Suicide and Religion: New Evidence on the Differences Between Protestantism and Catholicism.

Suicide has remained a persistent social phenomenon and now accounts for more deaths than motor vehicle accidents. There has been much debate, however, over which religious constructs might best explain the variation in suicide rates. Our empirical analysis reveals that even though theological and s...

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Publicado en:	Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 316 - 341
Autores principales:	Torgler, Benno, Schaltegger, Christoph
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Jun2014
Materias:	Suicide & religion Social facts Catholic Church doctrines Protestantism Social network research Church attendance Christianity
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