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Religious Commitment Formation

Religious Commitment Formation is a psychological and sociological process whereby individuals develop a sustained, internalized dedication to a religious faith through the integration of beliefs, practices, and identity within a particular religious tradition.

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5.2K

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74

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28

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2017–2026

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Publications

51

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND CURRENT CONTROVERSIES IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION

Darren E. Sherkat, Christopher G. Ellison · Annual Review of Sociology · 1999 · 690 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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American Piety: The Nature of Religious Commitment

Alexander J. Wearing, Rodney Stark, Charles Y. Glock · Review of Religious Research · 1969 · 446 citations

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Authors

74

  1. RS
    Rodney Stark

    University of Washington, United States

    7 publications · 1.3K citations

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  2. CY
    Charles Y. Glock

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    6 publications · 1.6K citations

    6

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  3. JE
    Jeremy E. Uecker

    Baylor University, United States

    3 publications · 132 citations

    3

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  4. DE
    Darren E. Sherkat

    Vanderbilt University, United States

    2 publications · 729 citations

    2

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  5. MD
    Miriam D. Ukeritis

    Center For Policy Research, United States

    2 publications · 42 citations

    2

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Institutions

28

  1. Baylor University

    Waco, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    88 citations

  2. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    892 citations

  3. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    663 citations

  4. University of Johannesburg

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  5. North Carolina State University

    Raleigh, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  6. John Jay College of Criminal Justice

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    464 citations

  7. University of Karachi

    Karachi, Pakistan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  8. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

    Chattanooga, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

    JSSR · 12 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. Review of Religious Research

    10 publications · 874 citations

    10

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  3. Sociological Analysis

    SA · 4 publications · 85 citations

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  4. Social Forces

    SF · 3 publications · 158 citations

    3

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  5. Sociology of Religion

    2 publications · 41 citations

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