sociology
Democrats lost white Christians. Can they win them back?
By Jack Jenkins — February 19, 2020
“Race matters more than religion right now,” said Ryan Burge, political science professor at Eastern Illinois University.
Study links anti-Muslim discrimination with radicalization
By Yonat Shimron — July 10, 2018
(RNS) — It found pro-ISIS sympathy is most prevalent in communities with high levels of anti-Muslim sentiment.
‘Pope’s sociologist’ fights human trafficking from the Vatican and in her own parish
By Catherine Pepinster — November 27, 2017
LONDON (RNS) — Margaret Archer is an esteemed British sociologist who credits Pope Francis with pushing her to the front lines of the war against human trafficking.
Sociologist Rodney Stark gets cranky about religion
By Jonathan Merritt — September 18, 2017
(RNS) — The man who defended the Crusades talks about the definition of religion, the nature of atheism and the benefit of heresy.
Religion drives skepticism about evolution, but not climate change
By Lauren Markoe — December 13, 2016
(RNS) Sociologists debunk a common assumption about religion and science.
Success and truth in religion
By Martin E. Marty — August 18, 2016
Conservative churches – not just liberal ones – are also seeing a decline in membership. We might now once again need to observe that “success does not certify truth” in church life.
Jewish and Asian: Intermarriages that yield Jewish kids
By Lauren Markoe — July 8, 2016
(RNS) A Jew marries a Korean. They produce two kids. And a book.
Can music be your religion?
By Tobin Grant — May 23, 2016
How a religion geek ruins a great country song.
Science vs. religion? There’s actually more of a three-way split
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — January 29, 2015
(RNS) Sociologists say one in five Americans know and value both their science and their Bible -- and are less predictable than you might think when faith and science collide.
Does megachurch ‘high’ explain their success?
By Chris Lisee — August 20, 2012
(RNS) A new study suggests that megachurch services produce a spiritual and biological “high” that keeps congregants coming back for more. By Chris Lisee.
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