Religious speeches aim at social efficacy. They are therefore an important resource for religious communities and groups. The article pursues a cultural concept of resources, which does not ask about the benefit of a ...

How is the protest behavior of citizens in new democracies influenced by their experience of the past? Certain theories of political socialization hold that cohorts reaching political maturity under dictatorship are subject ...

Das Verhältnis von Religion und populärer Kultur hat in der deutschsprachigen Religionssoziologie breite Aufmerksamkeit gefunden, ist aber bislang nur selten für die Untersuchung kirchlich verfasster Religionspraxis fruchtbar ...

South Africa continues to be marked by high youth unemployment. This paper investigates youth labor market perspectives in northern South Africa in the light of data from the Livelihoods, Religion and Youth Survey. In ...

In this article, I argue that the research field of religion and development and diaconal studies, the study of Christian social practice, share a common subject of inquiry: the social impact of religion. The field of ...

Das Gutachten analysiert das Potenzial der African Initiated Churches (AICs) für die Entwicklungszusammenarbeit am Beispiel der AICs in Südafrika. AICs sind die größten und am schnellsten wachsenden Religionsgemeinschaften ...

The emergence of the terrorist group, Daesh in 2014 and the international military campaign against it caused both a humanitarian crisis and mass displacement in Iraq. About 5.8 million people became internally displaced, ...

The increase in domestic violence—particularly against women—is one of the most alarming indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic affecting countries worldwide. Following a mixed-methods approach, this paper examines ...