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The relationship between the level of religiosity and the level of education has been studied since the second half of the 20th century.. The parameters of the two components are diverse: the "level of religiosity" remains a concept which is difficult to differentiate scientifically, while the "level of education" is easier to compile, such as official data on this topic, because data on ...
Organized religion seems to have gained prevalence since the Neolithic era with the rise of wide-scale civilization and agriculture. [citation needed] Organized religions may include a state's official religion, or state church. However, most political states have any number of organized religions practiced within their jurisdiction.
Badley, Ken. "Fundamentalist and Evangelical perspectives in Education." Journal of Education and Christian Belief 6.2 (2002): 135-148. online; DelFattore, Joan. The fourth R: Conflicts over religion in America's public schools (Yale UP, 2004). Dierenfield, Bruce J. The Battle over School Prayer: How Engel v. Vitale Changed America (2007)
Ask Americans what their religion is and 1 in 3 will say "none," according to a recent AP-NORC poll. "The most important story without a shadow of a doubt is the unbelievable rise in the share of ...
As Americans leave traditional organized religion, many who crave community and spirituality are finding refuge in spiritual collectives.
The demands of the church towards the clergy can be more or less demanding but their full satisfaction – the holiness of the minister – is not a condition for the efficacy of the sacraments and for the performance of the religious rituals: the church fulfils its mission ex opere operato, and sharply distinguishes between persona and office ...
Sociology of religion is the study of the beliefs, practices and organizational forms of religion using the tools and methods of the discipline of sociology.This objective investigation may include the use both of quantitative methods (surveys, polls, demographic and census analysis) and of qualitative approaches (such as participant observation, interviewing, and analysis of archival ...
A longitudinal study of Americans born in the 1920s found that this effect held for traditional church-centered religion but not for those that are seeking non-institutional spirituality. The latter mode of religion is "characterized by an openness to new experiences and by creativity and experimentation, characteristics that are antithetical ...