SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion

Current paper · Semantic Scholar

This study examines how religion influences individual cognitive perspectives, social behaviour, and emotional coping strategies within a multicultural academic environment. The research was conducted at the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata, using a sample of 18 international participants representing 12 countries and four religious traditions: Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, and African Traditional Religi…

Reference · Wikidata

branch of sociology

Book · DOAB

This book offers a timely and compelling look at religion and poverty, focusing primarily on the two largest world religions, Christianity and Islam, and considering religion and poverty in the United States and international contexts. Written by social scientists, the book incorporates relevant theology with a focus on how theology is lived in relation to issues of poverty. Topics include religion as it relates to…

Full text · Open Library

Image · DPLA

Elaine Howard Ecklund is the Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences, Professor of Sociology, and director of The Religion and Public Life Program at Rice University, where she is also a Rice Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy. Over the next several years, Elaine‚Äôs research will explore how scientists in several national and regional contexts understand religion, ethics, and gender. To that end, E…