Objective Religion

Freedom, Politics, Secularization

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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Beskrivning

Though many scholars and commentators have predicted the death of religion, the world is more religious today than ever before. And yet, despite the persistence of religion, it remains a woefully understudied phenomenon. With Objective Religion, Baylor University Press and Baylor's Institute for Studies of Religion have combined forces to gather select articles from the Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion that not only highlight the journal's wide-ranging and diverse scope, but also advance the field through a careful arrangement of topics with ongoing relevance, all treated with scientific objectivity and the respect warranted by matters of faith. This multivolume project seeks to advance our understanding of religion and spirituality in general as well as particular religious beliefs and practices. The volume thereby serves as a catalyst for future studies of religion from diverse disciplines and fields of inquiry including sociology, psychology, political science, demography, economics, philosophy, ethics, history, medicine, population health, epidemiology, and theology. The articles in this volume, Freedom, Politics, Secularization, use rigorous methodologies to scrutinize profoundly important topics that are so often misunderstood. In this way Objective Religion helps us rethink the conventional beliefs and stereotypes that occupy so much of popular discourse on religion.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-01-15
Mått:152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt:272 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:277
Förlag:Baylor University Press
ISBN:9781481313667

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Byron R. Johnson is Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences at Baylor University and the founding director of the Institute for Studies of Religion.

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword - Philip JenkinsIntroductionPart One: Religious Freedom1. International Religion Indexes: Government Regulation, Government Favoritism, and Social Regulation of ReligionBrian J. Grim and Roger Finke2. Strict but Not (Gender) Conservative: Refining the Strict Church Thesis in Light of Brazilian PentecostalismKevin Neuhouser3. New Data and Measures on Societal Discrimination and Religious MinoritiesJonathan Fox, Roger Finke, and Dane R. Mataicf4. Deregulation and Demographic Change: A Key to Understanding Whether Religious Plurality Leads to StrifeBrian J. Grim, Vegard Skirbekk, and Jesus Crespo Cuaresma5. Consumer Expenditures and the Faith FactorVince E. Showers, Linda S. Showers, James E. Cox, Jr., Jeri M. Beggs, and Hulda G. Black6. Is Religious Freedom Good for Business?: A Conceptual and Empirical AnalysisBrian J. Grim, Greg Clark, and Robert Edward SnyderPart Two: Religion and Politics7. Catholic Young Adults' Attitudes Toward the Church's Pro-Life Teachings: A Bellwether for the Church's Political Strategy?Tia Noelle Pratt8. Same-Sex Sexuality, Marriage, and the Seminary Professor: Catholic, Evangelical, and Mainline ProtestantRobert J. Priest9. Christian Theology and Attitudes Toward Political and Religious Ideological GroupsGeorge Yancey, Marie A. Eisenstein, and Ryan P. Burge10. Are Religion and Environmentalism Complements or Substitutes?: A Club-Based ApproachFeler Bose and Timothy M. Komarek11. Divided by Age?: Generational Shifts in White Evangelical Christians' Attitudes Toward Racial DiversityDarin M. MatherPart Three: Religion, Technology, and Secularization12. Religious Apps for Smartphones and Tablets: Transforming Religious Authority and the Nature of ReligionCortney Hughes Rinker, Jesse Roof, Emily Harvey, Elyse Bailey, and Hannah Embler13. Introducing Jesus's Social Network: Support, Conflict, and CompassionJennifer M. McClure14. Fear of Love Online: The Effect of Religious Salience on the Early Adoption of Online Dating (2000–2005)Benjamin Thomas Gurrentz15. Human Development and the Demography of Secularization in Global PerspectiveEric Kaufmann16. Are Religious "Nones" Really Not Religious?Jeff Levin, Matt Bradshaw, and Byron R. JohnsonAbout the Contributors