Search Results - "Silver, Christopher F."

The Vertical and Horizontal Spiritual Fitness Inventory and meaning in life in secular, Christian, and non-Christian samples by Krauss, Stephen, Silver, Christopher F.

“…Using the new 11-item Vertical and Horizontal Spiritual Fitness Inventory, the study examines whether vertical spirituality (which is traditional…”
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Concealment of nonreligious identity: Exploring social identity threat among atheists and other nonreligious individuals by Mackey, Cameron D., Silver, Christopher F., Rios, Kimberly, Cowgill, Colleen M., Hood, Ralph W.

“…Negative attitudes toward the nonreligious persist in America. This may compel some nonreligious individuals to conceal their identity to manage feelings of…”
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Yes, Jesus loves me! Mortality salience increases positivity in implicit and explicit images of Christ by Arrowood, Robert B., Cox, Cathy R., Silver, Christopher F.

“…The present research, utilising a terror management theory perspective, examined the effects of death awareness on Christians' explicit and implicit image of…”
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The six types of nonbelief: a qualitative and quantitative study of type and narrative by Silver, Christopher F., Coleman, Thomas J., Hood, Ralph W., Holcombe, Jenny M.

“…Extensive research has been conducted in exploration of the American religious landscape; however, only recently has social science research started to explore…”
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In the Face of Adversity: A Phenomenological Study of Spiritual Struggles among "Bible-Believing" Christians by Williamson, W. Paul, Silver, Christopher F.

“…This study explored the lived experience of adversity as spiritual struggles among fundamentalists. Ten Christian fundamentalists participated in…”
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Introduction to Special Issue in Honor of Ralph W. Hood, Jr by Williamson, W. Paul, Silver, Christopher F., Streib, Heinz

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ASSETS: Fostering a community of engineering transfer students - best practices and beyond by Harris, Bradley J., Porter, Marclyn D., McDonald, Gary H., Wu, Weidong, Silver, Christopher F., Fomunung, Ignatius

“…This Research-to-Practice full paper presents findings from the ASSETS program - a comprehensive support ecosystem developed to improve retention and reduce…”
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The Semantics of 'Spirituality' and Related Self-Identifications: A Comparative Study in Germany and the USA by Keller, Barbara, Klein, Constantin, Swhajor-Biesemann, Anne, Silver, Christopher F, Hood, Ralph, Streib, Heinz

“…Summary Culturally different connotations of basic concepts challenge the comparative study of religion. Do persons in Germany or in the United States refer to…”
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Religious Problem Solving and the Complexity of Religious Rationality Within an Iranian Muslim Ideological Surround by Ghorbani, Nima, Watson, P. J., Saeedi, Zoha, Chen, Zhuo, Silver, Christopher F.

“…Comparative rationality analysis formally examines the incommensurable social rationalities that theoretically exist within religions and the social sciences…”
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My hero, my friend: exploring Honduran youths' lived experience of the God-individual relationship by Mitchell, Monique B., Silver, Christopher F., Ross, Christopher F.J.

“…Extensive social science research has focused on God image and God concept through the lens of attachment theory and the parental relationship. While vast…”
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OPEN-SOURCE WEB GIS FRAMEWORK IN MONITORING URBAN LAND USE PLANNING: PARTICIPATORY SOLUTIONS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES by Sejati, Anang Wahyu, Buchori, Imam, Rudiarto, Iwan, Silver, Christopher F, Sulistyo, Kartiko

“…This paper presents a Web GIS application development framework through an open-source software which aims to provide reliable open data services, required for…”
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From the Editor Guest Column: Who Was Jack Shand? by Silver, Christopher F., Coleman III, Thomas J., Hood Jr, Ralph W.

“…Members of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR) hail from a number of diverse disciplines, but one theme unites them all: a commitment to…”
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Review: Secularization: In Defence of an Unfashionable Theory , by Steve Bruce by Silver, Christopher F.

“…Secularization: In Defence of an Unfashionable Theory. By Steve Bruce. Oxford University Press, 2011. 243 pages. $45.00 cloth…”
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Review: Heaven’s Gate: Postmodernity and Popular Culture in a Suicide Group , by George D. Chryssides by Silver, Christopher F.

“…Heaven’s Gate: Postmodernity and Popular Culture in a Suicide Group. Edited by George D. Chryssides. Ashgate, 2011. 228 pages. $99.95 cloth…”
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Buddhism Is Not What You Think: Finding Freedom Beyond Beliefs by Silver, Christopher F.

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Theos Bernard, the White Lama: Tibet, Yoga, and American Religious Life by Silver, Christopher F.

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Review:Secularization: In Defence of an Unfashionable Theory by Silver, Christopher F.

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Review:Heaven’s Gate: Postmodernity and Popular Culture in a Suicide Group by Silver, Christopher F.

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