Trackbacks for article: "The Amish - A Special Case in Evolutionary Studies":
Missionaries or Parents? How are religions growing?
Excerpt: For the last years, the demographic potentials of religiosity have been my primary focus of research. Repeatedly, people asked me whether proselytizing or high fertility would be more important for the success of a religious tradition.
Now,...
Weblog: Biology of Religion
Date: 24/09/2011 17:59
Why Religion is not going to die - The Quiverfull Example of Religious Fertility
Excerpt: These last days, a mathematical study about a purported decline of religious affiliation incited various (online-)debates. It was presented by Daniel Adams and Richard Wiener at the American Physical Society meeting in Dallas. Although I was asked by a...
Weblog: Biology of Religion
Date: 06/04/2011 21:29
Atheists a dying breed as nature 'favours faithful' - Sunday Times Jan 02 2011 - Jonathan Leake - Full Draft Version
Excerpt: For atheists it is the ultimate
irony. Evolution, the process they believe is solely responsible for
creating humanity, actually weeds out non-believers while favouring the
religious, new research has shown.
It suggests that, over
evolutio...
Weblog: Biology of Religion
Date: 06/01/2011 11:20
The Shakers - and their importance for Evolutionary Studies
Excerpt: In a recent post and article, I wrote about the high-fertile Old Order Amish and their reproductive success. The United Believers in Christ's Second Appearance commonly called The Shakers are another religious tradition proving that religiosity is able...
Weblog: Biology of Religion
Date: 03/10/2010 20:52
Religions and Fertility in the US - GSS-Data
Excerpt: There are many high-fertile religious communities out there - as, for example, the Old Order Amish. Other religious groups, as the Shakers, who didn't manage (or chose) to have enough children, succumbed to (bio-)cultural evolution as well. In contrast...
Weblog: Biology of Religion
Date: 03/06/2010 19:36
