Race, Ethnicity, and the Functional Use of Religion When Faced with Imminent Death

This article uses religious coping theory to theorize about how and why race and ethnic groups on death row frame religious last statements at the moment of imminent death. Unique data (N = 269) drawn from death row inmates in Texas between December 1982 and April 2016 reveal uniformity in the domin...

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Main Author: Ryan A. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/10/500