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

Journal 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, Joanna Sawatsky, Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The protestant work ethic revisited: A promising concept or an outdated idea? [PDF]

The main task of this paper consists in gauging the analytical value of Max Weber´s Protestant Work Ethic, and in tackling the question of whether and how the concept is still used in current research and theory building.
Modrack, Simone
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Religious Perspectives Regarding the Ethical Issues Associated With Clinical Xenotransplantation. [PDF]

Xenotransplantation
Hurst DJ, Ali M, Brown SM, Gielen J, Kashyap K, Laws T, Loike J, Pegoraro R, Rubin J, Stebbins M, Walker AT, Zaidi SSH, Pierson RN, Cozzi E.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Relationship between Christian Religiosity and Adolescent Substance Use in China. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022
Li S, Lu J, Chen Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

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

Journal 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, Pietari Hannikainen   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Attitudes toward Marriage, Divorce, Cohabitation, and Casual Sex among Working-Age Latinos: Does Religion Matter?

, 2012
The rapid growth of the Latino population in the United States has renewed interest in Latino family research. It has often been assumed that Catholicism is a key factor influencing Latinos’ attitudes toward the family, despite the fact that nearly one ...
Ellison, Christopher G., Ramos-Wada, Aida I., Wolfinger, Nicholas H.   +2 more
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Psychometric Properties of the Dutch Surrender to God Scale: Relationships with Religious Behavior, God Representation, Well-being, and Health. [PDF]

J Relig Health
Seesink HJ, van Dusseldorp M, Ostafin BD, Schaap-Jonker H, Wiers RW.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

“Me and God, We're Good”: Abortion Morality and Protestant Women Having Abortions in the South

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Revisiting the classics on secularization theory. [PDF]

Front Sociol
Gülalp H.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Cross and Conflict: How Do Christians Impact Protest Dynamics?

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source