Though many scholars and commentators have predicted the death of
religion, the world is more religious today than ever before. And
yet, despite its persistence, religion remains a woefully
understudied phenomenon. With Objective Religion, Baylor University
Press and Baylor's Institute for Studies of Religion have joined
forces to present select articles from the Institute's
Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion that not only
highlight the journal's wide-ranging and diverse scope but also
advance the field through a careful arrangement of topics with
ongoing relevance, all treated with scientific objectivity and the
respect warranted by matters of faith. This multivolume project
seeks to advance our understanding both of religion and
spirituality in general and also of particular religious beliefs
and practices. Objective Religion thereby serves as a catalyst for
future studies of religion from diverse disciplines and fields of
inquiry, including sociology, psychology, political science,
demography, economics, philosophy, ethics, history, medicine,
population health, epidemiology, and theology. The articles in this
second volume, Problems, Prosociality, and Progress, examine the
many ways in which religion is linked to prosocial behavior.
Whether through classes, retreats, small groups, mission trips,
church-sponsored volunteer work, or any number of related group
functions, religious participation connects people to multiple
networks of social support that are consequential and meaningful.
These faith-infused, supportive social networks allow people to
build a strong sense of belonging and serve as powerful independent
predictors of beneficial outcomes.
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