Researchers have long known that religious teens are less likely to engage in risky behavior. My team’s research explains why. We surveyed multiple times the religious beliefs and risk behavior of ...

My current work on Lived Religion constantly reminds me of how very similar are the things that people do in different religious traditions, however widely separated by place or era. This in turn has ...

Does a commitment to one's God facilitate altruistic behavior that benefits only members of the same religious group? Or does it extend to helping members of a different religion? University of ...

Co-authored with Dr. Ken Baskin. Few things are more important to human psychology writ large than religion. But what does this concept really mean? The more deeply we investigate it, the odder ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Georgia ranks among the most religious states, according to Pew's 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study, which paints a picture of ...

Researchers have long known that religious teens are less likely to engage in risky behavior. My team’s research explains why. We surveyed multiple times the religious beliefs and risk behavior of ...