The cultural assimilation of immigrants into the host society is often equated with prospects for economic success, with religion seen as a potential barrier. We investigate the role of ethnic enclaves and churches for the assimilation of Danish Americans using a difference-indifferences...

Chapter 1. Introduction to Sacred Landscape, Pilgrimage and Ritual Practices (Darius Liutikas) -- Chapter 2. Sacred Landscape and Sacred Buildings in Christianity (Darius Liutikas) -- Chapter 3. The evolution of sacred and profane spaces within the built environment (Ruth Dowson) -- Chapter 4....

Many of the greatest minds in psychology have tried to unravel the mysteries, power, appeal, and consequences of religion. The task of understanding human behaviour will never be complete without the use of science and logic to examine the psychology of religion and spirituality. This...

We study whether compulsory religious education in schools affects students’ religiosity as adults. We exploit the staggered termination of compulsory religious education across German states in models with state and cohort fixed effects. Using three different datasets, we find that abolishing...