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Religion and the Transmission of COVID-19 in The Netherlands by Vermeer, Paul, Kregting, Joris

“…The aim of this study was to find out if the typical spread of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in The Netherlands, with significantly higher levels in the…”
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Religion and Family Life: An Overview of Current Research and Suggestions for Future Research by Vermeer, Paul

“…The primary aim of this paper is to offer an overview of current research into the relationship between religion and family life and to offer suggestions for…”
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Islamic Religious Education and Citizenship Education: Their Relationship According to Practitioners of Primary Islamic Religious Education in The Netherlands by Essabane, Kamel, Vermeer, Paul, Sterkens, Carl

“…This article discusses how practitioners of Islamic Religious Education (IRE) in Dutch primary schools look at the relationship between IRE and citizenship…”
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E Pluribus Unum? Constructing a Typology of Contemporary Dutch Evangelicals by Vermeer, Paul, Glas, Saskia

“…Against the background of the assumed polymorphous character of evangelicalism as a trans‐denominational movement, this article aims to construct a typology of…”
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Bonding or Bridging? Volunteering Among the Members of Six Thriving Evangelical Congregations in the Netherlands by Vermeer, Paul, Scheepers, Peer

“…The rise of conservative religion in the West threatens the enduring positive contribution of religion to civil society, if conservative churches, as often…”
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Deconfessionalising RE in pillarised education systems: a case study of Belgium and the Netherlands by Franken, Leni, Vermeer, Paul

“…This article reflects on the place of RE in a pillarised education context, taking into account the fact of religious diversity and pluralisation among the…”
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Religious education in Russia: a comparative and critical analysis by Blinkova, Alexandra, Vermeer, Paul

“…RE in Russia has been recently introduced as a compulsory regular school subject during the last year of elementary school. The present study offers a critical…”
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Religious education in Russia: a critical analysis of a widely used textbook by Blinkova, Alexandra, Vermeer, Paul

“…Religious education (RE) has been recently introduced into the Russian educational system as a compulsory regular school subject. The present study offers a…”
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Church Growth in Times of Secularization: A Case Study of People Joining Evangelical Congregations in the Netherlands by Vermeer, Paul, Scheepers, Peer

“…Background Today the Dutch religious landscape is characterized by two opposite trends. On the one hand, there is a massive and dominant trend of religious…”
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Meta-concepts, thinking skills and religious education by Vermeer, Paul

“…This paper proposes that the acquisition of meta-concepts and thinking skills in order to facilitate scholarly religious thought should be the principal aim of…”
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Explanations for Individual Secularization: Exploring the Effects of Life Course Events on Religious Decline in the Netherlands Between 2009 and 2020 by Kregting, Joris, Scheepers, Peer, Vermeer, Paul, Eisinga, Rob

“…The process of secularization in Western societies, in terms of the decline of individual religiosity, is often explained by way of cohort and period effects…”
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Why God Has Left the Netherlands: Explanations for the Decline of Institutional Christianity in the Netherlands Between 1966 and 2015 by Kregting, Joris, Vermeer, Paul, Scheepers, Peer, Hermans, Chris

“…Why has the Netherlands witnessed such a strong process of secularization? This article examines this process very extensively. Based on modernization theory,…”
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Religious Education and Socialization by Vermeer, Paul

“…This article considers Religious Education (RE) from the perspective of socialization theory. After clarifying the concept of socialization, an understanding…”
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The Relationship between Islamic Religious Education and Citizenship Education in Liberal Democracies by Essabane, Kamel, Sterkens, Carl, Vermeer, Paul

“…This article discusses how Islamic religious education (IRE) can complement citizenship education by nurturing shared values and norms. The article first…”
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Religious Socialization and Non-Religious Volunteering: A Dutch Panel Study by Vermeer, Paul, Scheepers, Peer

“…Despite the fact that churches are still important sources of social capital in the Netherlands, the ongoing secularization of Dutch society has as yet not…”
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Denominational schools and the (religious) socialisation of youths: a changing relationship by Vermeer, Paul

“…This article considers the desirability and legitimacy of denominational schools from the perspective of socialisation theory. It examines the popular…”
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Why Dutch Women are Still More Religious than Dutch Men: Explaining the Persistent Religious Gender Gap in the Netherlands Using a Multifactorial Approach by Kregting, Joris, Scheepers, Peer, Vermeer, Paul, Hermans, Chris

“…In many secular Western countries, women continue to demonstrate higher levels of religiosity than men. But why does this religious gender gap persist? In this…”
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The impact of parental religiosity on parenting goals and parenting style: a Dutch perspective by Vermeer, Paul

“…Several studies, conducted mainly in the United States, have revealed that parental religiosity influences the way parents raise their children. Against this…”
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Weaving webs of well-being: The ethics of navigating religious differences in Christian foster families with foster children of various backgrounds by BARTELINK, Brenda E, VAN BERGEN, Diana, VANDERFAEILLIE, Johan, VERMEER, Paul, SAHARSO, Sawitri

“…This article analyzes ethical issues arising in transreligious foster care placements in relation to foster children’s needs regarding religious socialization…”
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Churches: Lasting Sources of Civic Engagement? Effects of Secularization and Educational Expansion on Non-religious Volunteering in the Netherlands, 1988 and 2006 by Vermeer, Paul, Scheepers, Peer, te Grotenhuis, Manfred

“…During the last three decades Dutch church attendance rates dropped considerably, while the relative share of volunteers in non-religious organizations…”
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