The Practice of Altruism: Caring and Religion in Global PerspectiveCambridge Scholars Press, 2006 - 209 pages The study of altruism and altruistic behavior has caught the attention of social scientists especially in recent years. What motivates individuals to cultivate attitudes and actions that promote the wellbeing of others at the expense of, or at the risk of negative consequences for their own? In our contemporary global society marked by conflict and violence among different sectors of the population in various regions of the world, and wherein religion can be a factor that exacerbates such conflict and violence, harnessing the power of religion towards directions of reconciliation, creativity, and altruistic action, remains a crucial task for humankind. This volume addresses a question especially relevant in our day: do people who profess religious commitment or affiliation in a particular religious community tend to nurture altruistic kinds of attitude and action more than others? Social scientists present results of their empirical studies on Japanese society, as well as on North American, European, Indian, and Thai societies, to focus on this issue and offer insightful reflections on the relationship between religion and society. |
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... belief was still relatively strong . But otherwise decline continued . By 1970 Catholic decline had started . Sunday school attendances and confirmations were declining fast . Christian belief had started to decline . Independent Free ...
... BELIEF and BELONGING COMPARED Belief in a Personal Belief in Life After Jesus as Belief in Church Regular God Death Divine Attendance 1926 Daily News / Nation Weighted Mean 68 69 64 68 1947 Gallup 45 49 · 30 1964 ATV 42 50 64 25 1981 ...
... belief in a personal God , in life after death and in Jesus as divine , and where attendance is low the level of these beliefs is also low . The two large and remarkably early polls carried out on readers of The Daily News and The ...
Contents
Altruism in New Religions in Japan | 12 |
Kamagasaki Ecumenical Network | 43 |
Japanese Buddhist Responses to Terrorism | 60 |
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The Practice of Altruism: Caring and Religion in Global Perspective Ruben Lf Habito,Keishin Inaba No preview available - 2008 |