Archived News – June 2013

Jun
28
2013
June 11, 2013
An analysis of Baylor Religion Survey data found that American entrepreneurs pray more, see God as personal and attend services that support business. Quoted is Mitchell J. Neubert, Ph.D., associate professor of management and entrepreneurship and Chavanne Chair of Christian Ethics in Business in the Hankamer School of Business.
Jun
28
2013
June 27, 2013
A recent Baylor study by Kyle Irwin, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of sociology, found that members of a group tend to punish more generous members by ostracizing them, even if their generosity benefits the entire group.
Jun
27
2013
WACO, Texas (June 27, 2013) -- People punish generous group members by rejecting them socially -- even when the generosity benefits everyone -- because the "big givers" are nonconformists, according to a Baylor University study.
Jun
27
2013
June 26, 2013
Analysis of the latest Baylor Religion Survey data found that American entrepreneurs pray more, see God as personal and attend services that support business. Kevin Dougherty, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences, is quoted.
Jun
24
2013
June 24, 2013
Sung Joon Jang, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology in the College of Arts & Sciences, and Aaron Franzen, M.A., doctoral candidate and study co-author, are quoted about their Baylor study that suggests that "spiritual" young people are more likely to commit crimes than "religious" ones.
Jun
21
2013
June 19, 2013
Baylor Religion Survey data found that American entrepreneurs pray more, see God as personal and attend services that support business. Quoted are Mitchell J. Neubert, Ph.D., associate professor of management and entrepreneurship and Chavanne Chair of Christian Ethics in Business in the Hankamer School of Business, and Kevin Dougherty, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences.
Jun
18
2013
June 15, 2013
Article about how people perceive God like the fatherly figures in their lives cites research by Baylor sociologists that found that people attach a personality to God that reflects "self-identified desirable human traits" as well as certain moral and social attitudes. Carson Mencken, Ph.D., professor of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences, is quoted in the article.
Jun
14
2013
June 13, 2013
A study led by Baylor University suggests that young people who are "spiritual but not religious" are more likely to commit crimes than "religious" or "spiritual and religious" people as well as agnostics and atheists. Quoted in the article are researchers Aaron Franzen, M.A., research assistant for the sociology of religion, and Sung Joon Jang, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology.
Jun
13
2013
June 12, 2013
A study led by Baylor University suggests that young people who are "spiritual but not religious" are more likely to commit crimes than "religious" or "spiritual and religious" people as well as agnostics and atheists. Aaron Franzen, M.A., research assistant for the sociology of religion in the College of Arts and Science, is quoted in the article.
Jun
12
2013
WACO, Texas (June 12, 2013) -- Young adults who deem themselves "spiritual but not religious" are more likely to commit property crimes -- and to a lesser extent, violent ones -- than those who identify themselves as either "religious and spiritual" or "religious but not spiritual," according to Baylor University researchers.
Jun
11
2013
June 7, 2013
This article explores the thoughts of Baylor professors Mitchell J. Neubert, Ph.D., associate professor of management and entrepreneurship and Chavanne Chair of Christian Ethics in Business in the Hankamer School of Business, and Kevin Dougherty, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences, on how religion plays a role in entrepreneurs' lives.
Jun
7
2013
June 6, 2013
VIDEO LINKS INCLUDED: Analysis of the latest Baylor Religion Survey data found that American entrepreneurs pray more, see God as personal and attend services that support business. Quoted are Mitchell J. Neubert, Ph.D., associate professor of management and entrepreneurship and Chavanne Chair of Christian Ethics in Business in the Hankamer School of Business, and Kevin Dougherty, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences.
Jun
6
2013
June 5, 2013
Analysis of the latest Baylor Religion Survey data found that American entrepreneurs pray more, see God as personal and attend services that support business. Quoted are Mitchell J. Neubert, Ph.D., associate professor of management and entrepreneurship and Chavanne Chair of Christian Ethics in Business in the Hankamer School of Business, and Kevin Dougherty, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences.
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