Read "Religious Involvement and Adult Mortality in the United States: Review and Perspective" by Hummer, et al., 2004, located in the Reading & Study folder in Module/Week 4. Discuss the following points in your thread. Review the Discussion Board Instructions before posting your thread.
- What do the authors’ say? Summarize the findings of this review article as they pertain to religious attendance and mortality.
- What do you say? Describe the proximal and distal influences that might explain decreased mortality with increased religious activity?
- What do you say? Do the findings hold equally true for public vs. private religious activity? Suggest reasons to explain why this may or may not be true.
- What does God say? Offer biblical insight that may be applicable to the relationship between spirituality and health or longevity.
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