Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 22
Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 22

Author: Ralph L. Piedmont

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2011-07-12

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 9004216472

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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. A special section is devoted to the issue of psychological type and religion and especially how psychological type can increase our understanding of Christian ministry. 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: William L. Smith, Pidi Zhang, G, Michael Leffel, Keith M. Wilson, Ronan Bernas, Liza Benovenli, Elizabeth Fuller, Ja Sinnott, Sarah Waterman, Andrew Village, Leslie J. Francis, Mandy Robbins, Keith Wulff, Christopher F.J. Ross, Michael Whinney, Lewis Burton, Bruce G. Fawcett, David Tilley, Susan H. Jones, and Andrew Ryland.

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 19
Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 19

Author: Ralph L. Piedmont

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2008-07-31

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 9047433351

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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.

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 32
Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 32

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2022-05-16

Total Pages: 665

ISBN-13: 9004505318

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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.

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 11
Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 11

Author: Joanne Marie Greer

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-11-22

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9004493271

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The purpose of this book is to provide an outlet for original research articles examining the role and value of religious and spiritual constructs across the social sciences. The aim of the series is to include an international and interfaith voice to this research dialogue. An effort is made to be interdisciplinary and academically eclectic. The articles in each volume represent a wide array of perspectives and research projects. Most of the 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, and some are applied, demonstrating the relevance of the social sciences to religious organizations and their clergy. The value of the volume is that it gives to researchers in this area a broad perspective on the issues and methods of religious research across a spectrum of academic disciplines. The aim of the book is to stimulate a creative, integrative dialogue that will enhance interdisciplinary research.

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

Published: 2021-10-01

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 9004496572

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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 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.

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 12
Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 12

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-10-01

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 9004496203

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The purpose of this book is to provide an outlet for original research articles examining the role and value of religious and spiritual constructs across the social sciences. The aim of the series is to include an international and interfaith voice to this research dialogue. An effort is made to be interdisciplinary and academically eclectic. The articles in the current volume represent a wide array of perspectives and research projects. Most of the 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, and some are applied, demonstrating the relevance of the social sciences to religious organizations and their clergy. The value of the volume is that it gives to researchers in this area a broad perspective on the issues and methods of religious research across a spectrum of academic disciplines. The aim of the book is to stimulate a creative, integrative dialogue that will enhance interdisciplinary research.

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 23
Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 23

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2012-05-23

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 900422954X

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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
Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion

Author: R. L. Piedmont

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2008-06-25

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 9004166467

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This volume provides a wide range of research on the psychological and sociological aspects of spirituality and religiousness. Volume 19 also contains a special section focusing on issues related to adolescent spirituality.

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 10
Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 10

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-11-15

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 900449622X

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The purpose of this book is to provide an outlet for original research articles examining the role and value of religious and spiritual constructs across the social sciences. The aim of the series is to include an international and interfaith voice to this research dialogue. An effort is made to be interdisciplinary and academically eclectic. The articles in each volume represent a wide array of perspectives and research projects. Most of the 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, and some are applied, demonstrating the relevance of the social sciences to religious organizations and their clergy. The value of the volume is that it gives to researchers in this area a broad perspective on the issues and methods of religious research across a spectrum of academic disciplines. The aim of the book is to stimulate a creative, integrative dialogue that will enhance interdisciplinary research.