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Ominous moods may improve ritual performance

December 9, 2015 Joseph Allen 0

To the uninitiated, religious ritual seems like frivolous play-acting. Priests and acolytes follow obscure rules and manipulate symbolic objects, similar to team sports like soccer, […]

Young Hispanic Family Saying Prayers Before Meal At Home

An ambitious theory of humility, compassion, and divine gratitude

December 2, 2015 Joseph Allen 0

Religiosity is correlated with many different psychological states and behaviors, such as empathy and generosity, or exclusivity and violence. However, the causal connections between belief, […]

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BREAKING NEWS: Religious children don’t share stickers

November 20, 2015 Joseph Allen 0

Many people believe that religion teaches children to be just and moral. Even if adherents dispense with the unscientific dogma, there’s a lingering sense that […]

Empty nests and empty pews: Church affiliation declines after high school

November 9, 2015 Joseph Allen 0

Step into any church on Sunday morning and you’ll most likely find a congregation split into two distinct groups: parents with their children and cotton-topped […]

Woe unto the weird: Majorities tend to be spiteful

November 2, 2015 Joseph Allen 0

Bill Moyers once quipped, “Civilization is a thin veneer of agreeable behavior stretched across the passions of the human heart.” Among the most persistent of […]

Working towards a Chinese psychology of religion

February 10, 2014 Nicholas C. DiDonato 0

Psychology of religion has become a fairly common and well-respected field of study, with a rich history featuring geniuses such as William James and Sigmund […]

Review: Atheist Delusions

January 15, 2014 Nicholas C. DiDonato 0

Atheist Delusions: The Christian Revolution and Its Fashionable Enemies has a most unfortunate title, and one not of the author’s making (the subtitle is Hart’s […]

Interview: Michael Ruse on evolution, creationism, and religion

January 3, 2013 Daniel Ansted 0

Michael Ruse is a professor of philosophy at Florida State University and a worldwide expert on the relationship between religion and science. His work has […]

Liberal Buddhism: exploring the boundaries

July 1, 2011 Connor Wood 0

In Europe and North America, most religious people are Christian. This means that debates between theological liberals and conservatives in these countries are often about […]

Religion influences political opinions unconsciously

April 17, 2011 Connor Wood 0

Should politics and religion mix? Actually, for Americans that might not be the right question to ask. The fact is, religion and politics already do […]

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