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Religious Pluralism and Social Networks: How Exposure to Religious Pluralism Through Social Ties Influences Baptism Decisions

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A longstanding debate in the sociology of religion has focused on how religious pluralism affects religious participation. Existing research shows mixed findings, often relying on macro‐level measures that overlook how individuals are actually exposed to religious pluralism in their lives. This study shifts focus to the meso‐level by examining
Elis Carlberg Larsson
wiley   +1 more source

Soldiers, not by choice: confronting conscription as a public health harm. [PDF]

Lancet Reg Health Eur
Rogers SC, Hurley O'Dwyer R.
europepmc   +1 more source

“We Have Come to Offer Something Which (They) Were Not Even Looking for”: U.S. Christian Conservative Evangelical Faith Missions in the Ecuadorian Upper Amazon

The Journal of American Culture, EarlyView.
Diego Mauricio Cortés
wiley   +1 more source

Inhabiting the White Church: Divinized Diversity and Antiracist Projects in Progressive Religious Organizations

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drawing on 3 years of qualitative fieldwork at a United Methodist church and a Catholic parish in Minneapolis‐St. Paul, I analyze how White, liberal congregations translated race‐conscious ideals into organizational practice in the wake of the 2020 police murder of George Floyd.
Daniel Cueto‐Villalobos
wiley   +1 more source

Some Revelatory Insights from the Psalms for Catholic Medical Practice. [PDF]

Linacre Q
Pugeda TGS.
europepmc   +1 more source

“A Person's God Should Look Like Them”: African Traditional Religions Among Black Queer Millennials and Gen Z Americans

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How are young Black Americans practicing spirituality contemporarily? Today younger generations of Black Americans are more likely than older Black Americans to identify as religiously unaffiliated or as practicing a non‐Christian faith. Drawing on 109 interviews with Black Millennial and Gen Z Americans, I examine how some of these younger ...
Terrell J. A. Winder
wiley   +1 more source

Touch Me Not! Exploring the Devastating Stigma on People Living with HIV. [PDF]

Infect Chemother
Cordero DA.
europepmc   +1 more source

Religious concepts in the theology of Deuteronomy: a re-appraisal of Deuteronomic theology and the significance of Torah

This thesis investigates the theology of Deuteronomy, and argues that at the heart of Deuteronomic theology is the supremacy of Yahweh, which is to be expressed by all generations of Israelites through adherence to Torah. This study maintains that the
Vogt, Peter, T
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Ambiguous Boundaries of Religious Belief, Behavior, and Belonging in Japan: A Descriptive Analysis of Plural and Cultural Religiosity

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research note analyzes the ambiguous boundaries of religious identity, belief, and ritual behavior in Japan, drawing on data from a nationally representative postal survey conducted in 2024 (N = 3947). The findings reveal widespread participation in Buddhist and Shinto rituals even among individuals who identify as nonreligious or atheist,
Koki Shimizu, Yoshihide Sakurai
wiley   +1 more source

Support system networks: how support systems shape problematic social media use, mental health, and substance use in Czech adolescents. [PDF]

Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health
Helvich J, Novak L, Meier Z, Heveri M, Tavel P.   +4 more
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