Census data for 2011 suggested that around 14.1 million people in England and Wales state they have no religion recent survey evidence suggests the number could be even higher. Drawing on from focus group discussions with who broadly self-identify descriptor ‘non-religious’, this article examines diversity of non-religious identities interfaces equalities law. Through analysis identity narrativ...

Religion has been considered as a framework for the sense of meaning and purpose. The aim of the present study was to explore the perception of Muslim students who practice their religion towards meaning of life and to investigate the association between religiosity, personal meaning, and psychological well-being. Respondents were 60 Muslim students studying at University of Southampton and Bir...

This paper first uncovers the subtle spiritual narcissism that has characterized historical approaches to religious diversity and discusses the shortcomings of the main forms of religious pluralism that have been proposed as its antidote: ecumenical, soteriological, postmodern, and metaphysical. It then argues that a participatory pluralism paves the way for an appreciation of religious diversi...

As our nation has grown and continued to accept immigrants from around the world, multiculturalism has become the norm, and the growth of different religions or different subunits of certain religions (e.g., Islam and Hispanic Pentecostalism) is part of this trend. The mass media describe the general public’s rising interest in matters spiritual and religious, and point to the incredible range ...

IBCSR Research Review (IRR) is published by the Institute for the Biocultural Study of Religion, a non-profit research institute dedicated to the scientific study of the biocultural aspects of religion. IRR briefly annotates and furnishes online information about scientific research articles related to brain, behavior, culture, and religion published in English in leading journals. It also list...

The authors review findings from the psychology of religion showing that believers’ perceived relationships with God meet the definitional criteria for attachment relationships. They also review evidence for associations between aspects of religion and individual differences in interpersonal attachment security and insecurity. They focus on two developmental pathways to religion. The first is a...

Researchers have perceived religion, prayer, hope and faith to be needs of family members throughout the illness process. Family members of patients with disorders of consciousness experience suffering and anguish, due to the length of time waiting and uncertainty involved in the recovery process, with spirituality being an important source of emotional aid and relief from tensions. Spiritualit...