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Religious Commitment Development

Religious Commitment Development is a theoretical construct in the study of religious development that denotes the progressive internalization and stabilization of religious beliefs, practices, and identities as a result of cognitive, emotional, and social maturation within an individual’s lifespan.

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9.7K

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242

Authors

110

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2017–2026

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130

The Religious Commitment Inventory--10: Development, refinement, and validation of a brief scale for research and counseling.

Everett L. Worthington, Nathaniel G. Wade, Terry L. Hight et al. · Journal of Counseling Psychology · 2003 · 1K citations

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ON THE STUDY OF RELIGIOUS COMMITMENT

Charles Y. Glock · Religious Education · 1962 · 564 citations

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American Piety: The Nature of Religious Commitment

D. Knudsen, Rodney Stark, Charles Y. Glock · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 1969 · 530 citations

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The Evolution of Religion: How Cognitive By-Products, Adaptive Learning Heuristics, Ritual Displays, and Group Competition Generate Deep Commitments to Prosocial Religions

Scott Atran, Joseph Henrich · Biological Theory · 2010 · 464 citations

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Religion as Context: Hellfire and Delinquency One More Time

Rodney Stark · Sociology of Religion · 1996 · 452 citations

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Authors

242

  1. RS
    Rodney Stark

    University of Washington, United States

    7 publications · 1.7K citations

    7

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  2. WH
    William H. Jeynes

    California State University, Long Beach, United States

    4 publications · 256 citations

    4

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  3. JE
    Jeremy E. Uecker

    Baylor University, United States

    4 publications · 171 citations

    4

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  4. ME
    Michael E. McCullough

    University of Miami, United States

    4 publications · 1.3K citations

    4

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  5. RL
    Roger L. Dudley

    Andrews University, United States

    4 publications · 123 citations

    4

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Institutions

110

  1. Fuller Theological Seminary

    Pasadena, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    309 citations

  2. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    280 citations

  3. Virginia Commonwealth University

    Richmond, United States

    4 h-index

    13 publications

    5.7K citations

  4. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    539 citations

  5. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    199 citations

  6. Baylor University

    Waco, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    67 citations

  7. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    757 citations

  8. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    196 citations

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Venues

  1. Review of Religious Research

    17 publications · 1.2K citations

    15

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  2. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

    JSSR · 16 publications · 1.7K citations

    14

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  3. Journal of Religion and Health

    3 publications · 77 citations

    3

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  4. Journal of Counseling Psychology

    3 publications · 1.2K citations

    3

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  5. Journal of Beliefs and Values

    3 publications · 68 citations

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