Archived News – February 2018
Feb
26
2018
Feb. 23, 2018
Republicans who perceive God as highly engaged with humanity are like Democrats when it comes to social and economic justice issues, and Democrats who see God as a strict judge are like Republicans on retributive justice issues, according to a Baylor University study. The research was published in the journal Sociological Forum by Robert Thomson, M.A. (Sociology) ’14, Ph.D. ’17, now a postdoctoral research fellow at Rice University, and Paul Froese, Ph.D., professor of sociology.
Republicans who perceive God as highly engaged with humanity are like Democrats when it comes to social and economic justice issues, and Democrats who see God as a strict judge are like Republicans on retributive justice issues, according to a Baylor University study. The research was published in the journal Sociological Forum by Robert Thomson, M.A. (Sociology) ’14, Ph.D. ’17, now a postdoctoral research fellow at Rice University, and Paul Froese, Ph.D., professor of sociology.
Feb
26
2018
Feb. 21, 2018
Older individuals who are securely attached to God experience increased optimism over time, and those with confidence in God’s forgiveness often experience higher self-esteem, according to a Baylor University study led by Blake V. Kent, a doctoral candidate in sociology in Baylor’s College of Arts & Sciences. Secure attachment and the feeling of being forgiven by God also are related to higher life satisfaction.
Older individuals who are securely attached to God experience increased optimism over time, and those with confidence in God’s forgiveness often experience higher self-esteem, according to a Baylor University study led by Blake V. Kent, a doctoral candidate in sociology in Baylor’s College of Arts & Sciences. Secure attachment and the feeling of being forgiven by God also are related to higher life satisfaction.
Feb
23
2018
Phys.org: Perceptions of God make Democrats more conservative, Republicans more liberal in some ways
Feb. 21, 2018
Republicans who believe that God is highly engaged with humanity are like Democrats—more liberal—when it comes to social and economic justice issues, according to a Baylor University study. Meanwhile, researchers found Republicans and Democrats who believe God is highly judgmental tend to agree about issues of retributive justice, such as capital punishment. "Liberals with a 'strict father' image of God are more inclined to support harsher criminal punishments and military solutions to foreign conflicts . . . It appears that Americans who see God as wrathful are quicker to support policies which seek an eye-for-an-eye outcome,” said researcher Paul Froese, Ph.D., professor of sociology. (Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, pitched this story nationally. She covers sociology faculty and research.)
Republicans who believe that God is highly engaged with humanity are like Democrats—more liberal—when it comes to social and economic justice issues, according to a Baylor University study. Meanwhile, researchers found Republicans and Democrats who believe God is highly judgmental tend to agree about issues of retributive justice, such as capital punishment. "Liberals with a 'strict father' image of God are more inclined to support harsher criminal punishments and military solutions to foreign conflicts . . . It appears that Americans who see God as wrathful are quicker to support policies which seek an eye-for-an-eye outcome,” said researcher Paul Froese, Ph.D., professor of sociology. (Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, pitched this story nationally. She covers sociology faculty and research.)
Feb
22
2018
Feb. 22, 2018
How members of political parties perceive God can affect the way in which they understand social and retributive justice, sometimes blurring the lines of partisan politics, according to Baylor University studies. Republicans who believe that God is highly engaged with humanity are like Democrats — more liberal—when it comes to social and economic justice issues, according to Baylor researcher Paul Froese, Ph.D., professor of sociology and co-author of a new study published in the journal Sociological Forum. (Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, pitched this story nationally. She covers sociology faculty and research.)
How members of political parties perceive God can affect the way in which they understand social and retributive justice, sometimes blurring the lines of partisan politics, according to Baylor University studies. Republicans who believe that God is highly engaged with humanity are like Democrats — more liberal—when it comes to social and economic justice issues, according to Baylor researcher Paul Froese, Ph.D., professor of sociology and co-author of a new study published in the journal Sociological Forum. (Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, pitched this story nationally. She covers sociology faculty and research.)
Feb
6
2018
Feb. 6, 2018
Older individuals who are securely attached to God experience increased optimism over time, and those with confidence in God’s forgiveness often experience higher self-esteem, according to a Baylor University study led by Blake Victor Kent, a doctoral candidate in sociology in Baylor’s College of Arts & Sciences. Secure attachment and the feeling of being forgiven by God also are related to higher life satisfaction. (This story was written by student newswriter Brooke Battersby. It is being pitched nationally by Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, who covers sociology research and faculty.)
Older individuals who are securely attached to God experience increased optimism over time, and those with confidence in God’s forgiveness often experience higher self-esteem, according to a Baylor University study led by Blake Victor Kent, a doctoral candidate in sociology in Baylor’s College of Arts & Sciences. Secure attachment and the feeling of being forgiven by God also are related to higher life satisfaction. (This story was written by student newswriter Brooke Battersby. It is being pitched nationally by Terry Goodrich, assistant director of Baylor Media Communications, who covers sociology research and faculty.)