Shrouded: Islam, War, and Holy War in Southeast AsiaJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion - Tập 53 Số 1 - Trang 187-201 - 2014
Shane Joshua Barter, Ian Zatkin‐Osburn
The relationship between Islam and war has been the focus of lively debates. While terrorism experts might find a holy war wherever they look, others deny the role of faith in motivating violence. While no conflict is entirely inspired by faith, nor is any conflict entirely without it, the degree of religious motivation matters a great deal. How does one gauge the religiosity of a given co...... hiện toàn bộ
Two Dimensions of Attachment to God and Their Relation to Affect, Religiosity, and Personality ConstructsJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion - Tập 41 Số 4 - Trang 637-651 - 2002
Wade C. Rowatt, Lee A. Kirkpatrick
In this study we sought to address several limitations of previous research on attachment theory and religion by (1) developing a dimensional attachment to God scale, and (2) demonstrating that dimensions of attachment to God are predictive of measures of affect and personality after controlling for social desirability and other related dimensions of religiosity. Questionnaire measures of ...... hiện toàn bộ
Religious Coping Among the Religious: The Relationships Between Religious Coping and Well‐Being in a National Sample of Presbyterian Clergy, Elders, and MembersJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion - Tập 40 Số 3 - Trang 497-513 - 2001
Kenneth I. Pargäment, Nalini Tarakeshwar, Christopher G. Ellison, Keith Wulff
This study examined whether the relationships between religious coping and well‐being are moderated by the salience of religion to the individual's identity and social roles. As part of a national survey of Presbyterians, 1,260 clergy, 823 elders, and 735 members completed measures of demographic variables, global religiousness, life stressors, positive and negative religious coping, and w...... hiện toàn bộ
The Varieties of Sacred Experience: Finding the Sacred in a Secular GroveJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion - Tập 39 Số 1 - Trang 1-11 - 2000
N. J. Demerath
This paper contends that the social scientific study of religion has long labored under a chafing constraint and a misleading premise. It suggests that our primary focus should be on the sacred, and that religion is just one among many possible sources of the sacred. Defining religion “substantively” but the sacred “functionally” helps toresolve a long‐standing tension in the field. Broade...... hiện toàn bộ
Sacrilege: A Study of Sacred Loss and Desecration and Their Implications for Health and Well‐Being in a Community SampleJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion - Tập 44 Số 1 - Trang 59-78 - 2005
Kenneth I. Pargäment, Gina M. Magyar, Ethan Benore, Annette Mahoney
In this study, we proposed that people understand major life events in terms of spiritual as well as psychological, social, and physical dimensions. Specifically, we examined the possibility that life events that are perceived to be sacred losses or violations of the sacred (i.e., desecrations) have significant implications for the health and well‐being of the individual. A t...... hiện toàn bộ
Mapping American Adolescent Religious ParticipationJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion - Tập 41 Số 4 - Trang 597-612 - 2002
Christian Smith, Melinda Lundquist Denton, Robert Faris, Mark Regnerus
Sociologists know surprisingly little about the religious lives of adolescents in the United States. This article begins to redress that unfortunate lack of knowledge by examining descriptive findings on adolescent religious participation from three recent, reputable national surveys of American youth. We present descriptive statistics on three fundamental aspects of youth religious partic...... hiện toàn bộ
Prayer, God Imagery, and Symptoms of PsychopathologyJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion - Tập 47 Số 4 - Trang 644-659 - 2008
Matt Bradshaw, Christopher G. Ellison, Kevin J. Flannelly
Researchers have shown a longstanding interest in the relationship between religion and mental health. Here, we outline a series of hypotheses linking personal prayer, images of God, and mental health. We then empirically test the hypotheses using data from an online survey of U.S. adults (N= 1,629) conducted in 2004 by Spirituality and Health magazine. We find a positive cor...... hiện toàn bộ
Church‐Based Social Support and Religious CopingJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion - Tập 40 Số 4 - Trang 637-656 - 2001
Neal Krause, Christopher G. Ellison, Benjamín A. Shaw, John P. Marcum, Jason D. Boardman
The purpose of this study is twofold: to explore the nature of church‐based social support, and to see whether support received in religious settings is related to the use of religious coping methods. The data come from a nationwide survey of members of the Presbyterian Church USA. Three dimensions of religious support are examined in detail: emotional support from church members, spiritua...... hiện toàn bộ