Religious Market and Its Entrepreneurs: Comparative Perspective on Brazil and Poland by Renata Siuda-Ambroziak, Ewa Stachowska

“…In the article, referring to the economic theories of religion by Stark and Bainbridge, the authors present comparative characteristics of the two religious markets (Polish and Brazilian), showing briefly their respective historical background, current state, as well as dynamics of growth in the religious sectors of both countries, taking as examples two important cases of innovative religious entrepreneurs: Father Tadeusz Rydzyk (Catholic Church) in Poland and Bishop Edir Macedo (Universal Church of the Kingdom of God) in Brazil.…”
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Kościoły chrześcijańskie a globalizacja – perspektywa europejska by Anna Chabasińska

“…On the other hand, the prolificacy of the presented theories proves religion’s unusually complex nature and context. …”
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Description sémantique des noms de doctrines et d’attitudes suffixés en -isme by Grigory Agabalian

“…This article is a set of proposals for a formal semantic description of nouns of doctrines, theories, movements, religions in -isme and some nouns of attitudes in -isme. …”
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Johann Gottlieb Fichte and Protestant Theology by Folkart Wittekind

“…The stages of Fichte’s philosophy and his various theories of religion and Christianity reflect attempts to determine the function of religion in a modern society. …”
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On becoming a witness : religious conversion into the Jehovah's witnesses in Singapore. by Iris Carla De Jesus.

“…This study will be on the premise of Starke and Finke’s (2000) micro theories of religion, which argues that religious actors make rational decisions, within a religious economy. …”
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New Religious Spaces in the Megacity by Ricardo Amigo

“…Based on a theoretical approach linking media-related and spatial theories of religion with a social scientific theory of space, the article shows, on the one side, how religious spaces are made accessible for believers and how the latter are invited to experience the transcendental with their senses via these spaces. …”
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Explaining the cross-national variation in the relationship between religious organization membership and civic organization participation by Lu, Yun, Jung, Jong Hyun, Bauldry, Shawn

“…We discuss our findings in light of theories on religion, social capital, and social context.…”
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Fear of death and supernatural beliefs: Developing a new supernatural belief scale to test the relationship by Jong, J, Bluemke, M, Halberstadt, J

“…Fear of death features in both historical and contemporary theories of religion, but the relationship between death anxiety and religious belief is still ambiguous, largely due to the use of inappropriate or imprecise measures. …”

Theory and Method in the Study of Buddhism: Toward ‘Translocative’ Analysis by Thomas A. Tweed

“…The emergent concerns of the subfield, in other words, are not well served by the available theories of religion and the usual methodological prescriptions. …”
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Irreligious Socialization? The Adult Religious Preferences of Individuals Raised with No Religion by Stephen M. Merino

“…The adult religious preferences of these individuals provide researchers with a unique opportunity to test theories of religion and social change. Using General Social Survey data, I examine the adult religious preferences and beliefs of individuals raised with no religion. …”
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Behind the veil: the strategic use of religious garb by Aksoy, O, Gambetta, D

“…Does this imply that the classical sociological theories of religion, which predict that modernization should cause a decrease in religious behaviours, do not apply to Islam? …”

The Black Madonna: A Theoretical Framework for the African Origins of Other World Religious Beliefs by Janet Michello

“…The review begins with a brief historical overview of the origins of indigenous ideologies, followed by a review of classical theories of religion and a summary of contemporary religious trends, with particular attention on African beliefs. …”
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Incorporating divine command theory in the world of accountants’ professional codes of conduct based on Abrahamic religions by Khalil, Ala’a Mustafa Deeb

“…This cure is to bring religious perspective in the professional codes of conduct through changing professional ethical normative theories from secular ethical theories to religion-based ethical theories. This cure has often been overlooked in the literature of international professional codes of conduct for professional accountants. …”
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