Author: Ralph L. Piedmont
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004175628
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 349
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"Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion" publishes empirical and theoretical studies of religion from a wide range of disciplines and from all parts of the globe. This volume has a special section on Islam and Mental Health, an important and neglected area of study. The section draws on work, from six countries, that have applied different theoretical frameworks and empirical methods to examine the link between religion, psychology, and health in very diverse Muslim communities. Other articles examine topics as diverse as spirituality, psychological health, conversion, and the cultural psychology of religion. Disciplines represented include those that draw on qualitative, quantitative, and theoretical methods of study which together represent an important contribution to the contemporary study of religion.
Author: Ralph W. Hood
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004443967
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 545
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This work showcases two approaches to the socio-scientific study of religion: the analysis of data collected about congregational life in the Australian National Church Life Surveys (from 1991 to present), and the application of feminist approaches within the sociology of religion.
Author: Ralph L. Piedmont
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004216464
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 259
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Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion publishes empirical and theoretical studies of religion from a wide range of disciplines and from all parts of the globe. This volume includes a special section on spirituality and hope that brings together theoreticists and practitioners who present original research on this important and neglected topic. Alongside this section are papers presenting studies on subjects such as civic participation, suffering with God, and spirituality. Together these papers represent important contributions that advance theory and evidence in a number of different fields of contemporary relevance to the study of religion. Contributors to the present volume include: Ahmed M. Abdel-Khalek, Gina Brelsford, Sarah A. Chickering, Joanne Dickson, Leslie J. Francis, Kenneth H. Hamilton, Russell McCann, Joyce O. Murphy, Michelle J. Scallon, Anthony Scioli, Patrick Shade, Christopher Sink, Jen Unwin, Andrew Village, Marcia Webb and Paul Wink.
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Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004505318
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 665
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The present volume explores lesser-heard and unheard issues in the study of religion. Among other things, lived experiences of religion in higher education are interrogated; culture is studied as lived experience; and “evangelicalism” is outlined as an emic and etic concept.
Author: Ralph L. Piedmont
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047433351
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 313
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A wide range of research and review articles are presented. Topic areas include mental and physical health, personality correlates of spirituality, validity evidence for the ASPIRES, and the role of religious values on socio-political attitudes. Also included in this volume are studies examining women's issues surrounding body image and disordered eating. Another paper addresses Christian Serpent handlers, a very understudied group, and the legal, religious, and moral issues surrounding this practice. There is also a special section, edited by Dr. Christopher Boyatzis, that addresses specific issues around adolescant spirituality. This volume provides a diverse snapshot of cutting edge research in the field across multiple disciplines. Readers will come away with an appreciation for the broad interests that characterize this field and the fascinating empirical findings that continue to draw professional interest in numinous constructs.
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Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004272380
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 286
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The 25th volume of Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion continues to provide readers with an interdisciplinary assortment of high quality research studies aimed at capturing salient, contemporary trends in the field. The current volume presents a special section examining the role of spiritual and religious themes in sexuality research. Engaging analyses evaluate homonegativity and how religious advocacy influences perceptions of gay and lesbian individuals across different cultures. Also included are papers on the development of sexual identities among religious committed individuals. These papers help to connect concepts too frequently considered unrelated. The regular articles provide similarly stimulating evaluations of timely topics such as religious coping, gratitude, and the role of personality in describing religious experiences. The contributors are: John K. Anarfi, Alexandra M. Anderson, Ana Luiza Vilela Borges, Gina M. Brelsford, Marian Burchardt, Zhuo Chen, Leslie J. Francis , Megan E. Fulmer, Luke Gahan, Shiva Geranmayepour, Nima Ghorbani, Angela A. Gyasi-Gyamerah, Marissa A. Harrison, Lynne Hillier, Luiza Akiko Komura Hoga, Tiffany Jones, Elizabeth A. Maynard, Eduardo Ocampo, Sarah-Jane Page, Priscilla Evelyn Penteado, Alexandria Heysquierdo Posada, Mandy Robbins, Juliana Reale Caçapava Rodolpho, Michael W. Ross, P. J. Watson, Xu Xu, George Yancey, Andrew Kam-Tuck Yip.
Author: Ralph W. Hood
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004416986
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 482
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The 30th volume of Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion consists of two special sections, as well as two separate empirical studies on attachment and daily spiritual practices. The first special section deals with the social scientific study of religion in Indonesia. Indonesia is a predominantly Muslim country whose history and contemporary involvement in the study of religion is explored from both sociological and psychological perspectives. The second special section is on the Pope Francis effect: the challenges of modernization in the Catholic church and the global impact of Pope Francis. While its focus is mainly on the Catholic religion, the internal dynamics and geopolitics explored apply more broadly.
Author: Andrew Village
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900438264X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 426
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The general papers in Volume 29 of Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion cover a range of topics including psychological type, prayer, nature and well-being, psychobiography, coping with addiction, and the role of place in spirituality. The first special section on congregational studies draws on a range of large datasets from the National Church Life Surveys in Australia. Papers examine the factors that predict individual sense of belonging in Catholic parishes as well as congregational-level aspects of vitality, collective confidence, and innovativeness. The second special section examines the Ideological Surround Model and how it can help to better understand expressions of faith related to psychological constructs such as mindfulness, fundamentalism, and the ‘Dark Triad’ of Machiavellianism, Narcissism, and Psychopathy. Contributors are: Tania ap Siôn, Amanda (Mandy) Aspland, Dharma Arunachalam, Joel Gruneau Brulin, Zhuo Job Chen, Victor Counted, Giuseppe Crea, Robert Dixon, Martin Dowson, Deepti B. Duggi, Leslie J. Francis, Nima Ghorbani, Pehr Granqvist, Gill Hall, Douglas Hall, Nicole Hancock, Magnhild Høie, Ralph W. Hood Jr., Shanmukh Vasant Kamble, Thomas Lindgren, Ronald J. Morris, Miriam Pepper, Ruth Powell, Brooke M. Ruf, Sam Sterland, Fazlollaha Tavakoli, John-Kåre Vederhus, David C. Wang, P. J. Watson, and John K. Williams.
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Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004544577
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Volume 33 of Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion brings together an open section and two special sections that illuminate new vistas in the study of religious and non-religious belief. Special section 1 examines the historical roots of religious practice emerging from Greater Khurāsān – a historical ‘cross-road’ for many world religions. Special section 2 initiates a paradigm shift in study of religious and non-religious belief in relation to children, insisting upon foregrounding children’s narratives. Both special sections explore under-researched areas, underlining the significance of historical and contextual approaches. At an intrinsic level the volume interrogates the power dynamics that determine why particular voices and approaches are prioritised in the study of religious and non-religious belief, and why others remain under- or mis-heard.
Author: Ralph L. Piedmont
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004496343
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion (RSSSR) publishes reports of innovative studies that pertain empirically or theoretically to the scientific study of religion, including spirituality, regardless of their academic discipline or professional orientation. It is academically eclectic, not restricted to any one particular theoretical orientation or research method. Most of our articles report the findings of quantitative or qualitative investigations, but some deal with methodology, theory, or applications of social science studies in the field of religion.
