IJRR Articles

2011 Volume 7

Article 11: Religion and Volunteering in Four Sub-Saharan African Countries Author: Meredith J. Greif (Georgia State University), Amy Adamczyk (City University of New York), and Jacob Felson (William Paterson University)

Article 10: Catholics and the Death Penalty: Religion as a Filter for Political Beliefs Author: Thomas K. Bias (West Virginia University), Abraham Goldberg (University of South Carolina Upstate), and Tara Hannum (West Virginia University)

Article 9: Religion, Politics, and Polity Replication: Religious Differences in Preferences for Institutional Design Author: Joshua D. Ambrosius (West Virginia State University)

Article 8: Building Composite Measures of Religion and State Author: Jonathan Fox (Bar Ilan University)

Article 7: Near-Death Experience from Serpent Bites in Religious Settings Author: Ralph W. Hood, Jr. (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) and W. Paul Williamson (Henderson State University)

Article 6: The Social Gospel Legacy in U.S. Foreign Policy Author: S. R. Thompson (University of Washington) and James K. Wellman, Jr. (University of Washington)

Article 5: Sources of Adolescent Faith: Examining the Origins of Religious Confidence Author: Michael K. Abel (Brigham Young University-Idaho)

Article 4: The Effect of Religious Background on Sexual Orientation Author: Jacob Felson (William Paterson University)

Article 3: Divided by Age?: Generational Shifts in White Evangelical Christians' Attitudes Toward Racial Diversity Author: Darin M. Mather (University of Minnesota)

Article 2: Estimating the Global Muslim Population: Size and Distribution of the World's Muslim Population Author: Brian J. Grim (Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life) and Becky Hsu (Princeton University)

Article 1: The Impact of Church Attendance on the Decline in Female Happiness in the United States Author: G. Alexander Ross (Institute for the Psychological Sciences)

2010 Volume 6

Article 8: Explaining Early Christian Charity: A Psychosocial Theories Approach Author: Daniel Kim (University of Chicago)

Article 7: Conversion to Latin American Protestantism and the Case for Religious Motivation Author: Rodney Stark (Baylor University) and Buster G. Smith (Baylor University)

Article 6: Explaining Atheism: Testing the Secondary Compensator Model and Proposing an Alternative Author: Laura A. Hunter (University of Notre Dame)

Article 5: Does Change in Teenage Religiosity Predict Change in Marijuana Use Over Time? Author: Scott A. Desmond (Purdue University), George Kikuchi (National Research Institute of Police Science), and Kristen Budd (Purdue University)

Article 4: Excluding Inclusivity: Protestant Framing of Homosexuality Author: Carolyn A. Kapinus (Ball State University), Rachel Kraus (Ball State University), and Daniel R. Flowers (St. Mary's College)

Article 3: Teenage Religiosity and Changes in Marijuana Use During Transition to Adulthood Author: Jeffrey T. Ulmer (The Pennsylvania State University), Scott A. Desmond (Purdue University, Sung Joon Jang (Baylor University), and Byron R. Johnson (Baylor University)

Article 2: Revelation and Revolution: Friedrich Engels and the Apocalypse Author: Roland Boer (University of Newcastle)

Article 1: Religion, Race, and Drug Use Among American Youth Author: Sung Joon Jang (Baylor University) and Byron R. Johnson (Baylor University)

2009 Volume 5

Article 10: Religion and Academic Achievement Among Adolescents Author: Benjamin McKune (The Pennsylvania State University) and John P. Hoffmann (Brigham Young University)

Article 9: Identity, Psychology, and the Psychici: Tertullian's "Bishop of Bishops" Author: David Wilhite (Baylor University)

Article 8: The Influence of Christian Missionaries on Alaskan Indigenous Peoples Author: Julie Manville (Australian National University) and Ross Maller (Australian National University)

Article 7: Pluralism as Outcome: The Ecology of Religious Resources, Suppliers, and Consumers Author: Christopher P. Scheitle (The Pennsylvania State University) and Roger Finke (The Pennsylvania State University)

Article 6: The Folk Piety of William Peter Blatty: "The Exorcist" in the Context of Secularization Author: Joseph Laycock (Boston University)

Article 5: Gender Differences in Identity Processing Style and Islamic Religiosity in an Iranian Undergraduate University Sample Author: S. Khodarahimi (Islamic Azad University) and D. L. Cothran (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga)

Article 4: Social Responsibility of the Young in Iran: Shiraz as a Case Study Author: M.T. Iman (Shiraz University) and V. Jalaeian (Shiraz University)

Article 3: Religion and Faith: A Decision Theory Perspective Author: Tigran Melkonyan (University of Nevada, Reno) and Mark Pingle (University of Nevada, Reno)

Article 2: Neighbors in the Pews: Social Status Diversity in Religious Congregations Author: Philip Schwadel (University of Nebraska)

Article 1: Christian City Councillors in the Roman Empire Before Constantine Author: Paul McKechnie (Macquarie University)

2008 Volume 4

Article 7: Religion and the Logic of the Civic Sphere: Religious Tradition, Religious Practice, and the Voluntary Association Author: Matthew T. Loveland (LeMoyne College), Keely Jones-Stater (University of Connecticut), Jerry Z. Park (Baylor University)

Article 6: The Secret Gospel of Mark: A 20th Century Forgery Author: Birger A. Pearson (University of California, Santa Barbara)

Article 5: The Faith Factor and Prisoner Reentry Author: Byron R. Johnson (Baylor University)

Article 4: The Complexities of Comparative Research Author: Rodney Stark (Baylor University)

Article 3: Religious Adherence and Military Enlistment Before and After the 9/11 Attacks Author: James DeFronzo (University of Connecticut) and Jungyun Gill (University of Connecticut)

Article 2: The Sociology of Buddhism: Theoretical Implications of Current Scholarship Author: Buster G. Smith (Baylor University) and Paul Froese (Baylor University)

Article 1: Human Development and the Demography of Secularization in Global Perspective Author: Eric Kaufmann (University of London)

2007 Volume 3

Article 3: Religion, Intact Families, and the Achievement Gap Author: William H. Jeynes (California State University at Long Beach)

Article 2: Organizational Niches and Religious Markets: Uniting Two Literatures Author: Christopher P. Scheitle (Pennsylvania State University)

Article 1: Religion and Philanthropic Giving and Volunteering: Building Blocks for Civic Responsibility Author: Stephen V. Monsma (The Henry Institute for the Study of Christianity and Politics)

2006 Volume 2

Article 6: Religious Competition and Roman Piety Author: Rodney Stark (Baylor University)

Article 5: Events and Value Change: The Impact of September 11, 2001, on the Worldviews of Egyptians and Moroccans Author: Mansoor Moaddel (Eastern Michigan University) and Hamid Latif (American University in Cairo, Egypt)

Article 4: The Market for Martyrs Author: Laurence R. Iannaccone (George Mason University)

Article 3: Urbanization, Religious Pluralism, Cultural Continuity, and the Expansion of Gnostic Communities Author: Robert Wortham (North Carolina Central University)

Article 2: Religious Motivation vs. Traditional Religiousness: Bridging the Gap Between Religion and Politics and the Psychology of Religion Author: Marie A. Eisenstein (Indiana University Northwest)

Article 1: International Religion Indexes: Government Regulation, Government Favoritism, and Social Regulation of Religion Author: Brian J. Grim (Pennsylvania State University), Roger Finke (Pennsylvania State University)

2005 Volume 1

Article 12: Retention Strategies and Religious Success: A Regional Comparison of American Jews Author: Michael K. Abel (University of Washington)

Article 11: Images of God: The Effect of Personal Theologies on Moral Attitudes, Political Affiliation, and Religious Behavior Author: Christopher Bader (Baylor University), Paul Froese (Baylor University)

Article 10: Purity and Anger: Gentiles and Idolatry in Antioch Author: Magnus Zetterholm (Lund University)

Article 9: Social Mobility and Sect Transformation: Testing the Regression-to-the-Mean Hypothesis Author: Sean F. Everton (Stanford University)

Article 8: The Gnostic Church of Brazil: Contemporary Neo-Esotericism in Late-Modern Perspective Author: Andrew Dawson (University of Chester)

Article 7: Does Religion Promote Trust?: The Role of Signaling, Reputation, and Punishment Author: Richard Sosis (Hebrew University of Jerusalem and University of Connecticut)

Article 6: The Social and Symbolic Boundaries of Congregations: An Analysis of Website Links Author: Christopher P. Scheitle (Pennsylvania State University)

Article 5: Religious Competition and Revival in Italy: Exploring European Exceptionalism Author: Massimo Introvigne (CESNUR, Torino, Italy), Rodney Stark (Baylor University)

Article 4: Folk Temples and the Chinese Religious Economy Author: Graeme Lang (City University of Hong Kong), Selina Ching Chan (Shueyan College), Lars Ragvald (Lund University)

Article 3: Niches in the Islamic Religious Market and Fundamentalism: Examples from Turkey and Other Countries Author: Massimo Introvigne (CESNUR, Torino, Italy)

Article 2: Atheism Author: William Sims Bainbridge (Arlington, Virginia)

Article 1: The Political Origins of Religious Liberty Author: Anthony Gill (University of Washington)