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Title: Developmental insights into the cognitive science of religion
Other Titles: Growing belief: Developmental insights into the cognitive science of religion
Authors: Wen, NJ
Legare, C
Issue Date: 16-Jul-2025
Publisher: Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group)
Citation: Wen, N.J, and Legare, C.H. (2025) 'Growing belief: Developmental insights into the cognitive science of religion', Religion, Brain and Behavior, 0 (ahead of print), pp. 1 - 3. doi: 10.1080/2153599X.2025.2474392.
Abstract: White et al. (2025) provide a comprehensive overview of 30 years of research in the Cognitive Science of Religion (CSR) and offer insights on the field’s future directions. While their review spans a broad interdisciplinary literature, it primarily focuses on research involving adults. We propose that explaining development is essential for understanding CSR, as it illuminates how religious beliefs and behaviors emerge, evolve, and are transmitted over time (Legare & Nielsen, 2020). Below, we present evidence to support this perspective using the development of ritual as an example. ...
Description: Commentary.
URI: https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/31003
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/2153599X.2025.2474392
ISSN: 2153-599X
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