Exploring the Relationship Between Religion, Health, and Sociodemographic Factors in Brazil During the COVID-19 Pandemic. [PDF]
da Silva MRR +5 more
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Kant on Bullshit Jobs—Mere Means and True Means
ABSTRACT Following David Graeber's Bullshit Jobs, there has recently been academic and public discussion about useless work. Immanuel Kant maintains that we ought to be means for others and that there is a duty to be useful. Graeber and Kant are both concerned with a form of harm often overlooked in contemporary ethics and political philosophy, namely,
Martin Sticker
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Christian perspectives on palliative sedation: a literature study. [PDF]
Lambaerts J, Broeckaert B.
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ABSTRACT Responsible innovation (RI) dynamics remain underexplored in Global South contexts, which have a high prevalence of micro‐ and small enterprises and are vulnerable to the devastating effects of industrial disasters. Only a few studies examine RI within such settings, where it is arguably needed most.
Afreen Choudhury +3 more
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Religious Traditions Exhibit Heterogeneous Effects on Vaccination Uptake: A U.S. County-Level Regression Analysis Supporting Tailored Health Outreach. [PDF]
Anderson CA, Zhou S, Chi G.
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Why Are Young Men Increasingly Drawn to Christianity? A Study of Finnish Young Men
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
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The negative intelligence-religiosity link may be differentiated according to cognitive test <i>g</i>-loadings and (Christian) religious denominations: primary study and meta-analytical evidence. [PDF]
Dürlinger F, Pietschnig J.
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“Me and God, We're Good”: Abortion Morality and Protestant Women Having Abortions in the South
ABSTRACT This study examines how 84 Protestant women in the South understand the morality of their abortion decisions, offering a nuanced perspective on the complex relationship between religion and abortion and revealing that many women navigate abortion decisions with theological depth, moral reasoning, and a profound sense of responsibility.
Rebecca Todd Peters
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Religion, personality, or none of them? Exploratory evidence on their correlations with economic preference parameters. [PDF]
Bessey D.
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The Cross and Conflict: How Do Christians Impact Protest Dynamics?
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between Christian actors, practices, and sacred sites in US protests and demonstrations, focusing on how political ideology shapes conflict outcomes. Using event‐level data from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), the analysis explores 63,000 protest events from 2020 to 2024 ...
Joel Day
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