Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion
Author: Ralph L. Piedmont
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2009-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9004175628

"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.

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 31

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 31
Author: Ralph W. Hood
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 545
Release: 2020-11-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004443967

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.

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 30

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 30
Author: Ralph W. Hood
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2019-12-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004416986

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.

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 23

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 23
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2012-05-23
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 900422954X

The social scientific study of religion is a crucial arena of human endeavor, as questions about the existence and nature of God interact with the study of religion as a human phenomenon. The twenty-third volume of Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion continues the tradition of promoting extended debate of current issues in the field. The special section on Theism and Non-Theism in Psychological Science includes contributions from leading researchers in this area. This landmark collection of papers draws on a range of perspectives that both summarize the theism debate in psychology and help to move it forward in new directions. In addition, the volume includes papers on other key areas in the study of religion such as spirituality and social capital.

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 32

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 32
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 665
Release: 2022-05-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004505318

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.

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 17

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 17
Author: Ralph L. Piedmont
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2006-12-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9047411412

This volume of RSSSR contains articles on conversion narratives of Jehovah’s witnesses, belief in an active Satan, afterlife beliefs, religiosity and parenting and spirituality as coping resource.

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 14

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 14
Author: Ralph L. Piedmont
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2021-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004496572

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 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.