Global Research Team
Postdoctoral Researcher
Baylor University, Theology
Thomas Breedlove is a researcher in theology at Baylor University's Institute for Studies of Religion, where he has worked as a postdoctoral associate. His scholarship focuses on human nature, embodiment, and divine image in the theology of Gregory of Nyssa and in contemporary French phenomenology, with additional interests in theology and the arts. He has participated in the Global Flourishing Study research team and co-organized early Christianity and flourishing workshops.
A cross-national analysis of childhood predictors of physical pain
Communications Medicine · 2025
A cross-national analysis of sociodemographic variation in suffering across 22 countries
Communications Medicine · 2025
Childhood predictors of belief in life after death across 22 countries
Scientific Reports · 2025
Childhood predictors of suffering in adulthood across 22 countries
Communications Medicine · 2025
Demographic variation in pain across 22 countries
Communications Medicine · 2025
Sociodemographic variations of belief in life after death across 22 Countries
Scientific Reports · 2025
The Global Flourishing Study: Study Profile and Initial Results on Flourishing
Nature Mental Health · 2025
The Prevalence and Predictors of Experiences of Beauty in 22 Countries: An International Assessment of Aesthetic Appreciation in the Global Flourishing Study
Applied Research in Quality of Life · 2026