Physicist Brian Greene: ‘Factual Information Is Not the Right Yardstick for Religion’
The theoretical physicist on distinguishing between fact and opinion, why he’d travel forward in time instead of back, and the value of religion.
The Guardian
Topics: Brian Greene Meaning Nature of Time Purpose Religiosity Universe
When Our Religious Beliefs Make Us Bad
Religiosity may encourage “passive” immorality but may discourage “active” immortality.
Character & Context, Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Topics: Morality Religiosity
The Psychological and Social Importance of Postures During Worship
Postures and gestures have been selected by religions over time to promote the kinds of individual and collective feelings and attitudes that religions value.
Topics: Meditation Religiosity Ritual Spirituality
Does Going To Church Improve Your Mental Health?
It’s been debated a long time: Does being part of organized religion improve your mental health?
Hidden Brain, NPR
Topics: Religiosity
40 Percent of Americans Believe in Creationism
Four in 10 Americans have a creationist view of human origins, while 33 percent believe humans evolved with God’s guidance and 22 percent without it.
Gallup
Topics: Religiosity Religious Groups
Conservatives Find More Meaning in Life Than Liberals
Conservatives report more meaning and purpose both in their daily lives and in life more broadly than liberals do.
Topics: Meaning Purpose Religiosity
Can Religion Stave Off the Grave?
New research suggests that social behaviors, such as getting involved with a religious organization, can influence how long people live.
Topics: Longevity Meaning Religiosity Social Behavior
Emotions Matter More For People’s Life Satisfaction in Religious Than Secular Countries
Emotional experience has a stronger effect on people’s life satisfaction in more secular (less religious) countries, and this pattern occurs for people of different religions.
Topics: Emotion Happiness Religiosity
Secularism Is on the Rise, but Americans Are Still Finding Community and Purpose in Spirituality
Where are Americans turning for what religion has traditionally provided?
Vox
Topics: Faith Purpose Religiosity Spirituality
Do Humans Have a ‘Religion Instinct’?
Are spiritual beliefs an inevitable consequence of evolution?
BBC Future
Topics: Andrew Newberg Belief Bonding Evolution of Religion Morality Religiosity Ritual Scientific Study of Religion Spirituality
Would You Like to Live Forever?
New research explores attitudes towards life-extending technologies.
Social Instincts, Psychology Today
Topics: Immortality Religiosity
Is Ritual a Tool for Resilience?
The relationship between religion, ritual, and cultural resilience.
Science on Religion
Topics: Nature Religiosity Resilience Ritual Scientific Study of Religion
Does Religion Really Cause Violence?
A new review suggests any link is far from straightforward.
British Psychological Society Research Digest
Topics: Group Conflict Religiosity Violence
The Negative Spiral of Religious Intolerance
How people react, emotionally and behaviorally, when they feel attacked because of their religion.
Topics: Belonging Group Conflict Religiosity Religious Groups
Science Says Religion Is Good For Your Health
Which is why it is surprising in 2019 that there is still little quantitative research published in peer-reviewed journals exploring the relationship between spirituality, religiosity, and health.
Forbes
Topics: Faith Religiosity Spiritual Care Spirituality
Empathy, Morality, Community, Culture — Apes Have It All
Primatologist Frans de Waal takes exception with human exceptionalism.
Nautilus
Topics: Altruism Animal Studies Atheism Cooperation Emotion Empathy Fairness Frans de Waal Human Uniqueness Morality Religiosity
Following Conflict, a Turn to the Divine
Study shows that many who experience the trauma of war become increasingly religious.
The Harvard Gazette
Topics: Cooperation Group Conflict Religiosity Religious Groups Ritual Violence
Computer Simulations for Studying Religion
Can computers study complex human phenomena? Wesley Wildman, professor of philosophy, theology, and ethics at the Boston University School of Theology, delves into this question.
The Academic Minute
Topics: Religiosity Scientific Study of Religion
Religion’s Relationship to Happiness, Civic Engagement, and Health Around the World
In the U.S. and other countries, participation in a congregation is a key factor.
Pew Research Center
Topics: Happiness Religiosity
War and Religion
Survey data from Uganda, Sierra Leone, and Tajikistan shows that people with greater exposure to war were more likely to participate in Christian or Muslim religious groups and rituals.
CIFAR
Topics: Religiosity Religious Groups Ritual Violence
Gods Are Everywhere Because It’s Hard to Bargain With Them
The cognitive similarities between institutional life and religion.
Topics: Cognition Cultural Evolution Evolution of Religion Imagination Religiosity Ritual Scientific Study of Religion
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