'Sometimes sheep need a vet': A qualitative study of Pentecostal clergy knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours regarding mental health. [PDF]

PLoS One
Muthaih J, Caplin A, Jarvis GE, Whitley R.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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

Journal 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, J. P. De Gance, Isaiah Contu, Katheryn C. H. Yang, Rachel S. Leong, Richard G. Cowden, Katelyn N. G. Long, Tyler J. VanderWeele   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

<i>A heart that cares</i>: Providing utmost care to mothers with multiple pregnancies. [PDF]

Int J Cardiol Cardiovasc Risk Prev
Cordero DA.
europepmc   +1 more source

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

Journal 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