Rational Choice Theory and Religion

<p><strong><em>Rational Choice Theory and Religion</em></strong> considers one of the major developments in the social scientific paradigms that promises to foster a greater theoretical unity among the disciplines of sociology political science economics and psychology. Applying the theory of rational choice--the theory that each individual will make her choice to maximize gain and minimize cost--to the study of religion Lawrence Young has brought together a group of internationally renowned scholars to examine this important development within the field of religion for the first time.</p>