This article explores the effects of the state on the creation of social trust. It identifies four
theories connecting these two variables. The first and probably most important one stresses …

Fruitful comparison of psychedelic, spiritual, and psychotic experiences requires a degree of
phenomenological nuance. Some shared features of these phenomena, such as encounters …

Most assume that when governments support a religion, they do so in the hope that they will
increase their legitimacy. However, a growing literature implies that support for religion may …

Many scholars and prodemocracy organizations have documented a global democratic
recession that has been occurring since the mid-2000s. Yet the reason for this democratic …

The relationship between religion and the state has always been an actual problem in the
discourse of Islamic political thought. This paper aims to describe the relationship between …

This study examines whether religion clauses in countries' constitutions predict levels of
government-based discrimination (GRD) against religious minorities. Using the Religion and …

Cultural values vary significantly around the world. Despite a large heterogeneity,
similarities across national cultures are present. This article studies cross-country culture …

This study aims to explore students' minority experiences while participating in religious
education (RE). An interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used to answer the …

This study applies the rational choice perspective to government religion policy in Turkey.
We argue that a rational choice analysis can provide a new perspective on how the pro …

Throughout the recent decades, major paradigm shifts have rapidly outpaced countries'
bandwidth to effectively manage societal pressures and insecurity. Populations have been …