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Types of Internet Activity and the Religious Commitment of American Adults 网络活动类型与美国成年人的宗教信仰

IF 1.9 1区哲学

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Pub Date : 2025-08-28 DOI: 10.1111/jssr.70005

Jennifer O. Laderi, Jeremy E. Uecker

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House Negro or Field Negro?: Racial Salience and Claims-Making in the United Methodist Church 家庭黑人还是野外黑人？：联合卫理公会的种族突出性和主张

IF 1.9 1区哲学

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Pub Date : 2025-08-28 DOI: 10.1111/jssr.70002

Oneya Fennell Okuwobi, David E. Eagle, Fatimah Salleh, Collin W. Mueller

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“I Thank God We're Rich”: Justifying Economic Inequality in an Evangelical Congregation “我感谢上帝我们很富有”：在福音派教会为经济不平等辩护

IF 1.9 1区哲学

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Pub Date : 2025-08-25 DOI: 10.1111/jssr.70001

Dawson P. R. Vosburg

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Gun Problem or God Problem? Support for Teacher-Led Prayer in Public School and Solutions for School Shootings 枪支问题还是上帝问题？支持公立学校教师主导的祈祷和解决校园枪击事件

IF 1.9 1区哲学

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Pub Date : 2025-08-25 DOI: 10.1111/jssr.70000

Samuel L. Perry, Andrew L. Whitehead

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Offering Alternatives to Biblical Literalism May Be the Key to Increasing the Public's Acceptance of Evolution 提供圣经字面主义的替代方案可能是增加公众接受进化论的关键

IF 1.9 1区哲学

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Pub Date : 2025-08-25 DOI: 10.1111/jssr.70004

Grant Rousseau, Dalton Bourne, Kenneth Harrington, Jessica Abele, Daniel Ferguson, Jamie Jensen

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Religious Coping and Family Quality of Life Among Parents of Children With Intellectual Disabilities: Testing the Mediating Role of Mindfulness 智障儿童父母的宗教应对与家庭生活质量：正念的中介作用检验

IF 1.9 1区哲学

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Pub Date : 2025-06-19 DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12966

Xiaozhong Hu, Sanyin Cheng, Xuxu Li

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Fellowship in the Fiery Furnace: A Research Note on How Christian Persecution Beliefs Transcend Racial Divides 烈火炉中的团契：关于基督教迫害信仰如何超越种族分歧的研究笔记

IF 1.9 1区哲学

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Pub Date : 2025-06-06 DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12965

Brooklyn Walker, Paul A. Djupe, Brian R. Calfano

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Becoming Religious as an Education of Attention 成为宗教是一种专注的教育

IF 1.9 1区哲学

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Pub Date : 2025-04-13 DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12956

Daniel Winchester

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Barriers Inhibiting Women's Path to the Pulpit and the Gender Gap in Compensation 阻碍女性走上讲坛的障碍与薪酬中的性别差距

IF 1.9 1区哲学

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Pub Date : 2025-03-23 DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12952

Young-joo Lee, David P. King, Brad R. Fulton

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Toward Multiscalar Analyses of Religions 走向宗教的多尺度分析

IF 2.3 1区哲学

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Pub Date : 2025-03-22 DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12953

Dominic Wilkins

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