Modeling Religious Change

Collaborative project using artificial societies and demographic methods to better understand dimensions of religious identity & change around the world.

[Modeling Religious Change @ReligiousChange]

The Modeling Religious Change project is coming to its conclusion after 4 years of research and analysis, data collection, and model development. We've aimed to show the complexities of demographic projections and how behavioral factors like religion can influence the output.

[Modeling Religious Change @ReligiousChange]

@templeton_fdn Thanks for sharing and supporting this work!

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2. Do our dreams influence how we relate to god(s)? Cognitive Neuroscience of Religious Cognition is developing a computational model of the dreaming mind to predict how dreams/nightmares impact relationships with (supernatural) others.

https://t.co/08nMGjrtte @MindandCulture

[Modeling Religious Change @ReligiousChange]

The Modeling Religious Change project is coming to its conclusion after 4 years of research and analysis, data collection, and model development. We've aimed to show the complexities of demographic projections and how behavioral factors like religion can influence the output.

[Modeling Religious Change @ReligiousChange]

Related projects from @MindandCulture:

1. As religious affiliation declines, the spiritual but not religious (SBNRs) are increasing. Ritual for the Nonreligious will engage SBNR and “none” practitioners who develop or adapt new ritual practices.

https://t.co/8RBtrnL01E

[Modeling Religious Change @ReligiousChange]

What role has religion played in major civilizational transformations? As a direct result of our project, authors Wesley Wildman and LeRon Shults introduce methodological tools & material insights for guiding conversations in an upcoming book.

https://t.co/Of2ngQZCjc

[Modeling Religious Change @ReligiousChange]

@conradhackett @pewresearch We love the transparency of seeing behind the scenes (or data). Great read!

[Modeling Religious Change @ReligiousChange]

Our parent organization @MindandCulture is starting a new project, “Ritual for the Nonreligious,” which will explore the creativity of SBNR and ‘none’ practitioners who develop new ritual practices.

What role do rituals play in human flourishing?
https://t.co/8RBtrnL01E

[Modeling Religious Change @ReligiousChange]

“Non-religious believers [are] making an active spiritual decision, rather than simply opting out.”

This article by @heavenwasblue and @DromiShai explores moral justifications for religious research on nonreligious people, which are a growing and diverse group.

[theNSRN @theNSRN]

New blog post here: https://t.co/acH5Mjsv5e

[Modeling Religious Change @ReligiousChange]

Throughout the year, people of various faiths and spiritualities mark religious celebrations with rituals and practices. These privately and publicly observed practices are recorded in our dimensions of religiosity.

Here’s what’s happening this week:

[Modeling Religious Change @ReligiousChange]

Like race, religious belief is incredibly complex and many people have multiple religious identities. The personal importance of religious identity also varies. We strive to capture this nuance in our agent-based models of religious change.

https://t.co/MIUdIkse5z

[Modeling Religious Change @ReligiousChange]

Our parent organization, @MindandCulture ‘s project “Ritual for the Nonreligious” collects the rituals SBNR practitioners have developed to attain community and spiritual transcendence without reliance on the baggage and beliefs of institutional religion. https://t.co/8RBtrnL01E

[Modeling Religious Change @ReligiousChange]

“Are we wired for transcendence?”

Dave DeSteno interviews David Yaden and Robert Forman on transcendent experiences, and whether you need religion to have them. https://t.co/YbddzIprLW

[David DeSteno @daviddesteno]

What does being spiritual as opposed to religious mean? For most, it's about having experiences of connection, awe, transcendence, or wonder that overcome them at times. Where these come from isn't the big question, though. Rather, it's how they change us. https://t.co/ADbuQDLVnT

[Modeling Religious Change @ReligiousChange]

The ARDEMIS tool, which allows users to experiment with how different assumptions and datasets influence projections of religious change. We hope journalists, policy-makers, and anyone interested can gain from it.

https://t.co/BVr3G2c2rm

[Modeling Religious Change @ReligiousChange]

In this briefing, @conradhackett, David Voas & Peter Brierley explore how survey bias, wording, and assumptions can skew data collection on (non)religious affiliation/change. We address this very issue, developing novel datasets and tools to streamline information.

[Religion Media Centre @RelMedCentre]

We're just starting today's #RMCBriefing: How do you trust statistics on #religion that test membership numbers, affiliation & beliefs? Panel is @conradhackett of @pewresearch, Prof David Voas of @Uni_of_Essex & Dr Peter Brierley with extra guidance & advice for #journalists.