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Religious Persistence

Religious Persistence is a theoretical construct in the study of religious change that refers to the continued maintenance and transmission of religious beliefs, practices, and identities across generations despite external sociocultural pressures toward secularization or religious transformation.

130

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8.9K

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193

Authors

95

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2017–2026

20

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Publications

130

Sacred and Secular: Religion and Politics Worldwide

G. John Ikenberry, Pippa Norris, Ronald Inglehart · Foreign Affairs · 2004 · 769 citations

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The Future of Religion: Secularization, Revival and Cult Formation

Steve Bruce, Rodney Stark, William Sims Bainbridge · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 1986 · 712 citations

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The Rise and Fall of Fuzzy Fidelity in Europe

David Voas · European Sociological Review · 2008 · 476 citations · Full text

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Sacred and secular: religion and politics worldwide

Choice Reviews Online · 2012 · 313 citations

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Religion, Altered States of Consciousness and Social Change.

Philip L. Berg, Erika Bourguignon · Social Forces · 1974 · 300 citations

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Authors

193

  1. RS
    Rodney Stark

    University of Washington, United States

    5 publications · 997 citations

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  2. DV
    David Voas

    University College London, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 692 citations

    5

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  3. WC
    Wade Clark Roof

    University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

    4 publications · 69 citations

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  4. BJ
    Benton Johnson

    Emory University, United States

    3 publications · 216 citations

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  5. SB
    Steve Bruce

    University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 755 citations

    3

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Institutions

95

  1. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    108 citations

  2. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    261 citations

  3. Indiana University Bloomington

    Bloomington, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    100 citations

  4. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    219 citations

  5. Baylor University

    Waco, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    122 citations

  6. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    51 citations

  7. University of Aberdeen

    Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    43 citations

  8. Harvard University Press

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    100 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

    JSSR · 15 publications · 2K citations

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  2. Review of Religious Research

    12 publications · 624 citations

    12

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  3. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 11 publications · 657 citations

    10

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  4. Sociology of Religion

    8 publications · 373 citations

    8

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  5. Journal of Contemporary Religion

    7 publications · 309 citations

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