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Religious Compassion

Religious Compassion is a moral-affective construct within the study of religious emotion that denotes a transcendentally motivated disposition to perceive and respond to the suffering of others with empathetic concern and altruistic action, grounded in religious belief, spiritual practice, or sacred textual injunction.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Compassion: The Basic Social Emotion

Martha C. Nussbaum · Social Philosophy and Policy · 1996 · 679 citations

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"And Who Is My Neighbor?:" Intrinsic Religion as a Source of Universal Compassion

C. Daniel Batson, Randy B. Floyd, Julie M. Meyer et al. · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 1999 · 159 citations

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Giving Thanks: Spiritual and Religious Correlates of Gratitude

Robert A. Emmons, Teresa T. Kneezel · ˜The œJournal of psychology and Christianity · 2005 · 138 citations

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Does compassion mediate the intrinsic religion-health relationship?

Patrick R. Steffen, Kevin S. Masters · Annals of Behavioral Medicine · 2005 · 135 citations · Full text

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Benevolent Images of God, Gratitude, and Physical Health Status

Neal Krause, Robert A. Emmons, Gail Ironson · Journal of Religion and Health · 2015 · 129 citations

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Authors

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  1. NK
    Neal Krause

    University of Michigan, United States

    4 publications · 326 citations

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  2. CD
    C. Daniel Batson

    University of Kansas, United States

    3 publications · 312 citations

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  3. GI
    Gail Ironson

    University of Miami, United States

    2 publications · 158 citations

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  4. RA
    Robert A. Emmons

    University of California, Davis, United States

    2 publications · 267 citations

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  5. PR
    Patrick R. Steffen

    Brigham Young University, United States

    1 publications · 135 citations

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Institutions

80

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    417 citations

  2. Baylor University

    Waco, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    114 citations

  3. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    405 citations

  4. University of Miami

    Coral Gables, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    158 citations

  5. University of Kansas

    Lawrence, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    444 citations

  6. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    446 citations

  7. Brigham Young University

    Provo, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    219 citations

  8. The University of Texas at San Antonio

    San Antonio, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    53 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

    JSSR · 4 publications · 354 citations

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 3 publications · 207 citations

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  3. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

    3 publications · 174 citations

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  4. Journal of Psychology and Theology

    2 publications · 41 citations

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  5. Journal of Religion and Health

    3 publications · 168 citations

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