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Christian Smith holds a doctorate in the molecular and cellular biology of cancer from the University of Toronto, has over two decades of experience as a research scientist, and since 2006, has held the position of Manager of Research Operations at the world-renowned Brain Tumour Research Centre in Toronto. Compelled by an insatiable drive to learn new things and challenge himself, Christian returned to graduate studies and completed an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from the University of

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Téléchargez le livre :  Why Religion Went Obsolete
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Why Religion Went Obsolete

Christian Smith


Oxford University Press

2025-03-26

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Is traditional American religion doomed? Traditional religion in the United States has suffered huge losses in recent decades. The number of Americans identifying as "not religious" has increased remarkably. Religious affiliation, service...

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Télécharger le livre :  Handing Down the Faith
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A new examination of how and why American religious parents seek to pass on religion to their children The most important influence shaping the religious and spiritual lives of children, youth, and teenagers is their parents.A myriad of studies show that the parents of...

Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2020-07-02

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Télécharger le livre :  Atheist Overreach
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In recent years atheism has become ever more visible, acceptable, and influential. Atheist apologists have become increasingly vociferous and confident in their claims: that a morality requiring benevolence towards all and universal human rights need not be grounded in...

Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2018-09-05

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Télécharger le livre :  The Paradox of Generosity
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Determining why, when, and to whom people feel compelled to be generous affords invaluable insight into positive and problematic ways of life. Organ donation, volunteering, and the funding of charities can all be illuminated by sociological and psychological...

Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2014-08-01

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Télécharger le livre :  The Sacred Project of American Sociology
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Counter to popular perceptions, contemporary American sociology is and promotes a profoundly sacred project at heart. Sociology today is in fact animated by sacred impulses, driven by sacred commitments, and serves a sacred project. Sociology appears on the surface to...

Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2014-07-03

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Télécharger le livre :  Young Catholic America
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Best Review at the Catholic Press Association Convention Studies of young American Catholics over the last three decades suggest a growing crisis in the Catholic Church: compared to their elders, young Catholics are looking to the Church less as they form their...

Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2014-02-04

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Télécharger le livre :  Lost in Transition
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Life for emerging adults is vastly different today than it was for their counterparts even a generation ago. Young people are waiting longer to marry, to have children, and to choose a career direction. As a result, they enjoy more freedom, opportunities, and personal...

Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2011-09-01

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Télécharger le livre :  Souls in Transition
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How important is religion for young people in America today? What are the major influences on their developing spiritual lives?How do their religious beliefs and practices change as young people enter into adulthood? Christian Smith's Souls in Transition explores...

Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2009-09-14

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Télécharger le livre :  Soul Searching
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In innumerable discussions and activities dedicated to better understanding and helping teenagers, one aspect of teenage life is curiously overlooked. Very few such efforts pay serious attention to the role of religion and spirituality in the lives of American...

Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2009-04-13

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Télécharger le livre :  Passing the Plate
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Télécharger le livre :  Moral, Believing Animals
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What kind of animals are human beings? And how do our visions of the human shape our theories of social action and institutions? In Moral, Believing Animals, Christian Smith advances a creative theory of human persons and culture that offers innovative, challenging...

Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2003-07-10

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Télécharger le livre :  Divided by Faith
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Through a nationwide telephone survey of 2,000 people and an additional 200 face-to-face interviews, Michael O. Emerson and Christian Smith probed the grassroots of white evangelical America. They found that despite recent efforts by the movement's leaders to address...

Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2000-07-20

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