Childhood: Growing the Moral Muscle
Do children need religion to grow into ethical, caring adults? Sixty-five percent of Americans think so, but the relationship between religion and morality is a nuanced one.
February 27, 2022
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Childhood: Growing the Moral Muscle
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<p><strong>Do children need religion to grow into ethical, caring adults? Sixty-five percent of Americans think so, but the relationship between religion and morality is a nuanced one. Join Dave as he talks with psychologist Larisa Heiphetz and Unitarian Universalist minister Leonisa Ardizzone to explore how kids’ beliefs about God and participation in rituals – spiritual and secular – can shape their growing sense of right and wrong.</strong></p>
<p><strong>For more on Larisa Heiphetz’s work, click <a href="https://psychology.columbia.edu/content/larisa-heiphetz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or check out the <a href="https://columbiasamclab.weebly.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Columbia Social and Moral Cognition Lab</a>. Find out more about Leonisa Ardizzone on her <a href="https://www.leonisaardizzone.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>, and the Fourth Universalist Society <a href="https://4thu.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Ara Norenzayan’s book, “Big Gods: How Religion Transformed Cooperation and Conflict,” is available <a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691169743/big-gods" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</strong></p>