Although the contribution of immigration and religious switching to the changing religious landscape in Canada seems well established, we lack knowledge on the religious switching of immigrants. In this study we address if and to what extent immigrants to Canada change religion after their arrival. We use data on religious affiliation and other demographic characteristics from the 1981, 1991 an...

An analytic cognitive style denotes a propensity to set aside highly salient intuitions when engaging in problem solving. We assess the hypothesis that an analytic cognitive style is associated with a history of questioning, altering, and rejecting (i.e., unbelieving) supernatural claims, both religious and paranormal. In two studies, we examined associations of God beliefs, religious engagemen...

As a theologian working in Western Europe, religious plurality is unavoidable for me. It seems that our context can no longer be identified in terms of secularization. Competing worldviews and complementing religious stories dictate the religious landscape (and increasingly so, due to migration and global communication). The religions present in my country, however, are not monolithic and stabl...

In general, family has a significant influence on how individuals form their self-evaluations because they primary self-concepts in familial context, which serves as foundation for secondary formed through relationships outside the family. Therefore, this paper aims to focus of climate nurturing individuals’ self-concept. This study obtained data from qualitative research doctoral degree one au...

Uptake of long-acting reversible contraceptives has been low among many women in Kenya. This seen a surge the number unplanned pregnancies, which leads to continued poverty due large sizes families. study therefore sought establish socio-cultural factors influencing uptake reproductive age The adopted descriptive cross sectional design. was conducted public hospitals target population included ...

This study examines the constitutionality of Indonesia’s Anti-Blasphemy Law, which has been challenged unsuccessfully at Constitutional Court on three occasions, in 2009, 2012, and 2018. While acknowledged law’s provisions are open to multiple interpretations, it insists maintaining law as is, grounds that right religious expression is not absolute, freedom rights restricted under Article 28J 1...

The complex Indonesian society requires the residents to always maintain good relations realize a harmonious life with each other. Peaceful and conflict are potential two poles presenting in human life. Maintaining stable community conditions is shared responsibility, from government small level. Besides, level of role academics, especially students, becomes important as an object research. Rel...