Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion is a multi-disciplinary journal that publishes articles, research notes, and book reviews on the social scientific study of religion. Published articles are representative of the best current theoretical and methodological treatments of religion. Substantive areas include both micro-level analysis of religious organizations, institutions, and social change. While many articles published in the journal are sociological, the journal also publishes the work of psychologists, political scientists, anthropologists, and economists.

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Spirituality and Subjective Religiosity Among African Americans, Caribbean Blacks, and Non-Hispanic Whites
Lina M. Chatters, Robert Joseph Taylor, Kai M. Bullard, and James S. Jackson

New Age, Religiosity, and Traditionalism: A Cross-Cultural Comparison
Sergej Flere and Adrej Kirbi

Christian Religiosity and New Age Spirtuality: A Cross-Cultural Comparison
Dick Houtman and Paul Heelas

Alternative Schooling Strategies and the Religious Lives of American Adolescents
Jeremy E. Uecker

Conceptions of God and the Devil Across the Lifespan: A Cultural-Developmental Study of Religious Liberals and Conservatives
Lene Arnett Jensen

Do Genetic Factors Influence Religious Life? Findings from a Behavior Genetic Analysis of Twin Siblings
Matt Bradshaw and Christopher G. Ellison