What You Don't Know About Religion (but Should)
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What You Don't Know About Religion (but Should)

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What You Don't Know About Religion (but Should)

About this book

What is a religion? Why are people religious? Are religious people more educated than nonreligious people? Are religious people more moral, more humble, or happier? Are religious people more or less prejudiced than nonreligious people? Is religion good for your health? Are people becoming more or less religious? Studying religion as a social phenomenon, Ryan T. Cragun follows the scientific data to provide answers to these and other questions. At times irreverent, but always engaging and illuminating, What You Don't Know About Religion (but Should) is for all those who have ever wondered whether religion helps or hurts society—or questioned what the future holds for religion.

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Information

Publisher
Pitchstone Publishing
Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9780985281557
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Religion

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. 1. Buddhism Is In; Communism Is Out: Defining Religion
  9. 2. Without Data It May as Well Be Theology: Why Data Matter
  10. 3. All Babies Are Atheists: Why Belief in a Specific God Is Not Innate
  11. 4. The Religious Clone Wars: How Most People Become Religious
  12. 5. Why You Don’t Know Why You’re (Non)Religious: Why Social Networks Matter
  13. 6. Sunday FSchool: Why Religion and Education Don’t Go Together
  14. 7. I’ll Be a Monkey’s Cousin: Religion and Science
  15. 8. All Demons Are from Hollywood: How Media Created the Possession Fad
  16. 9. God Owns Your Uterus: Religion and the Right to Choose
  17. 10. Marry Now, Stay Forever: Why Religions Are “Pro-Family”
  18. 11. Multiply and Replenish the Pews: Why Religions Encourage Procreation
  19. 12. Spare the Rod? Not with God!: Parenting and Religion
  20. 13. There Are No Atheists in… Prison Cells?!?: Religion and Crime
  21. 14. Moral Development—Win for Atheists; Moral Behavior—Draw
  22. 15. If You’re Humble and You Know It… : Religion and Arrogance
  23. 16. ’Cause Jesus Has a Penis: Religion and Gender (In)equality
  24. 17. Love Your Neighbor, Except When He’s… : Religion and Prejudice
  25. 18. The Sigh of the Oppressed Creature: Religion and Money
  26. 19. We’re Not Here to Serve the Earth… : Religion and Environmentalism
  27. 20. I’d Like to Buy the World a Joint: Religion and Politics
  28. 21. Where Would Jesus Volunteer?: Religion and Charitable Acts
  29. 22. I Kill. You Kill. We All Kill.: Religion and Violence
  30. 23. The Happiness Delusion: Religion and Mental Well-Being
  31. 24. Sleep in on Sunday: Religion and Health
  32. 25. Who’s Better at Dying?: Religion and Coping
  33. 26. The End is Near-ish: Declining Religiosity
  34. 27. Taking Off the Training Wheels: Alternatives to Religion
  35. 28. The Final Judgment: Who Will Inherit the Earth?
  36. Appendix: Methodological Notes
  37. Notes
  38. Bibliography
  39. About the Author

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