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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, […]

Accepting mortality: How religious beliefs relieve death anxiety

July 24, 2015 Chris Halloran 0

One of Benjamin Franklin’s most memorable – and most true – lines is “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death […]

The varieties of religious conversion

June 25, 2015 Chris Halloran 0

Conversion is a life changer. Converts can gain new social groups and family ties, different symbols and narratives that give life meaning, and new and […]

A farewell and reflection on the scientific study of religion

April 29, 2015 Nicholas C. DiDonato 0

After five years of working for Science on Religion, my time here is at an end. Over these five years, I have reported on a […]

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 […]

Thinking about physics suppresses our social minds

June 20, 2013 Connor Wood 0

Last year, a scientific study out of UBC-Vancouver made a splash by claiming that analytical thinking decreased people’s belief in God. Of course, this wasn’t […]

IN FOCUS: Religion, spirituality, and health – Part II

March 1, 2012 Connor Wood 0

In December 2011, the Journal of Behavioral Medicine dedicated an entire issue to studies focusing on religion, spirituality, and health. Many of these papers attempt […]

IN FOCUS: Religion, spirituality, and health

February 27, 2012 Connor Wood 0

Over recent years, researchers have gotten serious about studying the effects of religion on health. Before the turn of the millennium, there were abundant studies […]

Review: Saving God

August 21, 2011 Nicholas C. DiDonato 0

Most professors of religion seem content to stay in their ivory tower. They stand above popular-level religious debates and so have little to do with […]

Book review: Science and the Spiritual Quest

July 15, 2011 Connor Wood 0

Nearly a decade and a half ago, an elite group of scientists gathered in Berkeley, California, to participate in a groundbreaking project called Science and […]

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