Choice and Religion: A Critique of Rational Choice Theory

By S. Bruce. 2000

209 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Choice: Origins and Consequences Rational Choice Theory Pluralism and Religion: Britain, USA and Australia Pluralism and Religion: Europe Rational Choice: The Basic Errors Conservative Religion Liberal Religion

Subfields: Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science

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1. Cara DiYanni
2. Deborah Kelemen

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1. Peter S. Davis
2. J. Pearce
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4. Deborah Kelemen

Citations in the corpus

• Entrepreneurial Orientation and the Performance of Religious Congregations as Predicted by Rational Choice Theory (2010, background): “…attempt to explain human behavior through the standard microeconomic assumption of utility-maximizing based on fixed personal preferences and an economic, free market metaphor (Bruce, 1999; Finke & Stark, 2004; Greenwood & Hinings, 1996; Iannaccone, 1995b; Lounsbury & Glynn, 2001; Warner, 1993).”
• Intuitions About Origins: Purpose and Intelligent Design in Children's Reasoning About Nature (2005, background): “%) to actively label themselves as nonreligious (reported in Bruce, 1999; Kelemen, 2003).”