Sep 2026· Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media· 0 citations
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Religion has played an important role throughout human history by providing meaning, hope, emotional comfort, and a sense of belonging, while also contributing to social order and cooperation. In earlier societies, religious beliefs about the afterlife and divine rewards helped people cope with poverty, disease, and uncertainty. However, modern science, technology, and improved living conditions have reduced the influence of many traditional religious ideas. This study explores the factors that enable religions to survive and remain relevant across generations. Adopting an interdisciplinary literature-based approach that draws on sociology, psychology, philosophy, and religious studies, the paper examines the historical functions of religion, the challenges posed by modernization and secularization, and the ways religion adapts to social change. The main research question is how religions can continue to be passed on across generations while adjusting to modern society. The study argues that the long-term survival of religion depends on its ability to move beyond material promises and focus instead on deeper questions about meaning, morality, truth, and human existence. In this way, religion can remain valuable in an increasingly modern and secular world.
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The academic study of religion in the United States is in crisis as departments close and tenured faculty are terminated. Simultaneously, we are witnessing not only an unprecedented alliance between religion and politics at the federal level, but the turning of many non‐religion scholars, journalists, and public inte...
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