Measuring the Religious Variable: National Replication.

Is “religion” multi-dimensional and if so, what dimensions are of use in the scientific study of religion? Previous studies by the authors defined religion in terms of involvement in congregational life, developed several potentially useful dimensions, and suggested scales to measure them. The findi...

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Publicado en:Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (Wiley-Blackwell) Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 13 - 23
Autores principales: King, Morton B., Hunt, Richard A.
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Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Mar75
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          Department of Sociology, Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas 75275.
          Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275.
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        Religious studies
        Protestants
        Resemblance (Philosophy)
        Protestant churches
        Reformation
        Christians
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