Rational Choice Theory and Religionconsiders 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. | Rational Choice Theory and Religion by Lawrence A. Young, Paperback | Indigo Chapters