Although most people are religious, there are hundreds of millions of religious disbelievers
in the world. What is religious disbelief and how does it arise? Recent developments in the …

Using a novel technique known as network meta-analysis, we synthesized evidence from
492 studies (87,418 participants) to investigate the effectiveness of procedures in changing …

Highlights•The linear relationship between death anxiety and religious belief is inconsistent
and probably averages around zero.•There is limited evidence that extremely religious and …

Recent studies have found that activating religious cognition by priming techniques can
enhance prosocial behavior, arguably because religious concepts carry prosocial …

Is religion to blame for deadly conflicts? Should religious behaviour be credited more often
for acts of charity and altruism? In what ways are religious and 'spiritual'ideas, practices and …

Handbook of Terror Management Theory provides an overview of Terror Management
Theory (TMT), including critical research derived from the theory, recent research that has …

Names: Jong, Jonathan, author. Title: Death, anxiety, and religious belief: an existential
psychology of religion/Jonathan Jong and Jamin Halberstadt. Description: New York …

Research has shown that stress impacts on people's religious beliefs. However, several
aspects of this effect remain poorly understood, for example regarding the role of prior …

It is commonly claimed that science and religion are logically and psychologically at odds
with one another. However, previous studies have mainly examined American samples; …

Science tells us that humans are merely animals that evolved to survive long enough to
reproduce and care for offspring before dying. Yet, people want to view life as something …