‘Changing perceptions of churches as welfare agents in the new South Africa’
Johannes C Erasmus, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, egdn@sun.ac.za
H-4 Contemporary Faith Organizations [SSSR/ RRA]
Ybor Room
Convener
Ryan T. Cragun, University of Tampa, ryantcragun@gmail.com
‘The Demography of Conservative Protestant Congregations’
Conrad Hackett, Princeton University, conradhackett@gmail.com
‘The Sociological Construction of Contemporary Evangelicalism’
Kevin D. Dougherty, Baylor University, Kevin_Dougherty@baylor.edu
Byron Johnson, Baylor University, Byron_Johnson@baylor.edu
Jared Maier, Baylor University, Jared_Maier@baylor.edu
‘Small Groups on a Big Stage: The Paradox of Conservatism in a Rock and Roll Church’
Karen Macke, Syracuse University, kemacke@maxwell.syr.edu
‘The Challenges of Leadership Transition in Megachurches’
Sheila Strobel Smith, Luther Seminary, s3smith@comcast.net
H-5 Religion, Politics, and the Individual [SSSR]
Buccanneer D
Convener
James L. Guth, Furman University , jim.guth@furman.edu
‘Religion and Diffuse Support for Government’
Kevin R. den Dulk, Grand Valley State University, dendulkk@gvsu.edu
‘Faith, Politics, and the Life Story’
Michelle Albaugh, Northwestern University, m-albaugh@northwestern.edu
‘American Republican Religion: disentangling the causal link between partisan identities and religious commitment in US politics’
Stratos Patrikios, University of Strathclyde, Scotland, e.patrikios@strath.ac.uk
‘Mormons and the State: LDS Politics and Identity’
Michael Nielsen, Georgia Southern University, mnielsen@georgiasouthern.edu
Barry Balleck, Georgia Southern University, bballeck@georgiasouthern.edu
H-6 Theory and Methods [SSSR]
Garrison II
Convener
Stephen Parker, Regent University, steppar@regent.edu
‘Theologically correct survey questions’
Charles Kadushin, Brandeis University, Kadushin@brandeis.edu
‘Understanding Religious Experience in an Interdisciplinary and International Context’
Louis Hoffman, Colorado School of Professional Psychology, hoffman@cospp.edu
Glen Moriarty, Regent University, glenmor@regent.edu
‘Researching religion amongst the non-religious’
Abby Day, University of Sussex, UK, afday@btinternet.com
‘Giving, Getting and Religion’
Karen Monique Gregg, University of Notre Dame, kgregg@nd.edu
H-7 ASREC Presidential Address
Esplanade I, II, III
‘Introduction’
Anthony Gill, Univerisity of Washington, tgill@u.washington.edu
‘Faithful Measures: Toward Improving Religion Metrics’
Roger Finke, Penn State University, rfinke@psu.edu
H-8 Religion and Social Action [SSSR]
Garrison III
Convener
Corwin Smidt, Calvin College, smid@calvin.edu
‘Seventh-day Adventism and Social Action’
Dr Kenneth G.C. Newport, Liverpool Hope University, UK, knewport@hope.ac.uk
‘The Effect of Premillennialist Theology on Attitudes toward Social and Economic Justice’
Ashley E. Palmer-Boyes, Baylor University, a_palmer@baylor.edu
‘Creative Mennonite Engagement of (both) Tradition and Politics’
Christopher Morrissey, University of Notre Dame, Cmorris1@nd.edu
‘Congregational Youth Mentoring: Implications for Communities and Professional Social Work’
Katy Tangenberg, Ph.D., Azusa Pacific University, ktangenberg@apu.edu
H-9 Clergy Leadership and Theology [RRA]
Regency VI
Convener
Paula Nesbitt University of California, Berkeley, pnesbitt@berkeley.edu
‘The effects of clergy peer groups on creativity and theological depth’
Penny Long Marler, Samford University, plmarler@samford.edu
Charles E. Stokes, University of Texas
‘(Re)Emerging Theologies of Discernment: Ministry Student Perceptions and Practices’
Dennis J. Horton, Baylor University, dennis_horton@baylor.edu
‘The Power of “Micro-Theology:” How Liberal, Moderate, Traditional and Conservative Eastern Orthodox Priests Shape the Lives of their Parishes.’
Alexei D. Krindatch, Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute (Graduate Theological Union), Akrindatch@aol.com
‘By What Authority?: How Clergy Understand Their Authority to Lead’
Jackson W. Carroll, Duke University Divinity School, jcarroll@div.duke.edu
5:30-6:30 SSSR Presidential Plenary Regency Ballroom
6:30-7:15 Reception and Cash Bar Regency Foyer
7:30-9:00 SSSR Banquet and Award Ceremony Regency Ballroom
9:00-11:00 ASREC Evening Social # 2 TBD
SUNDAY MORNING, November 4
7:00 RRX Breakfast TBD
Sunday Morning, 8:30-10:00
I-1 A Roundtable on Religion in the 2006 and 2008 Elections [SSSR]
Regency V
Convener
Laura R. Olson, Clemson University, laurao@clemson.edu
Participants:
Franklyn C. Niles, John Brown University, fniles@jbu.edu
Laura R. Olson, Clemson University, laurao@clemson.edu
Corwin E. Smidt, Calvin College, smid@clemson.edu
J. Matthew Wilson, Southern Methodist University, jmwilson@mail.smu.edu
I-2 Forms and challenges of secularism and irreligion in a religious world [SSSR]
Buccanneer A
Organizer
Frank L. Pasquale, flpasquale@comcast.net
Convener
Barry A. Kosmin, ISSSC, Trinity College, barry.kosmin@trincoll.edu
Respondent/discussant
Ralph W. Hood, Jr., University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Ralph-Hood@utc.edu
'The secularization of the American Sunday'
Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi, University of Haifa, Israel benny@psy.haifa.ac.il
Ariela Keysar, ISSSC, Trinity College, ariela.keysar@trincoll.edu
‘Secularization as Innovation: The Spread of Religious Independence in the U.S.’
Ryan T. Cragun, University of Tampa, ryantcragun@gmail.com
'Making choices to meet my needs: Religion and the construction of personal identity among un-churched parents in America'
Christel Manning, Sacred Heart University, ManningC@sacredheart.edu,
Stefanie Toise, Clark University
'Varieties of nonreligious experience: Patterns of thought, attitude, and action among secular group affiliates in the Pacific Northwest'
Frank L. Pasquale, ISSSC, Trinity College, flpasquale@comcast.net
I-3 Religion and LGBTQ Concerns [SSSR]
Regency VI
Convener
Karen Macke, Syracuse University, kemacke@maxwell.syr.edu
‘The Dutch Reformed Church and homosexuality: a theological and sociological perspective’
Jan Bisschoff, University of Pretoria, biskop@mweb.co.za
‘Motivations of Straight Allies in Open and Affirming Congregations’
Jeffrey Smith, University of Notre Dame, revjeffreysmith@gmail.com
“‘No Big Jihad’: Australian Queer Muslims’ Strategies for Acceptance”
Ibrahim Abraham, Monash University, Ibrahim.Abraham@arts.monash.edu.au
‘Seeking Change in Atlantic Canada: The Attitudes of Roman Catholic Ordination Activists on Gay and Lesbian Rights’
Britt Bauman, Acadia University, brittbauman@rogers.com
I-4 Russian Orthodoxy in Socio-Cultural Context [SSSR]
Garrison I
Organizer and Convener
Jerry G. Pankhurst, Wittenberg University, jpankhurst@wittenberg.edu
‘Re-reading Alaskan Church History: An Anthropologist's Perspective.’
Nina Shultz, American Theological Library Association, ninashultz@comcast.net
‘Religious Intolerance towards the Jews in Russia.’
Vyacheslav Karpov, Western Michigan University, v.karpov@wmich.edu
Elena Lisovskaya, Western Michigan University, elena.lisovskaya@wmich.edu
‘Teaching (about) Religion in Post-Atheist Russian Schools: Exploring the Discord and Intolerance among Orthodox Christians and Muslims.’
Elena Lisovskaya, Western Michigan University, elena.lisovskaya@wmich.edu
‘Phenomenological Dimensions of Russian Orthodox Faith and Practice’
Jerry G. Pankhurst, Wittenberg University, jpankhurst@wittenberg.edu
I-5 Religion and Adolescence [SSSR]
Buccanneer D
‘Religiosity and Delinquency: Does Religiosity Predict Change in Delinquency over Time?’
Scott A. Desmond, Purdue University, sdesmond@purdue.edu
‘Adolescence and Social Algorithms: Why Religion Works’
Candace S. Alcorta, Ph.D,.University of Connecticut, candace.alcorta@uconn.edu
‘Region, Religion, Race and Adolescent Sexual Activity’
Amy M. Burdette, The University of Texas at Austin, burdamy@prc.utexas.edu
Margaret L. Vaaler, The University of Texas at Austin
Christopher G. Ellison, The University of Texas at Austin
‘Spiritual Fruit in YoungLife Late Adolescents: Evidence from Testimonies’
Justin L. Barrett, University of Oxford, Justin.barrett@anthro.ox.ac.uk
I-6 Workshop: Group Evolution [NAASR/SSSR]
Garrison II
Convener and Chair
Luther H. Martin, The University of Vermont, luther.martin@uvm.edu
“How Religious Organizations Evolve in Free Societies”
Presentation and Discussion with Peter J. Richerson, Department of
Environmental Science and Policy, University of California,
Davis; co-author of Not by Genes Alone: How Culture Transformed Human Evolution, pjricherson@ucdavis.edu
I-7 Religion and Identity [ASREC]
Esplanade I
‘Hostile Territory: High-tension Religion and the Jewish Peddler’
Colleen E.H. Berndt,San Hose State University, colleen.berndt@sjsu.edu
‘Identity, Collective Beliefs, and the Allocation of Resources’
Thomas D. Jeitschko,Michigan State University, jeitschk@msu.edu
Seamus O’Connell, Maynooth College, seamus.g.oconnell@may.ie
Rowena A. Pecchenino, Michigan State University, rowenap@msu.edu
‘Rational Choice Meets School Choice in the Jewish Community: The Case of Jewish Day Schools’
Bruce A. Phillips,Hebrew Union College, bphillips@huc.edu
‘Private School Choice: The Effects of Religious Affiliation and Participation’
Danny Cohen-Zada,Ben-Gurion University, danoran@bgu.ac.il
William Sander, DePaul University,
I-8 Rational Critiques of the Rational Choice Approach [ASREC]
Esplanade II
‘Some Issues for the Normative Economic Analysis of Religion’
Scot M. Peterson,Oxford, scot.peterson@politics.ox.ac.uk
Richard A. Povey, Oxford--St. Edmund Hall, richard.povey@she.ox.ac.uk
‘Public Reason as a Discursive System’
Fred Frohock,University of Miami, ffrohock@maxwell.syr.edu
I-9 Author Meets Critics: Peter Beyer Religion in A Global Society [SSSR/RRA]
Regency VI
Organizer and Convener
James V. Spickard, University of Redlands jim_spickard@redlands.edu
Critics:
José Casanova, New School for Social Research, casanova@newschool.edu
Joseph Tamney, Ball State University, tamneyj@aol.com
Gary Bouma, Monash University, gary.bouma@arts.monash.edu.au
Tekle Woldemikael, Chapman University, woldemik@chapman.edu
1-10 Parish Transitions in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston -- [SSSR/RRA]
Regency VII
Convener
Brian McCorkle, Boston University, mccorkle@bu.edu
‘Historical Context of Parish Transitions in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston’.
James Burns, Boston University, jpburns@bu.edu
Brian McCorkle, Boston University, mccorkle@bu.edu
Aimee Radom, Boston University, aradom@bu.edu
Paul Thayer, Boston University, pthayer@wheelock.edu
‘Adult Parishioners Telling Their Stories’
Brian McCorkle, Boston University, mccorkle@bu.edu
James Burns, Boston University, jpburns@bu.edu
Aimee Radom, Boston University, aradom@bu.edu
Paul Thayer, Boston University, pthayer@wheelock.edu
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