A large body of literature highlights the benefits of being religious in terms of subjective well-
being. We examine changes to these so-called religious well-being benefits during the early …

Introduction: This scholarly article explores the reconfiguration of religion and religious
organizations within the framework of the world risk society. The emergence and …

The prevalence of religious beliefs and practices is puzzling from evolutionary viewpoint, but
previous research suggested that religious traditions provide health and cooperative …

How do people deal with events they cannot control? Religious beliefs and practices are
common responses to uncontrollable situations. We analyzed the responses of …

Religious leaders are highly influential actors in many societies across the globe. In the
singular global crisis brought upon by the COVID-19 pandemic, their perspective on the …

Purpose This study aims to explore Poles' views regarding pharmaceutical industry
transparency, prompted by the Sunshine regulations in the USA and certain European …

Explaining the reasons—while not the causes—behind religious decline is a central issue
for sociologists interested in secularization processes. Many theoretical perspectives have …

Die vergangenen Jahre waren weltweit von der Corona-Pandemie geprägt, welche von
erheblichen gesellschaftlichen Transformationsprozessen begleitet wurde. Die plötzlich und …

The COVID-19 pandemic has exerted greater pressure on vulnerable minorities who are on
average in a more disadvantaged socio-economic situation. Therefore, this project had the …

Similar to the situation across Europe, the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent government-
imposed restrictions had a profound impact on both individual and collective religious …