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5 Ways Religion Can Influence Political Beliefs
Sometimes religion leads to more political involvement, sometimes none at all; other... read more
How criminals use religion to justify their crimes
Research by criminologists Volkan Topalli, Timothy Brezina, and Mindy Bernhardt (all Georgetown... read more
Response to Connor Wood: "Evolved" and "Rational" Aren't...
Nicholas C. DiDonato On this blog, my esteemed colleague and friend Connor... read more
Earn $63,628 worth of happiness: pray
Timothy Tyler Brown (University of California, Berkeley) investigated the value happiness prayer... read more
Rewriting the script: We change our religious memories
Focusing on religious identity, psychologists R. David Hayward (University of Michigan), Joanna... read more
Forgiveness and health: It's complicated
Researcher Michael McFarland (University of Texas at Austin) and colleagues found that... read more
Psychology and the religion-science conflict: Part 2
Having discovered how everyday people handle the so-called “religion-science” conflict, psychologists Cristine... read more
Psychology and the religion-science conflict: Part 1
Studying the religion-science conflict empirically, psychologists Cristine Legare (University of Texas at... read more
Does God accept the real you?
Psychologists Bart Soenens (Ghent University, Belgium) applied the study of interpersonal relationships... read more
An evidence-based rethinking of the religion-science conflict
Research by sociologist John Evans (University of California, San Diego) concludes that... read more
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