Entry:

Park, Jerry Z. and Reimer, Samuel H., “Revisiting the Social Sources of American Christianity 1972-1998,” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 41 (2002), 733-746.

Abstract:

Contemporary society continues to demonstrate the significance of sexuality with the distinct relationship between religion and personal sexual attitudes. A quantitative investigation reveals that religion’s empowering effect is partly conditioned by secularizing forces.