Waco Tribune-Herald: Crime rates drop nationally and in Waco, confounding officials, experts
[3/1/2010]
Waco Tribune-Herald, Jan 31, 2010 (article about crime and the economy quotes two Baylor professors: Baylor economics professor Tom Kelly and Baylor sociology professor Sung Joon Jang) Police can't explain it. Sociologists can't explain it. Economists can't explain it. But it's true. Nationally, crime rates have dropped the past two years, even as the country suffers through a deep recession.
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Killeen Daily Herald: Census Texas fastest growing state
[12/30/2009]
Killeen Daily Herald, Dec. 30, 2009 (article mentions a July Baylor study from the Center for Community Research and Development that found Killeen to be the ninth fastest growing city in the nation) Between July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2009, Texas added an estimated 478,000 people to its population, according the latest figures from the United States Census Bureau.
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Baylor receives grant for sociology research
[2/17/2010]
The research team comprises Dr. Mitchell Neubert, associate professor of management and entrepreneurship and Chavanne Chair of Christian Ethics in Business; Dr. Kevin Dougherty, associate professor of sociology; Jerry Park, assistant professor of sociology; and Jenna Griebel, a graduate student of sociology.
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Harvard Political Review: Compassionate Conservatism Confounded
[1/1/2010]
Harvard Political Review, Jan. 1, 2010 (article about faith-based initiatives facing tough political realities quotes Dr. Byron Johnson, co-director of the Institute for Studies of Religion and professor of sociology at Baylor) President Bush campaigned in 2000, faith-based initiatives were at the center of his "compassionate conservative" pitch, and candidate Obama promised to renew the effort to help faith-based charities secure enhanced access to government assistance and funding.
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Psychology.suite101.com: Precognitive Dreams Shift Reality
[12/11/2009]
Psychology.suite101.com, Dec. 11, 2009 (article about precognitive dreams including findings on Americans' belief in such dreams from the Baylor Religion Survey) Some people dream about the future. Some dreamers can see it.
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USA Today: More U.S. Christians mix in 'Eastern,' New Age beliefs
[12/10/2009]
USA Today, December 10, 2009 (research from the Baylor Religion Survey is cited) Going to church this Sunday? Look around. The chances are that one in five of the people there find "spiritual energy" in mountains or trees, and one in six believe in the "evil eye," that certain people can cast curses with a look -- beliefs your Christian pastor doesn't preach.
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USA TODAY: Religious groups active in climate debate
[12/6/2009]
USA TODAY, Dec. 6, 2009 (Dr. Byron Johnson, director of the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor and professor of sociology, is quoted about ISR/Gallup findings that show evidence of a generational split on environmental issues among Evangelicals.) COPENHAGEN -- Sunday started like any other day for Sister Joan Brown -- with a period of prayer and meditation just before dawn at her home in Albuquerque.
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Heritage.org: From Drug-Dealers to Community Leaders: The Impact of Violence Free Zones
[11/17/2009]
Heritage.org, Nov. 17, 2009 (Dr. Byron Johnson, co-director of Baylor's Institute for Studies of Religion, director of the ISR Program on Prosocial Behavior, and professor of sociology, presented research on Violence Free Zones during a summit on youth violence in Washington, D.C.) A young, African American male would have had a better chance of survival descending from a landing barge in Italy during WWII than he does getting off a Greyhound bus in a major U.S. city today.
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Zachary School Board says low bids allow new project
[11/13/2009]
Baton Rouge Advocate, Nov. 13, 2009 (Article about a growing Louisiana school district and its building plans quotes Dr. Charles Tolbert, chair of Baylor's department of sociology) ZACHARY -- After bids came in lower than anticipated for four major projects under way in the Zachary Community School District, the School Board voted Thursday to reduce the project budgets to free up money for a high school ninth-grade academy.
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The SSSR announces 2009 Distinguished Book Award
[10/1/2009]
Sociology professor, Paul Froese is honored with prestigious Society for the Scientific Study of Religion book award for 2009.
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