Objective Religion

Part One: Religious Freedom1. International Religion Indexes: Government Regulation, Government Favoritism, and Social Regulation of Religion Brian J. Grim and Roger Finke2. Strict but Not (Gender) Conservative: Refining the Strict Church Thesis in Light of Brazilian Pentecostalism Kevin Neuhouser3. New Data and Measures on Societal Discrimination and Religious Minorities Jonathan Fox, Roger Finke, and Dane R. Mataicf4. Deregulation and Demographic Change: A Key to Understanding Whether Religious Plurality Leads to Strife Brian J. Grim, Vegard Skirbekk, and Jesus Crespo Cuaresma5. Consumer Expenditures and the Faith Factor Vince E. Showers, Linda S. Showers, James E. Cox, Jr., Jeri M. Beggs, and Hulda G. Black6. Is Religious Freedom Good for Business?: A Conceptual and Empirical Analysis Brian J. Grim, Greg Clark, and Robert Edward Snyder

Part Two: Religion and Politics7. Catholic Young Adults' Attitudes Toward the Church's Pro-Life Teachings: A Bellwether for the Church's Political Strategy? Tia Noelle Pratt8. Same-Sex Sexuality, Marriage, and the Seminary Professor: Catholic, Evangelical, and Mainline Protestant Robert J. Priest9. Christian Theology and Attitudes Toward Political and Religious Ideological Groups George Yancey, Marie A. Eisenstein, and Ryan P. Burge10. Are Religion and Environmentalism Complements or Substitutes?: A Club-Based Approach Feler Bose and Timothy M. Komarek11. Divided by Age?: Generational Shifts in White Evangelical Christians' Attitudes Toward Racial Diversity Darin M. Mather

Part Three: Religion, Technology, and Secularization12. Religious Apps for Smartphones and Tablets: Transforming Religious Authority and the Nature of Religion Cortney Hughes Rinker, Jesse Roof, Emily Harvey, Elyse Bailey, and Hannah Embler13. Introducing Jesus's Social Network: Support, Conflict, and Compassion Jennifer M. McClure14. Fear of Love Online: The Effect of Religious Salience on the Early Adoption of Online Dating (2000-2005) Benjamin Thomas Gurrentz15. Human Development and the Demography of Secularization in Global Perspective Eric Kaufmann16. Are Religious "Nones" Really Not Religious? Jeff Levin, Matt Bradshaw, and Byron R. JohnsonAbout the Contributors