Islamic Religious Leaders in Israel as Social Agents for Change on Health-Related Issues
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DOI: 10.1007/s10943-017-0409-x
Abstract: Islamic religious leaders (IRLs) have the potential to influence health education, health promotion, and positive health outcomes among their own communities. This study aims to examine the role and effectiveness of Arab Muslim religious leaders,… read more here.
Keywords: health related; agents change; change health; health ... See more keywords
The Impact of COVID-19 and Religious Restrictions on the Well-Being of Ghanaian Christians: The Perspectives of Religious Leaders
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DOI: 10.1007/s10943-021-01285-8
Abstract: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ghana government instituted a ban on social gatherings, including religious gatherings. To understand how the unanticipated restrictions and interruption in normal church routines affected the well-being of congregants… read more here.
Keywords: impact covid; religious restrictions; well ghanaian; covid religious ... See more keywords
Most Christian American religious leaders silently believe in climate change, and informing their congregation can help open dialogue
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2419705122
Abstract: Significance Nearly 90% of U.S. Christian religious leaders believe in anthropogenic climate change, with most believing human activity is a major contributor. Yet roughly half have never discussed it with their congregation, and only a… read more here.
Keywords: climate change; religious leaders; climate; congregation ... See more keywords
Facing Our Fears: The Impact of a 4-Day Training Intervention to Reduce Negative Perspectives on Sexual and Gender Minorities among Religious Leaders in Kenya.
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DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2021.1908942
Abstract: This study evaluated short- and long-term impact of a 4-day training intervention to reduce negative perspectives of religious leaders in Kenya on sexual and gender minorities, adopting a one-group pretest-posttest-follow-up design. Religious leaders' perspectives play… read more here.
Keywords: day training; gender; impact day; gender minorities ... See more keywords
Stopping aggressive treatment or hoping for a miracle: an analysis of spiritual care messages for terminally ill patients using the National Survey of religious leaders.
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DOI: 10.1080/08854726.2025.2558294
Abstract: Abstract Religious and spiritual needs are important for seriously ill patients. Conflicting evidence for who provides this care and how it fits into the biomedical context remains. Quantitative analysis of the National Study of Religious… read more here.
Keywords: religious leaders; hoping miracle; ill patients; analysis ... See more keywords
Engaging religious leaders to support HIV prevention and care for gays, bisexual men, and other men who have sex with men in coastal Kenya
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DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2018.1447647
Abstract: Abstract In Kenyan communities, religious leaders are important gatekeepers in matters of health and public morality. In a context that is generally homophobic, religious leaders may aggravate or reduce stigmatization of sexual minorities such as… read more here.
Keywords: men sex; hiv; sex men; men men ... See more keywords
Long-term perspectives of Muslim and Christian religious leaders on an educational intervention about family planning in Tanzania
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DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2025.2473455
Abstract: ABSTRACT Family planning (FP) education is essential in many sub-Saharan African countries, where there is a high unsatisfied demand for FP despite its availability at healthcare facilities free of charge. Male opposition, limited health knowledge,… read more here.
Keywords: religious leaders; long term; educational intervention; intervention ... See more keywords
Science and the Pulpit: Clerical Perspectives on Science and Religion in the United States
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DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12917
Abstract: Although public perceptions of science and religion are the focus of a large body of scholarship, we know much less about religious leaders’ views of science and its relationship to religion. Using data from a… read more here.
Keywords: religion; united states; religious leaders; clerical perspective ... See more keywords
The attitudes of religious group leaders towards xenotransplantation: A focus group study
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DOI: 10.1111/xen.12777
Abstract: Clinical trials of xenotransplantation (XTx) may start in coming years. Religious views have been mentioned as possible barriers to XTx acceptance. While there have been reports on perspectives of theologians in regard to XTx, no… read more here.
Keywords: attitudes religious; focus group; group; religious leaders ... See more keywords
0062 In the midst of COVID-19: challenges and creative solutions to conduct a randomized trial with immigrant religious leaders to prevent intimate partner violence
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DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2021-savir.42
Abstract: Statement of purposeDue to cultural and psychosocial barriers, immigrant women prefer to exhaust informal resources, including religious leaders, before seeking professional help for intimate partner violence (IPV) Based on research and theory, we used Intervention… read more here.
Keywords: religious leaders; intimate partner; intervention; partner violence ... See more keywords
Fighting from the Pulpit: Religious Leaders and Violent Conflict in Israel
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DOI: 10.1177/0022002719832346
Abstract: Religious leaders greatly influence their constituents’ political behavior. Yet, it is unclear what events trigger nationalist attitudes among religious leaders and why this effect occurs more among some religious leaders rather than others. In this… read more here.
Keywords: conflict; fighting pulpit; among religious; religious rhetoric ... See more keywords