Existential motivations for religious devotion
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DOI: 10.1080/09515089.2025.2554906
Abstract: ABSTRACT Religion is a powerful social force. Although devotion is multiply affected by a host of motivational and contextual features and can be expressed in a multitude of domains, I explore the existential motivations for… read more here.
Keywords: motivations religious; religious devotion; devotion; existential motivations ... See more keywords
Turning toward or away from God: COVID-19 and changes in religious devotion
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280775
Abstract: Major stressors can influence religiosity, making some people more religious, while making others less religious. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we conducted a mixed-method study with a nationally representative sample of religiously affiliated American… read more here.
Keywords: turning toward; devotion; toward away; religious devotion ... See more keywords