2007 PROGRAM SCHEDULE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 8:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. SSSR Council Meeting Buccaneer A 2:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m. RRA Board Meeting Buccaneer A 6:00 p.m. Joint SSSR/RRA Council and Board Dinner Ybor Room 6:00-9:00p.m. Registration in Regency Ballroom Foyer Galleria B 8:00-10:00 p.m. Reception with Cash Bar Regency Ballroom Foyer, Galleria B 1 A-3 Nationalism and National Identity [SSSR] Buccaneer A Convener Nadya Jaworsky, Yale University, bernadette.jaworsky@yale.edu FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 8:00am-3:00pm Registration Galleria B 9:00am-4:00pm Book Exhibit Buccaneer B and C ‘The Changing Dynamics of Religion and National Identity: Greece and Ireland in a Comparative Perspective’ Daphne Halikiopoulou, London School of Economics and Political Science, d.halikiopoulou@lse.ac.uk ___________________________________ FRIDAY MORNING, 8:30-10:00 a.m. __________Sessions A1-A11___________ ‘Examining the role of national boundaries on religious activism and ‘just’ economic trade’ Amy Reynolds, Princeton University, areyno@princeton.edu A-1 Religion and Contemporary Society [SSSR] Garrison I Convener Elisa Zhai, University of Texas, Austin, jzhai@mail.la.utexas.edu ‘Nationalism, Religion, and Secularization’ Jonathan Eastwood, Washington and Lee University, eastwoodj@wlu.edu Nikolas Prevelakis, Harvard University, prevelak@fas.harvard.edu ‘The Public Sphere and the Making of Modern Islam in Egypt’ Jeff Kenney, DePauw University, jkenney@depauw.edu ‘Muslims in Europe and Euro-Islam’ James A. Beckford, University of Warwick, UK, j.a.beckford@warwick.ac.uk ‘Religion in Context: Exploring Religiosity and Well-Being in Contemporary Japan’ Michael K. Roemer, The University of Texas at Austin, roemermk@mail.la.utexas.edu A-4 Religious Education and Development [SSSR] Ybor Room Convener David Sikkink, University of Notre Dame, David.Sikkink.1@nd.edu “Intersecting identities: New Teachers in American Catholic, Jewish and Urban Public Schools” Bethamie Horowitz, NYC, NY, bethamie@gmail.com Sharon Feiman-Nemser, Brandeis University, snemser@brandeis.edu A-2 Issues in Denominational Research Using Prominent National Data Sets: The Case of the Mormons [SSSR/MSSA] Garrison II Session A-2 has been cancelled at the request of the participants. 2 “Walking the Walk: building universality and particularity into religious identities of youth” Katie Day, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, kday@ltsp.edu ‘Awe - Towards a naturalistic account’ Tom Sjöblom, University of Helsinki, tom.sjoblom@helsinki.fi A-6 Religious Renewal and Traditionalism [SSSR] Buccanneer D Convener Jerry Park, Baylor University, jerry_park@baylor.edu “Who’s in Charge of Spiritual development? Exploring how Teens Negotiate their Religious and Spiritual Identities Outside of their Faith Communities.” Josh Borkin, Teachers College, Colombia University, jbb2106@columbia.edu ‘Islam Needs Revival, Not Reform: Traditional Islam and Segmented Assimilation Among Second-Generation Muslim Americans’ Christine Soriea Sheikh, University of Denver, sheikh@du.edu “The Impact of Alternative Schooling Strategies on Adolescent Religiosity” Jeremy E. Uecker, University of Texas at Austin, juecker@prc.utexas.edu ‘The Vanishing Veil: Roman Catholic Sisters and the Resurrection of the Holy Habit’ Kara Lemma, University of Southern California, lemma@usc.edu A-5 Genetics and Cognitive Science [SSSR] Garrison III Convener Ann Taves, University of California, Santa Barbara, taves@religion.ucsb.edu ‘Is There a Mormon Evangelical Christian Rapprochement?’ O. Kendall White, Jr., Washington and Lee University, whitek@wlu.edu ‘Genetic Influences on Religious Involvement: Correlation with an Adaptive Trait as a Possible Explanation’ Matt Bradshaw, The University of Texas at Austin, bradshaw@mail.la.utexas.edu A-7 Spiritual Capital [ASREC] Esplanade I Convener/Discussant Kimon Sargeant, Templeton Foundation, ksargeant@templeton.org ‘The Behavior Genetics of Religiosity: Reevaluating Model Assumptions’ Jacob Felson, Penn State University, jlfelson@pop.psu.edu ‘Death Where is Thy Sting?: Constructing an Independent Measure of Existential Certainty’ Aaron D. McVean, University of Nevada, Reno, amcvean@unr.edu R. David Hayward, University of Nevada, Reno, david.hayward@gmail.com ‘Spirituality, Socially Referenced Preferences, and the Afterlife’ Rowena A. Pecchenino,Michigan State University, rowenap@msu.edu 3 ‘Spiritual, Human, and Physical Capital: Are They Complementary Factors in Economic Growth?’ Carl R. Gwin, Pepperdine University, Gwin@pepperdine.edu Wafa Hakim Orman, Baylor University, Wafa_Orman@baylor.edu Charles M. North, Baylor University, Charles_North@baylor.edu ‘Did Religion Have Anything to Do with Success and Failure in Post-Communist Transition?’ Leonid Krasnozhon,George Mason University, lkrasnoz@gmu.edu ‘From the House of Representatives to the Houses of God: How Churches Thrive Under Special Exemptions in the Law’ Krystal Slivinski,George Mason University, kbrand@gmail.com ‘Religion and Economic Development: Evidence from the Early Twentieth Century’ Robert Subrick, James Madison University, jsubrick@gmu.edu ‘A Sacrificial Death?’ Jason Wollschleger, University of Washington, jason.etc@gmail.com ‘Overcoming Selfishness: Religion and the Alternatives’ William McBride, George Mason University, wmcbride@gmu.edu A-8 Computational Approaches to the Study of Religious Belief, Behavior, and Institutions [ASREC] Esplanade II Convener/Discussant William Sims Banbridge, National Science Foundation, wsbainbridge@yahoo.com A-10 American Congregations 2005 – The FACT2005 National Survey of Congregations [RRA] Regency V Organizer and Convener David Roozen, Director, Hartford Seminary, Hartford Institute for Religion Research, roozen@hartsem.edu ‘A Study of Indepdendent Church Websites’ Chris Bader, Baylor University, Christopher_Bader@baylor.edu ‘A Model of Emergent Extermism: Necessary Conditions and Countervailing Policy’ Michael Makowsky, George Mason University, mmakowsk@gmu.edu ‘American Congregations 2005: An Overview.’ David Roozen, Hartford Seminary, Hartford Institute for Religion Research, roozen@hartsem.edu ‘Strategic Congregational Management’ Hernan Bejarano, Penn State University, hbejainpenn@gmail.com ‘FACTs on Growth: A New Look at the Dynamics of Growth and Decline.’ C. Kirk Hadaway, The Episcopal Church khadaway@episcopalchurch.org A-9 Student Research #1 [ASREC] Esplanade III Convener/Discussant TBA 4 ‘Synagogues in the FACT2005 Survey.’ J. Shawn Landres, S3K Synagogue Studies Institute / UCLA, shawn@landres.com ‘Catholic Identity Among Young Adult Catholics’ Dean Hoge, Catholic University of America, Hoge@cua.edu ‘Worship, Spiritual Identity, and Growth: Seventh-day Adventists and FACT 2005.’ Roger L. Dudley, Andrews University, dudley@andrews.edu A-11 Disconnected Catholics and Catholic Identity (Catholic Research Forum) [RRA] Regency VI Convener Mary Gautier, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown, gautierm@georgetown.edu Discussant Patricia Wittberg, Indiana University/Purdue University, Indianapolis, pwittber@iupui.edu ‘Why Catholics Don't Attend Sunday Mass: An Action Research Approach’ Robert Miller, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, drmiller@adphila.org ‘Catholics Who Have Stopped Going to Mass’ Bob Dixon, Australian, Catholic Bishops Conference, Bob.Dixon@ppo.catholic.org.au Sharon Bond, LaTrobe University, sabond@students.latrobe.edu.au Kath Engebretson, Australian Catholic University, K.Engebretson@patrick.acu.edu.au Richard Rymarz, St Joseph's College, University of Alberta. 5 _________________________________ FRIDAY MORNING, 10:15-11:45 a.m. _ Sessions B1-B11___________ __ B-2 The Politics and Social Relevance of Latino Religion [SSSR/RRA] Regency V Organizer Edwin I. Hernandez, University of Notre Dame, ehernan5@nd.edu B-1 Psychological Considerations [SSSR] Garrison I Convener Andrew Village, University of Wales, a.village@bangor.ac.uk Convener Milagros Peña, University of Florida, mpena@soc.ufl.edu ‘Attachment to God and Self-Conscious Affect’ Harley Baker, California State University Channel Islands, harley.baker@csuci.edu Corrin Hoglund, California State University Channel Islands, corrinhoglund@gmail.com ‘Latino Religion and Involvement in Immigration Protest’ Kraig Beyerlein, University of Arizona, kbeyerle@email.arizona.edu David Sikkink, University of Notre Dame, dsikkink@nd.edu Edwin Hernandez. University of Notre Dame, ehernan5@nd.edu ‘Conceptions of God across Muslim, Jewish and Christian Traditions: An Empirical Approach Using the Five Factor Model of Personality’ Scott Forrest Grover, Fuller Theological Seminary, sfgrover@cp.fuller.edu Richard Gorsuch, Fuller Theological Seminary Alvin Dueck, Fuller Theological Seminary ‘The Politics of Latino Charismatics’ Norman Ruano, Loyola University, nruano@ccc.edu Edwin I. Hernandez, University of Notre Dame, ehernan5@nd.edu Milagros Peña, University of Florida, mpena@soc.ufl.edu ‘The Role of Latino Churches in HIV/AIDS Prevention’ Edwin I. Hernandez, University of Notre Dame, ehernan5@nd.edu Rebecca Burwell, University of Notre Dame, rburwell@nd.edu Milagros Peña, University of Florida, mpena@soc.ufl.edu Guillermo Grenier, Florida International University, grenier.4@nd.edu David Sikkink, University of Notre Dame, dsikkink@nd.edu ‘Exploring the Relationship Between Manipulativeness and Christian Identity’ Nena L. Kircher, Forest Institute of Professional Psychology and Missouri State University, nkircher@forest.edu 6 ‘The Social Service Provision of Latino Churches’ Rebecca Burwell, University of Notre Dame, rburwell@nd.edu Edwin Hernandez, University of Notre Dame, ehernan5@nd.edu Milagros Peña, University of Florida, mpena@soc.ufl.edu Guillermo Grenier, Florida International University, grenier.4@nd.edu David Sikkink, University of Notre Dame, dsikkink@nd.edu Convener Elizabeth Marquardt, Institute for American Values, emarquardt70@sbcglobal.net ‘Prayers of the People: Family Metaphor in the Liturgies of the Pro-Life and Faith Based Labor Movements’ Rebekah Peeples Massengill, Princeton University, rmasseng@princeton.edu ‘There Must be a Son: Religious Influences on Sex Preference for Children in Uzbekistan’ Jennifer Barrett, University of Texas at Austin, jbarrett@prc.utexas.edu B-3 Religion and Civic Engagement [SSSR] Ybor Room Convener Tim Helton, Drew University, tim@timhelton.com ‘Familial Religious Involvement, Family Dynamics and Children’s Concentration Difficulties’ Margaret Vaaler, University of Texas at Austin, mvaaler@mail.la.utexas.edu ‘Teaching Civic Skills: The Role of Religion’ James M. Penning, Calvin College penn@calvin.edu Corwin Smidt, Calvin College, smid@calvin.edu ‘Studying the Interrelationship Between Religion and the Family: A Longitudinal View’ Stacy A. Hammons, Fresno Pacific University, shammons@fresno.edu ‘From Sect to Public Engagement: The Evangelical Movement in El Salvador’ Steve Offutt, Boston University, soffutt_1999@yahoo.com B-5 Religion and the State [SSSR] Buccanneer A Convener Melissa Wilde, University of Pennsylvania, mwilde@sas.upenn.edu ‘Do Churches Make Good Neighbors? The Effects of Congregational Context on Civic Participation’ Edward C. Polson, Baylor University, Clay_Polson@baylor.edu ‘Religious Restriction and Contentious Politics in the Middle East’ Katherine Meyer, The Ohio State University, Meyer.23@sociology.osu.edu Lauren Pinkus, The Ohio State University, Pinkus.4@sociology.osu.edu ‘Religion and Membership in Civic Associations’ Corwin Smidt, Calvin College, smid@calvin.edu B-4 Family and Youth [SSSR] Regency VI 7 ‘Beheading the Saint, Bearing the Cross: Reconfiguring Nation and Religion in Quebec and Poland’ Geneviève Zubrzycki, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, genez@umich.edu B-7 Religion, Values, and Economic Development [ASREC] Esplanade I Convener/Discussant TBA ‘Church and State Government: From Constantine to Charlemagne’ Alex Tokarev, The King’s College, atokarev@tkc.edu ‘Values, Beliefs and Development’ Jeffry Jacob, College of St. Benedict, St. John’s University, jjacob@csbsju.edu Thomas Osang, Southern Methodist University, tosang@mail.smu.edu B-6 Religion and Higher Education [SSSR] Buccanneer D Convener John Schmalzbauer, Missouri State University, jschmalzbauer@missouristate.edu ‘Corruption, Faith, and Economic Growth’ John E. Stapleford, Eastern University, jstaplef@eastern.edu ‘Efficiency Comparison Between Conventional Development Aid and Missionary Work’ Esa Mangeloja, University of Jyvaskyla, eman@econ.jyu.fi Tomi Ovaska, Youngstown State University, tpovaska@ysu.edu ‘Faith and the Sciences?: How University Scientists view the Connection of Religion to their Particular Disciplines’ Elaine Howard Ecklund, University at Buffalo, SUNY, ehe@buffalo.edu ‘International Christian Organizations and the Development of Sub-Saharan Africa--A Critical Study’ James A.P. Tiburcio, Universidade de Brasilia, jamestiburcio@yahoo.com ‘Gender Climate Among Faculty at an Evangelical College’ Brad Christerson, Biola University, bradley.christerson@biola.edu ‘Thriving on the Margins: The Evangelical Academy’ Glenn Lucke, University of Virginia, glucke@virginia.edu B-8 Demography, Development, and Gender [ASREC] Esplanade II Convener: Brian Grim, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, bgrim@pewforum.org ‘The Effects of Education on American Christianity’ Philip Schwadel, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, pschwadel2@unl.edu ‘Demographic Change and Religion in Central Asia Following the Transition to a Market Economy’ Kathryn H. Anderson, Vanderbilt University, kathryn.anderson@vanderbilt.edu Linda Carter, Vanderbilt University, l.carter@vanderbilt.edu 8 ‘Religion, Attitudes Towards Working Mothers and Wives’ Full-time Employment: Evidence for Germany, Italy, and the UK’ Guido Heineck, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, guido.heineck@gmx.net B-10 Changes from within Catholicism [RRA] Garrison II Convener Mary Gautier, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown, gautierm@georgetown.edu ‘The Church versus the Spirit: The Impact of Christianity on the Treatment of Women in Africa’ Carrie A. Miles, George Mason University, carrie@econzone.com ‘Lay Movements: A New Form of Catholic Religious Life?’ Patricia Wittberg, IUPUI, pwittber@iupui.edu ‘The New Evangelization in the Archdiocese of Detroit and Changing Religious Connections’ Michael J. McCallion, Institute for Research on the New Evangelization, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, mccallionm@shms.edu ‘Human Capital, Religion, and Contraceptive Use in Ghana’ Niels-Hugo Blunch, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, blunchn@wlu.edu ‘The American Bishops at the Beginning and End of the JP II Era: A descriptive and social network analysis.’ Thomas Gaunt, S.J., Jesuit Conference-USA, tgaunt@jesuit.org Anthony Jennings, Jesuit Conference-USA, ajennings@jesuit.org B-9 New Book Session: “God from the Machine” [ASREC] Esplanade III Convener Laurence R. Iannaccone, George Mason University, larry@econzone.com Panelists Chris Bader, Baylor University, Christopher_Bader@baylor.edu Michael Makowsky, George Mason University, mmakowsk@gmu.edu Laurence R. Iannaccone, George Mason University, larry@econzone.com ‘Ethnic Variation in Predictors of Parish Satisfaction Among Black Catholics Today’ James Cavendish, University of South Florida, jcavendi@cas.usf.edu B-11 New Book Panel Discussion --Author Meets Other Authors [RRA] Regency VII Author/Response William Sims Banbridge, National Science Foundation, wsbainbridge@yahoo.com Faith in America [Three Volumes] Changes, Challenges, New Directions Praeger 2006 edited by Charles Lippy Organizer and Convener Scott Thumma, Hartford Seminary, Hartford Institute for Religion Research sthumma@hartsem.edu 9 Presenters ‘Faith in America: How It All Came to Be’ Charles Lippy, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, CharlesLippy@utc.edu ‘Growth and Decline in the Mainline.’ C. Kirk Hadaway, The Episcopal Church, khadaway@episcopalchurch.org Penny Marler, Samford University, plmarler@samford.edu ‘Fundamentalism and Pentecostalism: The Changing Face of Evangelicalism in America.’ David G. Roebuck, Lee University, droebuck@leeuniversity.edu ‘The Shifting Role of the Latter-day Saints as the Quintessential American Religion’. Ethan Yorgason, Brigham Young University Hawaii, yorgasoe@byuh.edu ‘Religion and Politics: The Impact of the Religious Right.’ Julie Ingersoll, University of North Florida, jingerso@unf.edu ‘New and Alternative Religions: Changes, Issues, Trends’. Sean McCloud, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, spmcclou@email.uncc.edu 12:00-1:00 Regency 2 SSSR New Members Lunch 12:00-1:00 Regency 3 MSSA Meeting 12:00-1:00 Congregational Study meeting with Cynthia Woolever Esplanade 4 10 _________________________________ FRIDAY AFTERNOON, 1:15-2:45 p.m. _________Sessions C1-C11____________ C-2 The Processes of Academic Publishing [SSSR] Regency VI C-1 Globalization, Religion and Culture: Theoretical and Institutional Perspectives [SSSR] Regency V Convener Peter Beyer, University of Ottawa, pbeyer@uottawa.ca Organizer Rhys H. Williams, University of Cincinnati ‘Global Millennialism: A Postmortem on Secularization’ Roland Robertson, University of Aberdeen, soc123@abdn.ac.uk Joy Charlton, Swarthmore College, book review editor, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, jcharlt1@swarthmore.edu ‘Religion as Contestation and Identity in Global Context’ John H. Simpson, University of Toronto at Mississauga, hermanjs@sympatico.ca Theo Calderara, religion editor, Oxford University Press, theo.calderara@oup.com Panelists Rhys H. Williams, University of Cincinnati, editor, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, rhys.williams@uc.edu Fred Kniss, Loyola University of Chicago, Member of editorial board, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion fkniss@luc.edu ‘Globalization, Migration and the Two Types of Religious Boundary: A European Perspective’ Margit Warburg, University of Copenhagen, warburg@hum.ku.dk C-3 Health and Well-Being [SSSR] Garrisson I Convener Ralph W. Hood, Jr., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - Ralph-Hood@utc.edu ‘Global Religious Organizations: The Origins and Growth of RINGOS’ John Boli, Emory University, jboli@emory.edu David Brewington, Emory University, david.brewington@emory.edu ‘Churches, Mosques, and Stigmatizing AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa’ Mark Regnerus, University of Texas, regnerus@prc.utexas.edu Jenny Trinitapoli, Arizona State University, jennytrini@mail.utexas.edu ‘Religious Contextual Norms, Structural Constraints, and Personal Religiosity for Abortion Decisions’ Amy Adamczyk, Wayne State University, Adamczyk@Wayne.edu 11 ‘Religion, Spirituality and Well-Being in Cross-National Perspective’ Marta Elliott, Ph.D. University of Nevada, Reno, melliott@unr.edu R.David Hayward, M.A. University of Nevada, Reno, david.hayward@gmail.com C-5 Spirituality [SSSR] Buccanneer A Convener Elizabeth Williamson, Rutgers University, ewilliamson@sociology.rutgers.edu ‘Religious Homogeneity and Life Expectancy Around the World’ Donald J. Ebel, MA, MAG, Duke University - debel@soc.duke.edu ‘Spiritual Experience and Private/Public Religiosity’ Ye Jung Kim, Baylor University, Ye_Kim@baylor.edu Jerry Park, Baylor University C-4 ‘Creating a Spiritual Experience Through Belly Dance’ Rachel Kraus, Ball State University, rmkraus@bsu.edu Religion and Gender [SSSR] Regency VII Convener Georgie Weatherby, Gonzaga University, weatherb@gonzaga.edu ‘Spiritual Practice and Social Action: The case of drumming communities’ Tanice G. Foltz, Indiana University Northwest, tfoltz@iun.edu ‘Religion, Media, and Masculinity: Social Selves in Search of Meaning’ Stewart M. Hoover, Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder, hoover@colorado.edu Curtis D. Coats, University of Colorado at Boulder, curtis.coats@colorado.edu ‘Sprituality Redescribed, Self-esteem Misrecognized’ Thomas B. Ellis, Appalachian State University, ellistb@appstate.edu ‘Why Were They Called? An Exploration of Catholic Nuns Autobiographies’ Susan E. Eichenberger, Seton Hill University, eichenberger@setonhill.edu C-6 Introducing Wave II of the National Congregations Study [SSSR] Ybor Room Convener Mark Chaves, Duke University, mac58@soc.duke.edu ‘Shaping Women Identities Through The Interpretation Of The Qur’an: Methodologies Of Interpreting Women Issues’ Norbani binti Ismail, International Islamic University Malaysia, norbanis@yahoo.com Introducing the Second Wave of the National Congregations Study Mark Chaves, Duke University, mac58@soc.duke.edu ‘Congregational Conflict’ Shawna Anderson, University of Arizona, shlander@email.arizona.edu ‘Gender and Nostalgia: The Valorization of Medieval Judaism in European Memory’ Janet Jacobs, University of Colorado, Jacobsjl@colorado.edu 12 ‘Congregational Leadership’ Catherine Hoegeman, University of Arizona, hoegeman@email.arizona.edu Organizations’ Michael McGinnis, Indiana University, mcginnis@indiana.edu ‘Congregations and Politics’ Kraig Beyerlein, University of Arizona, kbeyerle@email.arizona.edu ‘Assessing the Impact of Religion in Foreign Policy: A Religious Economy Analysis’ Carolyn Warner, Arizona State University, cwarner@asu.edu ‘Greedy Sects and the Jealous States: The Political Logic of Religious Regulation’ David Smith, University of Michigan, davidsth@umich.edu C-7 Student Research #2 [ASREC] Esplanade I Convener/Discussant TBA ‘Democratic Governance and Organizational Success: The Industrial Organization of Religious Firms’ William R. Clark, University of Michigan, wrclark@umich.edu ‘Religion, Altruism, and Social Capital’ Nathanael Smith, George Mason University, Nathan_Smith@ksg03.harvard.edu C-9 Economics of Religion #1 [ASREC] Esplanade III ‘Economics of Philanthropy: Evidence from the Late-Ming and Qing Dynasties’ Yang He, George Mason University, hyang6@gmu.edu ‘Egalitarianism and Economics: American Jewish Families’ Carmel Chiswick, University of Illinois at Chicago, cchis@uic.edu ‘Rational Irrationality as a Habit: A Dynamic Approach Towards Belief Formation’ Dalibor Rohac, George Mason University, drohac@gmu.edu ‘Sects and Violence’ Eli Berman, University of California, San Diego, elib@ucsd.edu ‘ “Yield Not to Temptation”: Religion as Anti-Addictive Social Capital’ SangHo Yoon, George Mason University, syoon@gmu.edu ‘Religious Roots of the Print Revolution: Why Some Adopted Printing and Others Waited 300 Years’ Robert Woodberry, University of Texas- Austin, bobwood@mail.la.utexas.edu C-8 Political Economy [ASREC] Esplanade II Convener/Discussant TBA "Interest Bans and Institutions: An Economic Theory of Inhibitive Norm Persistence in Islam & Christianity" Jared Rubin, Stanford University, jrubin@stanford.edu ‘The Political Manipulation of Religion and its Limits:Modeling How Policy Incentives Change the Priorities of Faith-based Service 13 C-10 So Much for Inclusiveness: The Current Schismatic Impulse in Oldline Protestantism [RRA] Garrison II Organizer and Convener David Roozen, Director, Hartford Seminary, Hartford Institute for Religion Research, roozen@hartsem.edu ‘Ethnologies of Scriptural Readings in U.S. Communities of Color: A Latino Pentecostal Exemplum’ Efrain Agosto, Hartford Seminary, eagosto@hartsem.edu Panelists: William H. Swatos, Jr., Diocese of Quincy in the Anglican Communion, bill4329@hotmail.com C. Jeff Woods, Associate General Secretary for Regional Ministries, American Baptist Churches USA , Jeff.Woods@abc-usa.org Keith Wulff, Coordinator of Research Services, The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), kwulff@ctr.pcusa.org C-11 Race and Ethnicity Issues [RRA] Garrison III Convener Milagros Peña, University of Florida, mpena@soc.ufl.edu "Black Women in Ministry: Serving a Resistance Pew" Ruth D. Edwards, Fielding Graduate University, stepintoyourself@aol.com ‘Women in the African American church’ Carrie Spell-Hansson, Fielding Graduate University, clspell@yahoo.com ‘What is the Value of the Black College Fund?’ Michelle Fugate, Director of Research and Data Management, General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of The United Methodist Church, mfugate@gbhem.org 14 __________________________ FRIDAY AFTERNOON, 3:00-4:30 Sessions D-1 to D-10________ D-2 Cognitive Science of Religion: The Naturalistic Basis of Religion and Religious Experience [NAASR/SSSR] Garrison I Organizers Robert N. McCauley, Emory University, philrnm@emory.edu Luther H. Martin, The University of Vermont, luther.martin@uvm.edu D-1 Immigration and Civic Involvement [SSSR] Ybor Room Convener Margarita Mooney, University of North Carolina, margarita7@unc.edu Convener Robert N. McCauley ‘Messengers of Truth. Evangelism by a Ghanaian Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Netherlands’ Danielle Koning, VU University Amsterdam, dt.koning@th.vu.nl ‘The Naturalistic Foundations of Reincarnation Beliefs’ Claire Cooper, Queen’s University Belfast, clairejcooper@gmail.com ‘Participation of Christian Immigrant Congregations in Society’ Dr. Marten van der Meulen, VU University Amsterdam, m.van_der_meulen@th.vu.nl ‘Religious Experience and the Brain’ Ann Taves, University of California, Santa Barbara, taves@religion.ucsb.edu Prof.dr. H.C. Stoffels, VU University Amsterdam, hc.stoffels@th.vu.nl “Numerical Rituals: Metrics for Modeling Sensory Pageantry and Arousal” Don Braxton, Juniata College, braxton@juniata.edu ‘City Level Spiritual Capital? Lessons from the Immigrant Experience in Three Small Cities’ Wendy Cadge, Brandeis University, wcadge@brandeis.edu B. Nadya Jaworsky, Yale University, bernadette.jaworsky@yale.edu Quynh-Tram H. Nguyen, University of Washington, qthn@u.washington.edu ‘Minimal Counterintuitiveness in Religious Concepts: Revisited, Revised, and Vindicated?’ Justin Barrett, Oxford University, justin.barrett@anthro.ox.ac.uk D-3 Globalization, Religion and Culture: Multi-Dimensional Perspectives [SSSR] Regency V Convener Peter Beyer, University of Ottawa, pbeyer@uottawa.ca ‘Religious Organization and Immigrant Governance’ Dr. Tuomas Martikainen, Abo Akademi University, tuomas.martikainen@abo.fi 15 ‘Religion, Globalization, and Ecology: Climate Change and the Fair Trade Movement’ Laurel Kearns, Drew University, lkearns@drew.edu Elizabeth Marquardt, Institute for American Values, emarquardt70@sbcglobal.net Kenny Steinman, Ohio State University, steinman.13@osu.edu ‘Latin America: The ‘Other Christendom’, Pluralism and Globalization’ Paul Freston, Calvin College, pcf2@calvin.edu Response: Timothy Clydesdale, The College of New Jersey, clydesda@tcnj.edu Mark Regnerus, University of Texas at Austin, regnerus@prc.utexas.edu ‘Globalization and the Conflict of Values in Middle Eastern Societies’ Vincenzo Pace, University of Padua, vincenzo.pace@unipd.it D-5 Race and Religion: Socio-historical Considerations [SSSR] Garrison II Convener Sheryl Townsend Gilkes, Colby College, ctgilkes@colby.edu ‘Religion, Global Flows, and Global Pentecostalism’ Michael Wilkinson, Trinity Western University, Michael.Wilkinson@twu.ca ‘The racial divide in a South African church’ Kobus Schoeman, Church Mirror Research Unit, Dutch Reformed Church, South Africa, University of Pretoria, wjs@mweb.co.za D-4 Author Meets Critics Session [SSSR] Regency VI Organizer R. Stephen Warner, University of Illinois at Chicago, rswarner@uic.edu ‘W.E.B. Du Bois and the Philadelphia Black Church: An Early Sociological Study’ Robert A. Wortham, North Carolina Central University, rawcbw@aol.com rwortham@nccu.edu Chair Rhys H. Williams, University of Cincinnati, Williary@ucmail.uc.edu ‘Signifying Emancipation: Alexander Bedward, Norman Paul and the Destabilization of Empire’ Leslie R. James, DePauw University, ljames@depauw.edu Mark Regnerus, Forbidden Fruit: Sex and Religion in the Lives of American Teenagers (Oxford University Press, 2007). Timothy Clydesdale, The First Year Out: Understanding American Teens after High School (University of Chicago Press, 2007) D-6 Religion and Rational Choice # 1 [SSSR/ASREC] Esplanade I Convener/Discussant: Brooks B. Hull, University of MichiganDearborn, bhull@umd.umich.edu Critics: Lynn Schofield Clark, University of Denver, Lynn.Clark@du.edu 16 ‘Does Low Religious Market Share Boost Recruitment Efforts?’ Jonathan Hill, University of Notre Dame, jhill3@nd.edu Daniel V. A. Olson, Purdue University D-8 Religious Conflict, Commitment, and Cohesion: Evolutionary and Economic Approaches [ASREC] Esplanade III Convener/Discussant Richard Sosis,University of Connecticut, richard.sosis@uconn.edu ‘Free riding in religious communities: Can it be eradicated?’ Sergio Figueroa Sanz, Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico, sergiofigueroasanz@yahoo.com ‘Ingroups and Outgroups: How Religion has Cohered and Cleaved’ Azim Shariff, University of British Columbia, azim@psych.ubc.ca ‘The Marketplace of Religion: Reflections on the Rise of the Dge lugs School in Tibet’ Rachel M. McCleary, Harvard University, mccleary@wcfia.harvard.edu Leonard W.J. van der Kuijp, Harvard University, vanderk@fas.harvard.edu ‘Psalms for Safety: Magico-Religious Responses to Threats of Terror’ Richard Sosis, University of Connecticut, richard.sosis@uconn.edu ‘Religion and Support for Suicide Attacks’ Ara Norenzayan, University of British Columbia, ara@psych.ubc.ca Ian Hansen, University of British Columbia, Jeremy Ginges, New School for Social Research. D-7 Religion and Philanthropy [ASREC] Esplanade II Convener/Discussant: TBA ‘Passing the Collection Plate: An Examination of Weekly Church Offerings’ Paul J. Olson, Briar Cliff University, paul.olson@briarcliff.edu ‘Exploring the Relationship between Religious Commitment and Cooperation: Findings from Northeastern Brazil’ Montserrat Soler, Rutgers University, carmin@eden.rutgers.edu ‘Faith, Hope, and Charity’ Thomas M. Smith, University of Illinois at Chicago, tomsmith@uic.edu D-9 Session: Congregations and the Community [RRA] Garrison III ‘Diversity and Crowd Out: A Theory of Cold-Glow Giving’ Daniel Hungerman ,Notre Dame, dhungerm@nd.edu Convener Michael McMullen, University of Houston, Clear Lake, mcmullen@cl.uh.edu ‘Religion, Exchange, Coexistence and Growth’ Resit Ergener, Bogazici University, resit.ergener@boun.edu.tr 17 ‘Homeschooling the Enchanted Child: Civic Lessons in Domestic Questing’ Rebecca A. Allahyari, School for Advanced Research, allahyari@sarsf.org ‘Who Really Is a Parishioner? A Historical Examination of Shifting Churchgoer Priorities’ Clinton M. Jenkin, Focus on the Family, clint.jenkin@fotf.org Nate Mabe, Focus on the Family ‘What's Cooking?’ Deborah Kapp, McCormick Theological Seminary, dkapp@mccormick.edu ‘Keep Your Hands off of our Money Church: Empirically Linking Attitudes Opposing the Politicalization of the Church and Economic Wealth in Europe’ Brian N. Hewlett, Department of Sociology University of Arizona, bhewlett@email.arizona.edu ‘How Congregations Become Involved in and Sustain Community Ministry’ Diana Garland, Baylor University, School of Social Work, Diana_Garland@baylor.edu ‘Church Staffing Ratios: Research on the Staff-to-Parishioner Ratio, Theories to Explain the Variations’ Warren Bird, Leadership Network, Warren.Bird@leadnet.org ‘In the Eye of the Storm: The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Religious Lives of Survivors’ Patrick Bennett, Indiana State University; pbennett6@isugw.indstate.edu Jamie Aten, University of Southern Mississippi; Peter Hill, Biola University 4:45-5:30 SSSR New Book Reception sponsored by Oxford University Press Buccaneer D ‘The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Viability of the Churches Located in the Greater New Orleans Area’ Dr. William H. Day, Jr., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, bday@nobts.edu 5:30-6:30 H. Paul Douglass Lecture Regency Ballroom (5-7) "The Four M's of Religion: Magic, Membership, Morality, and Mysticism” Randall Collins, Dorothy Swaine Thomas Professor in Sociology, University of Pennsylvania. D-10 Internal and External Influences on Religious Life [RRA] Buccanneer A Convener Dana Fenton Lehman College, CUNY, ddfen@juno.com 6:30-7:30 Galleria B Reception with Cash Bar 9:00-11:00 ASREC Evening Social Harborview Room ‘The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Megachurches Located in New Orleans, Louisiana’ Dr. William H. Day, Jr., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, bday@nobts.edu 9:00-10:00 Gathering of Researchers Interested in Catholicism organized by Bill D'Antonio & Dean Hoge Regency 2 18 Tony Tian-Ren Lin, University of Virginia, ttl6c@virginia.edu SATURDAY, November 3 7:00-8:00 JSSR Editorial Board Meeting Channelside 1 E-2 Women / Ethnography -- A Group Discussion [SSSR/ RRA] Buccanneer D Co-Organizers and Conveners James V. Spickard, University of Redlands, jim_spickard@redlands. J. Shawn Landres, S3K Synagogue Studies Institute / UCLA, shawn@landres.com 7:45-8:30 SSSR Business Meeting Esplanade 4 ________________________________ SATURDAY MORNING , 8:30-10:00 ____ Sessions E1-E11___________ Panelists: Rebecca Allahyari, School for American Research, allahyari@sarsf.org Wendy Cadge, Brandeis University, wcadge@brandeis.edu Amy Moff, Boston University, moff@bu.edu Mary Jo Neitz, University of Missouri, neitzm@missouri.edu E-1 Immigration and Immigrant Religious Participation [SSSR] Ybor Room Convener Danielle Koning, VU University Amsterdam, dt.koning@th.vu.nl “‘It is like we are in the motherland’: Pentecostalism in an immigrant Haitian church” Christine McVay, Florida International University, Christinemcvay1@aol.com E-3 Religious Communities and Politics [SSSR] Garrison I Convener Fred Kniss, Loyola University Chicago fkniss@luc.edu ‘New Directions for Immigrant Religious Research: The Convergence of Contextual and Micro-Level Theories as Determinants for Variation in Immigrant Religious Participation Surrounding the Migratory Event’ Phillip Connor, Princeton University, pconnor@princeton.edu ‘Religious Identification, Friendships with Coreligionists, and Catholics’ Political Orientations’ Paul Perl, Georgetown University, pmp2@georgetown.edu ‘Embattled on Both Sides: A Study of the Evangelical Left’ Jeremy Rhodes, Baylor University, jeremy_rhodes@baylor.edu ‘Faithfully Filipino and American- Religion and Transnational Civic Life’ Stephen M Cherry, University of Texas, Austin, scherry@flash.net ‘In Buddha We Trust: The Influence of Buddhism on Politics in the United States’ Buster Smith, Baylor University, Buster_Smith@Baylor.edu ‘Word of Faith Pentecostalism as a tool of Assimilation and Integration for Latino Immigrants’ 19 ‘Religious Cues and Attitudes towards Immigration: An Experiment’ Carin Robinson, Georgetown University, cll23@georgetown.edu ‘International Stagnation: Declining Mormon Growth Rates and Secularization’ Ryan Cragun, University of Tampa ryantcragun@gmail.com ‘Mormon Dilemmas in Nicaragua’ Henri Gooren, Oakland University, gooren@oakland.edu E-4 Catholic Decline and Renewal [SSSR] Buccanneer A Convener Pierre Hegy, Adelphi University, hegy@adelphi.edu ‘On the Political Economy of Mormon Growth’ David C. Knowlton, Utah Valley State College, knowltda@uvsc.edu ‘Attempts of renewal among religious virtuosi: A Catholic experiment’ Luis Oviedo, Pontificia Universita Antonianum, loviedo@ofm.org ‘Comparing Further the Global GrowthRates and Distributions of Adventists, Mormons, and Witnesses’ Ronald Lawson, Queens College CUNY, ronaldlawson1@verizon.net ’More religious or more spiritual? Youth and religion in Aosta Valley’ Giuseppe Giordan, University of Valle d’Aosta, g.giordan@univda.it E-6 Psychological Types [SSSR] Garrison III Convener Scott Forrest Grover, Fuller Theological Seminary, sf_grover@cp.fuller.edu ‘Explaining Religious Growth and Decline: The Roman Catholic Church from 19552005’ Melissa J Wilde, University of Pennsylvania, mwilde@sas.upenn.edu Kristin Geraty, Indiana University, kgeraty@indiana.edu ‘Mystical orientation and psychological type: an empirical study among guests staying at a Benedictine Abbey’ Leslie J. Francis, University of Wales, l.j.francis@bangor.ac.uk ‘Factors of Catholic Decline’ Pierre Hegy, Adelphi University, hegy@adelphi.edu ‘Psychological profiling of Anglican clergy in England: employing Jungian typology to interpret diversity, strengths, and potential weaknesses in ministry’ Mandy Robbins, University of Wales, m.robbins@bangor.ac.uk E-5 Global Growth of Mormons, Witnesses, and Adventists [SSSR/MSSA] Garrison II Organizers and Conveners Henri Gooren, Oakland University, gooren@oakland.edu ‘Church tradition and psychological type preferences among Anglicans in England’ Andrew Village, York St. John’s University, a.village@yorksj.ac.uk Rick Phillips, University of North Florida, richard.phillips@unf.edu 20 Churches’ Brooks B. Hull, University of Michigan-Dearborn, bhull@umd.umich.edu Jody Lipford, Presbyterian College, jlipford@mail.presby.edu E-7 Religion and Rational Choice # 2 [SSSR/ASREC] Esplanade I Convener/Discussant TBA ‘A Model of Religious Investment to Explain the Success of “Megachurches”’ Marc von der Ruhr, St. Norbert College, marc.von-der-ruhr@snc.edu Joseph P. Daniels, Marquette University. ‘Greek Blood Sacrifice as Economic Regulation Hunt’ John Rundin, University of California - Davis, jsrundin@ucdavis.edu ‘Religious Cognition, Prisoner’s Dilemmas and The Stag Hunt’ Joseph Bulbulia,Victoria University of Wellington, joseph.bulbulia@vuw.ac.nz E-9 Religion, History, and Economic Development [ASREC] Esplanade III Convener/Discussant TBA ‘Religious Market Structure with Endogenous Beliefs’ Zsolt Becsi, Southern Illinois University, becsi@siu.edu ‘How the Medieval Church Fostered Cooperation, Built Institutions, and Contributed to the Economic Ascent of Western Europe’ Charles North, Baylor University, charles_North@baylor.edu Carl Gwin, Pepperdine University, carl.gwin@pepperdine.edu ‘Religion Trumps Race in Implicit Prejudice’ Azim Shariff, University of British Columbia, azim@psych.ubc.ca E-8 Religious Firms and Markets [ASREC] Esplanade II Convener/Discussant TBA ‘The Afterlife as a Disciplinary Device: On Purgatory and the Credibility of Postmortem Prayers in Chantries’ Michael McBride, University of California-Irvine, mcbride@uci.edu Gary Richardson, University of California-Irvine, garyr@uci.edu ‘Market Size, Market Structure, and Competition: Local Religious Markets in Nineteenth Century Scotland’ Robert I. Mochrie, Heriot-Watt University, r.I.mochrie@hw.ac.uk John W. Sawkins, Heriot-Watt University, Alexander U. Naumov, Heriot-Watt University ‘Does economic development cause a decline in religiosity? Explaining the separation between Church and State in France in 1905’ Raphael Franck, Bar-Ilan University, franckr@mail.biu.ac.il ‘Free Riding, Market Structure, and Member Commitment in South Carolina 21 ‘Cultural Transformations and “Islamic Capitalism” in Malaysia from 1971 to the Present’ Ermin Sinanovic, United States Naval Academy, sinanovi@usna.edu E-11 Denomination Identity Issues [RRA] Regency VII Convener David Roozen, Hartford Seminary, Hartford Institute for Religion Research, Roozen@hartsem.edu E-10 The New Organizational Ties that Bind [RRA] Regency V ‘Congregational Types and Pentecostal Identity within the Assemblies of God’ Margaret M. Poloma, The University of Akron, mpoloma@uakron.edu John C. Green, The University of Akron, green@uakron.edu Convener Melinda B. Wagner, Radford University mwagner@radford.edu ‘Archetypes and the American Baptist Churches’ C. Jeff Woods, Associate General Secretary, ABCUSA, Jeff.Woods@abcusa.org ‘Networking Across Denominations in the Multicultural/Multiethnic Church Movement’ Kathleen Garces-Foley, Marymount University, garces.foley@marymount.edu ‘Continuity and change in a historic Anabaptist denomination: Church Member Profile 2006’ Ronald Burwell, Department of Sociology, Messiah College, rburwell@messiah.edu ‘Multi-Site Church Overview: The Movement of Becoming One Church in Many Locations’ Warren Bird, Leadership Network, Warren.Bird@leadnet.org ‘Nondenominational Meets the “New Paradigm”: Black and White Church Characteristics’ Jacqueline Wenger, The Catholic University of America, jackie_w@comcast.net ‘Denominational Identity in the Church of the Nazarene’ Mark Mountain, Executive Pastor, West Flint Church of the Nazarene, themountains@comcast.net ‘Growing Up and Leaving Home: Megachurches That Depart Denominations’ Scott Thumma, Hartford Institute for Religion Research, sthumma@hartsem.edu Adair Lummis, Hartford Institute for Religion Research, alummis@hartsem.edu 22 Panel Critics W. Bradford Wilcox, University of Virginia, wbw7q@virginia.edu Don Miller, University of Southern California, demiller@usc.edu John Schmalzbauer, Missouri State University, jschmalzbauer@missouristate.edu Nancy Ammerman, Boston University, nta@bu.edu Response Michael Lindsay, Rice University, mlindsay@rice.edu _________________________________ SATURDAY MORNING, 10:15-11:45 ___________Sessions F1-F11__________ F-1 Special Thematic Session: Comparative Studies of Religion and Immigrant Incorporation [SSSR] Regency V Organizer and Chair R. Stephen Warner, University of Illinois at Chicago, rswarner@uic.edu ‘Reconstructing Religions, Constructing Religious Pluralism: Evidence from Recent Second Generation Immigrants to Canada’ Peter Beyer, University of Ottawa, pbeyer@uottowa.ca F-3 Reviews of Theory and Research [SSSR] Garrison I Convener Kevin Christiano, University of Notre Dame, Kevin.J.Christiano.1@nd.edu ‘Islam and Immigration in Europe and in the United States: Discussion of the Congregational Model’ Jocelyne Cesari, Harvard University, jcesari@fas.harvard.edu ‘The Work of Rodney Stark: An Updated Review of Research over the Last Two Decades’ William R. Garrett, Saint Michael’s College, wgarrett@smcvt.edu ‘Faith Makes Us Live but Misery Divides Us: Haitian Catholics in Miami, Montreal and Paris,’ Margarita Mooney, University of North Carolina, margarita7@unc.edu ‘Faith Development Theory: A Review of the Empirical Research’ Stephen Parker, Ph.D., Regent University, steppar@regent.edu ‘Immigrant Religions in New York: A Comparative-Historical Perspective’ José Casanova, New School for Social Research, Casanova@newschool.edu F-2 ‘Church-Sect Theory: A Dialectical Conflict Approach’ Warren S. Goldstein, University of Central Florida, wgoldste@mail.ucf.edu Organizer and Chair Elaine Howard Ecklund, University at Buffalo, ehe@buffalo.edu ‘The theological bases of the sociology of religion: Max Weber and the Hebrew roots of western rationalism’ Renan Springer de Freitas, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, springer@netuno.lcc.ufmg.br Author Meets Critics [SSSR] Regency VI Faith in the Halls of Power by Michael Lindsay, OUP, Sept 2007 23 F-4 Religion and Social Movements [SSSR] Garrison II Convener Steve Offutt, Boston University soffut_1999@yahoo.com ‘Spirits and Spouses: Women’s Agency in Brazilian Pentecostal Churches in Mozambique’ Linda van de Kamp, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, lj.van.de.kamp@fsw.vu.nl ‘Prophetic Leaders and How They Empower Their Congregations’ Kristeen L. Black, Drew University, Kblack@drew.edu The challenges of new media and transnational networks for the identity of local Pentecostal churches Miranda Klaver, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, m.klaver@fsw.vu.nl ‘The Great Catholic Awakening: Rerum Novarum and the Origins of Catholic Social Action’ Christopher Pieper, University of Texas, Austin, cpieper@earthlink.net ‘Spiritual and social gift exchange in African Angolan Pentecostalism’ Regien Smit, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, rjm.smit@fsw.vu.nl ‘Mahavira, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King Jr.: An Examination of the Jaina Influence on the United States’ Civil Rights Movement’ Tim Helton, Drew University, tim@timhelton.com F-6 Religious Otherness and Community Solidarity [SSSR] Garrison III Convener and Discussant Benjamin Zablocki, Rutgers University, zablocki@sociology.rutgers.edu ‘Impression Management and Public Relations: A History of the Bruderhof Movement’s Obsession with Image’ Analena Bruce, University of Pittsburgh, analenab@yahoo.com F-5 Global Pentecostalism: Comparative Studies From Three Continents [SSSR] Ybor Room Organizer and Convener Henri Gooren, Oakland University, gooren@oakland.edu ‘Donning Religion: Muslim and Sikh Experiences’ Shruti Devgan, Rutgers University, sdevgan@sociology.rutgers.edu ‘Global Pentecostalism: “Magical” or “Rational-Ethical” Religion? A case study of religious communities in Rural Malawi’ Nicolette Manglos, University of Texas at Austin, mangolasa@yahoo.com Andrea Henderson, University of Texas at Austin, andreakhenderson@yahoo.com ‘Up, down, and all around: how leaders in the Reclaiming movement negotiate attributions of glamour and charisma’ Elizabeth Williamson, Rutgers University, ewilliamson@sociology.rutgers.edu 24 ‘Value Change and Sustainable Moderation of Political Islam: Theory and Evidence from Turkey’ Murat Somer, Koc University, musomer@ku.edu.tr F-7 Book Session: “Who Really Cares? America’s Charity Divide: Who Gives, Who Doesn’t, and Why It Matters” [ASREC] Esplanade I Convener David Mustard, University of Georgia, mustard@terry.uga.edu ‘The Beloved Enemy: The Love-hate Relationship Between the Syrian Government and Islam’ Malda Al-Sarayji, George Mason University, cidrah1@yahoo.com Panelists Thomas M. Smith, University of Illinois at Chicago, tomsmith@uic.edu Daniel Hungerman, Univ. of Notre Dame, dhungerm@nd.edu F-9 ERel-Ed: Teaching Students the Economics of Religion [ASREC] Esplanade III Convener TBA Anthony Gill, Univerisity of Washington, tgill@u.washington.edu David Mustard, University of Georgia, mustard@terry.uga.edu ‘ERel for graduate students’ Gary Richardson,University of California-Irvine, garyr@uci.edu F-8 Islamic Economics and the Economics of Islam [ASREC] Esplanade II Convener/Discussant TBA ‘Human capital development in social capital matrix perspective: A case study of Pakistan in emerging global market’ Syed Akhter Hussain Shah, Pakistan Institute of Developmental Economics, akhtar_hshah@yahoo.com Eatzas Ahmed Quaid-I-Azam, University Islamabad Pakistan, Muslehud Din, Pakistan Institute of Developmental Economics ‘Teaching a large undergraduate ERel class’ Michael McBride,University of California-Irvine, mcbride@uci.edu ‘How ‘Islamic’ are Islamic Banks?’ Feisal Khan, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, khan@hws.edu F-10 Research and Teaching Reports Honoring Our Mentor, James D. Davidson [RRA] Regency VII Organizer Jerome R. Koch, Texas Tech University, Jerome.Koch@ttu.edu ‘ERel as a topic for undergraduate microeconomics courses’ Robert Stonebraker, Winthrop University, stonebrakerr@winthrop.edu ‘ERel as an interdisciplinary field of study for PhD students’ Carmel Chiswick, University of Illinois at Chicago, cchis@uic.edu 25 F-11 Train up a Child – Raising Future Generations [RRA] Buccanneer A Convener Cynthia Woolever, Hartford Institute for Religion Research, Woolever@hartsem.edu Discussant James D. Davidson, Purdue University ‘Teaching Sociology in the Bible Belt, Britain, and Beyond.’ Kevin Demmitt, Clayton State University, kevindemmitt@clayton.edu ‘Blind Faith: The Relationship Between Religious Socialization and Identity Formation in Adolescents of High Tension Religion’ Stephen Armet, Notre Dame, sarmet@nd.edu ‘Beyond Academics: The ‘Pastoral’ Role of the Mentor.’ Charles Hall, Pepperdine University,.cfhall@pepperdine.edu ‘We Are Not Strippers: The Spiritual and Empowering Experiences of Belly Dancers.’ Rachel Kraus, Ball State University, rmkraus@bsu.edu ‘Early Childhood Education in Congregations: Findings from a National Study’ Diana Garland, Baylor University, School of Social Work, Diana_Garland@baylor.edu Jon Singletary, Center for Family and Community Ministires, Baylor University, School of Social Work, Jon_Singletary@baylor.edu Michael Sherr, Baylor University, School of Social Work, Michael_Sherr@baylor.edu ‘Comfortable collegiality, enduring encouragement, and an occasional kick in the butt.’ Alan Mock, Lakeland College, mocka@lakeland.edu ‘Religious Beliefs and Ethnic Prejudice.’ Ralph Pyle, Michigan State University, pyler@msu.edu ‘What the Hell Do a Nazarene and a Roman Catholic Have in Common?’ Mike Roberts, Eastern University, mroberts@eastern.edu ‘Religious Asphyxia: Do Structured Youth Programs Suffocate the Next Generation?’ Clinton M. Jenkin, Focus on the Family, clint.jenkin@fotf.org James L. Dye, Focus on the Family Nate Mabe, Focus on the Family ‘Organization men, social movements, and interviews: Living through the lens of a sociological imagination.’ Anthony Pogorelc, Catholic University of America, apogorelc@theologicalcollege.org 12:00-1:00 ASREC ‘TANSTAAFL’ Luncheon Regency 2 ‘The Protestant Ethic and the Religious Tattoo’ Jerry Koch, Texas Tech University, Jerome.Koch@ttu.edu 12:00-1:00 RRA Business Meeting Esplanade 4 26 ‘Denominational Differences in White Christian’s Attitudes about Racial Discrimination and Segregation’ R. Khari Brown, Wayne State University, kharib@wayne.edu ____________________________ SATURDAY AFTERNOON 1:15-2:45 __________Sessions G-1 to G11________ G-1 Spiritual Narratives in Everyday Life: Early Reports from the Field [SSSR] Ybor Room Organizer & Convener Nancy T. Ammerman, Boston University nta@bu.edu ‘Why we are not Segregated?: What the Origin of Multiracial Churches Means to the Potential of Church Growth and Corporate Identity?’ George Yancey, The University of North Texas, gyancey@unt.edu “Introducing the Project” Nancy Ammerman, Boston University, nta@bu.edu ‘Exploring Adolescent Social Ties and Attendance of Multiracial Congregations’ Carlos D. Tavares, University of Notre Dame, ctavares@nd.edu “Strong Agents, Strong Limits: Women in Latter Day Saints Communities” Amy Moff, Boston University, moff@bu.edu G-3 Religious Freedom and Tolerance [SSSR] Garrison I Convener Kevin R. den Dulk, Grand Valley State University, dendulk@gvsu.edu “Not Religious? Spiritual Narratives beyond Organized Religion” Melissa Scardaville, Emory University, mscarda@emory.edu “Times and Places: Locating Religious Action” Roman Williams, Boston University, rrw@bu.edu ‘Political correctness as the political expression of moral relativism’ Karen Cancinos, Francisco Marroquín University, Guatemala, karenc@ufm.edu.gt G-2 Race and Religious Communities [SSSR] Regency V Convener Michael Emerson, Rice University, moe@rice.edu ‘Particularism and Universalism: Elie Wiesel and Faith Identified with Being’ Frederick L. Downing, Valdosta State University, fldowning@valdosta.edu ‘Political Influences on Religious Freedom of Speech in Public Spaces: From Nation, to Court, to Community’ Elizabeth Martinez, University of Notre Dame, lizmartinez@nd.edu ‘Religion, Race and the New Asian Immigrants: Findings From the New Immigrant Survey 2003’ Jerry Z. Park, Baylor University, Jerry_park@baylor.edu ‘Religious Liberty Success in the Federal Courts of Mainstream and Minority Religions’ 27 ‘A Generational Sequential Model of Family Structure and Religious Alienation’ Gary Horlacher, University of Southern California, ghorlach@usc.edu Casey E. Copen, University of Southern California, ccopen@usc.edu Darryn Cathryn Beckstrom, UWMadison, dbeckstrom@gmail.com G-4 Religion Across and Within Generations [SSSR] Regency VI Conveners Vern L. Bengtson, University of Southern California, bengtson@usc.edu Donald E. Miller, University of Southern California, demiller@usc.edu Norella M. Putney, University of Southern California, putneyh@usc.edu G-5 Intergroup Relations and Conflict [SSSR] Garrison II Convener Carin Robinson, Georgetown University, cll123@georgetown.edu ‘Religious Change Within Families Across Generations: Family Trajectories and Then Generational Shift Hypothesis’ Merril Silverstein, University of Southern California, merrils@usc.edu Gary Horlacher, University of Southern California, ghorlach@usc.edu ‘U.S. attitudes toward individuals of perceived Middle Eastern religions before and after 9/11: a longitudinal study’ Morgan N. Green, University of Nevada, Reno Jennifer S. Shoemaker, University of Nevada, Reno, JShoem@gmail.com ‘Religious Transmission: A Qualitative Study of Value Transmission Across Generations’ Susan C. Harris, University of Southern California, scharris@usc.edu Norella M. Putney, University of Southern California, putneyh@usc.edu Petrice S. Oyama, University of Southern California, poyama@usc.edu Vern L. Bengtson, University of Southern California, bengtson@usc.edu ‘Korean Christian Zionism after 9/11: The Interface between Evangelical Fundamentalism and Religious Nationalism’ Sung-Gun Kim, Seowon University, Korea, sgkim@seowon.ac.kr ‘Religion, Ethnicity, and Politics: Challenges of Conflict Prevention, Transformation, and National Reconciliation in Uganda’ Deusdedit R.K. Nkurunziza, Makerere University,Uganda, nkurunziza@hotmail.com ‘Growing Apart and Coming Together: Similarities and Differences in Religiosity in Parent/Adult Child Dyad Across the Life Course’ Lindsey A. Baker, University of Southern California, bakerl@usc.edu Merril Silverstein, University of Southern California, merrils@usc.edu ‘Fatwa and Violence in Indonesia’ Luthfi Assyaukanie, www.assyaukanie.com 28 G-6 Effects of Participation in New Religious Movements [SSSR/AASNR] Garrison III Organizer and Convener Benjamin Zablocki, Rutgers University, Zablocki@sociology.rutgers.edu ‘Casino Development – Sin or Savior? Situating Economic Behavior in Religious Context’ Tracey L. Farrigan, Economic Research Service, US Dept. of Agriculture, tfarrigan@ers.usda.gov ‘Max Weber and Islam: The Paradox of Economic Development in Islamic Societies’ Ayman Reda, Grand Valley State University, redaa@gvsu.edu ‘Gender Differences in Long Term Response to a Cult Stimulus in Early Adulthood’ Benjamin Zablocki, Rutgers University, Zablocki@sociology.rutgers.edu ‘(Mis)marketing policy: How megachurch growth has changed American politics’ Mara Einstein, Queens College, CUNY, mara.einstein@qc.cuny.edu ‘Psychological Abuse: Theoretical and Measurement Issues’ Michael Langone, International Cultic Studies Association, mail@icsamail.com G-8 The Religious Factor in Contemporary American Political Conflict [SSSR/ASREC] Esplanade II Convener/Discussant: Laura Olson,Clemson University, laurao@clemson.edu ‘An assessment of the relationship between spiritual capital, anomalous experiences and meditation practices’ Elizabeth Williamson, Rutgers University, ewilliamson@sociology.rutgers.edu ‘Changing self-perceptions of José Luis de Jesús Miranda founder of the new religious movement Creciendo en Gracia’ Susan M. Setta, Northeastern University, s.setta@neu.edu ‘A ‘Sophisticated’ Prejudice: Anti-Christian Fundamentalism in Contemporary America’ Louis Bolce, Baruch College, Louis_Bolce@baruch.cuny.edu Gerald De Maio, Baruch College, Gerald_Demaio@baruch.cuny.edu G-7 Religion and Economy [SSSR/ASREC] Esplanade I Convener/Discussant Mark Chaves, Duke University, mac58@soc.duke.edu ‘The Changing Face of Politicized AntiCatholicism’ J. Matthew Wilson, Southern Methodist University, jmwilson@smu.edu ‘Religion in Congress Revisited’ James L. Guth, Furman University, jim.guth@furman.edu ‘Faith-Based Organizations and Federal Dollars: More God for your Buck?’ Molly A. Martinez, Yale University, molly.martinez@yale.edu 29 ‘Religion, Liberalism and Incommensurable Norms’ Robert T. Miller, Villanova University School of Law, miller@law.villanova.edu ‘Using Attender Responses from the National Church Life Survey to Measure Social Capital in Australian Catholic Parishes.’ Robert Dixon, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, bob.dixon@ppo.catholic.org.au G-9 International Patterns of Religious Affiliation and Participation [ASREC] Esplanade III Convener/Discussant: TBA ‘Measuring a Match: Methodological Challenges of Putting Worshipers in Context’ Cynthia Woolever, Hartford Institute for Religion Research, Hartford Seminary woolever@hartsem.edu ‘A Terrible Beauty is Born: Exploring the Relationship Between Changing Religious Attributes and Emerging Social Attitudes in Europe’ Michael J. Breen, University of Limerick, michael.breen@mic.ul.ie ‘Inviting Others: A Profile of Those Who Do and Those Who Don't’ Deborah Bruce, Research Services, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), dbruce@ctr.pcusa.org ‘Changing Religious Identification in Australia and New Zealand’ Sarah King-Hele, University of Manchester, Sarah.KingHele@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk David Voas, University of Manchester, voas@man.ac.uk ‘The Episcopal Congregational Life Survey: What 45,000 Episcopalians Are Telling Us’ C. Kirk Hadaway, The Episcopal Church, khadaway@episcopalchurch.org Matthew Price, Church Pension Group, mprice@cpg.org ‘Triangulating the World’s Most Dynamic Religious Market: Africa’ Brian J. Grim, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, bgrim@pewforum.org ‘Faith Sharing in English Congregations’ Phillip Escott, Manchester University, phillip.escott@ntlworld.com G-10 Religious Participation in Context: Congregations and Their Communities [RRA] Regency VII Organizers/Conveners Deborah Bruce, Research Services, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), dbruce@ctr.pcusa.org Cynthia Woolever, Hartford Institute for Religion Research, Hartford Seminary, woolever@hartsem.edu G-11 Authors Meet Critics Session: American Catholics Today: New Realities of Their Faith and Their Church [RRA] Buccanneer A Convener Dean Hoge, Catholic University of America, Hoge@cua.edu Authors William D'Antonio, Catholic University of America dantonio@cua.edu 30 James Davidson, Purdue University davidsoj@purdue.edu Dean Hoge, Catholic University of American hoge@cua.edu Mary Gautier, CARA, the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, Georgetown University gautierm@georgetown.edu Critics Kevin Christiano, University of Notre Dame, Kevin.J.Christiano.1@nd.edu Patricia Wittberg, Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis pwittber@iupui.edu Barry Kosmin, Trinity College, Hartford, CT Barry.Kosmin@trincoll.edu 31 ‘Yes, The Subaltern Can Speak! Everyday Resistance of the Urban Poor in Latin America’ Stephen Armet, University of Notre Dame, sarmet@nd.edu ___________________________________ SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 3:00-4:30 Sessions H1-H9______________ H-1 Bricks and Bridges: Developing Inter-Disciplinary Infrastructure in the Cognitive Science of Religion [SSSR] Buccanneer A Conveners Karen Walsh Wyman, North American Science and Religion Foundation, kwyman@nasarf.org ‘Diversions and oddities: religion as depicted in online news’ Joyce Smith, Ryerson University, Canada, j1smith@ryerson.ca Abby Goodrum, Ryerson University, Canada ‘Keeping ‘Science’ in Cognitive Science of Religion: Needs of the Field’ Justin Barrett, Oxford University, justin.barrett@anthro.ox.ac.uk ‘Syncretism, “Creolization,” and Juxtaposition: Notes on the Interpenetration of New World Religions’ Stephen D. Glazier, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Sglaz1234@aol.com ‘Some reflections on where (and how) we stand: The importance of individual differences’ Brian H. McCorkle, Boston University, mccorkle@bu.edu H-3 Religion in South Africa [SSSR] Garrison I Convener Jan Bisschoff, University of Pretoria, biskop@mweb.co.za ‘Growing the Field: Looking Forward, Looking Back’, E. Thomas Lawson, Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, t.lawson@qub.ac.uk ‘The Congregational Life Survey in a South African church: strengths and weaknesses’ Kobus Schoeman, University of Pretoria, wjs@mweb.co.za “Becoming Seriously Interdisciplinary: Benefits and Pitfalls of the Meeting of Academic Cultures". Paul Wason, John Templeton Foundation, pwason@templeton.org. ‘“Seven giants” challenges the new democracy in South Africa: a quest for commitment and the development of capacity by the Dutch Reformed Church’ Jan Bisschoff, University of Pretoria, biskop@mweb.co.za H-2 Transnational and Global Concerns [SSSR] Regency V Convener Jocelyne Cesari, Harvard University, jcesari@fas.harvard.edu ‘Changing perceptions of churches as welfare agents in the new South Africa’ Johannes C. Erasmus, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, egdn@sun.ac.za 32 ‘Faith, Politics, and the Life Story’ Michelle Albaugh, Northwestern University, m-albaugh@northwestern.edu Dan P. McAdams, Northwestern University, dmca@northwestern.edu. H-4 Contemporary Faith Organizations [SSSR/ RRA] Ybor Room Convener Ryan T. Cragun, University of Tampa, ryantcragun@gmail.com ‘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 ‘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 ‘Mormons and the State: LDS Politics and Identity’ Michael Nielsen, Georgia Southern University, mnielsen@georgiasouthern.edu Barry Balleck, Georgia Southern University, bballeck@georgiasouthern.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 H-6 Theory and Methods [SSSR] Garrison II Convener Stephen Parker, Regent University, steppar@regent.edu ‘The Challenges of Leadership Transition in Megachurches’ Sheila Strobel Smith, Luther Seminary, s3smith@comcast.net ‘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 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 ‘Researching religion amongst the nonreligious’ Abby Day, University of Sussex, UK, afday@btinternet.com 33 ‘Giving, Getting and Religion’ Karen Monique Gregg, University of Notre Dame, kgregg@nd.edu H-7 ASREC Presidential Address Esplanade I, II, III Convener/Introduction Anthony Gill, Univerisity of Washington, tgill@u.washington.edu H-9 Clergy Leadership and Theology [RRA] Regency VI Convener Paula Nesbitt University of California, Berkeley, pnesbitt@berkeley.edu Presidential Address ‘Faithful Measures: Toward Improving Religion Metrics’ Roger Finke, Penn State University, rfinke@psu.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 H-8 Religion and Social Action [SSSR] Garrison III Convener Corwin Smidt, Calvin College, smid@calvin.edu ‘(Re)Emerging Theologies of Discernment: Ministry Student Perceptions and Practices’ Dennis J. Horton, Baylor University, dennis_horton@baylor.edu ‘Seventh-day Adventism and Social Action’ Dr Kenneth G.C. Newport, Liverpool Hope University, UK, knewport@hope.ac.uk ‘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 Anton C. Vrame, Religion Education Department, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, tonyvrame@mac.com ‘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 ‘By What Authority?: How Clergy Understand Their Authority to Lead’ Jackson W. Carroll, Duke University Divinity School, jcarroll@div.duke.edu ‘Congregational Youth Mentoring: Implications for Communities and Professional Social Work’ Katy Tangenberg, Azusa Pacific University, ktangenberg@apu.edu SATURDAY PLENARY ACTIVITIES FOLLOW ON NEXT PAGE 34 Saturday Evening 5:30-6:30 SSSR Presidential Plenary Regency Ballroom (5-7) “Singing and Solidarity” R. Stephen Warner, President, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion 6:30-7:15 Reception and Cash Bar Galleria B 7:30-9:00 SSSR Banquet and Award Ceremony Regency Ballroom (1) 9:00-11:00 ASREC Evening Social # 2 Harborview Room 35 ‘Secularization as Innovation: The Spread of Religious Independence in the U.S.’ Ryan T. Cragun, University of Tampa, ryantcragun@gmail.com SUNDAY , November 4 7:00 RRX Breakfast Esplanade 4 _________________________________ SUNDAY MORNING, 8:30-10:00 Sessions I1-I-11__________ '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 I-1 A Roundtable on Religion in the 2006 and 2008 Elections [SSSR] Regency V Convener Laura R. Olson, Clemson University, laurao@clemson.edu '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 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-3 Religion and LGBTQ Concerns [SSSR] Regency VI Convener Karen Macke, Syracuse University, kemacke@maxwell.syr.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 RalphHood@utc.edu ‘The Dutch Reformed Church and homosexuality: a theological and sociological perspective’ Jan Bisschoff, University of Pretoria, biskop@mweb.co.za “‘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, brittbaumann@rogers.com '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 36 I-4 Russian Orthodoxy in SocioCultural Context [SSSR] Garrison I Organizer and Convener Jerry G. Pankhurst, Wittenberg University, jpankhurst@wittenberg.edu ‘Adolescence and Social Algorithms: Why Religion Works’ Candace S. Alcorta, University of Connecticut, candace.alcorta@uconn.edu ‘Region, Religion, Race and Adolescent Sexual Activity’ Amy M. Burdette, University of Texas at Austin, burdamy@prc.utexas.edu Margaret L. Vaaler, University of Texas at Austin Christopher G. Ellison, University of Texas at Austin ‘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 ‘Spiritual Fruit in Young Life Late Adolescents: Evidence from Testimonies’ Justin L. Barrett, Oxford University, Justin.barrett@anthro.ox.ac.uk ‘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 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 ‘Phenomenological Dimensions of Russian Orthodox Faith and Practice’ Jerry G. Pankhurst, Wittenberg University, jpankhurst@wittenberg.edu I-5 Religion and Adolescence [SSSR] Buccanneer D Convener Stephen Armet, University of Notre Dame, sarmet@nd.edu I-7 Religion and Identity [ASREC] Esplanade I Convener/Discussant TBA ‘Religiosity and Delinquency: Does Religiosity Predict Change in Delinquency over Time?’ Scott A. Desmond, Purdue University, sdesmond@purdue.edu 37 ‘Hostile Territory: High-tension Religion and the Jewish Peddler’ Colleen E.H. Berndt, San Hose State University, colleen.berndt@sjsu.edu I-9 Author Meets Critics: Peter Beyer Religion in A Global Society [SSSR/RRA] Buccaneer C Organizer and Convener James V. Spickard, University of Redlands jim_spickard@redlands.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 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 ‘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, 1-10 Parish Transitions in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston -[SSSR/RRA] Regency VII Convener Brian McCorkle, Boston University, mccorkle@bu.edu I-8 Economics of Religion #2 [ASREC] Esplanade II Convener/Discussant TBA ‘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 ‘Religion in China Under Communism: A Political Economic Approach’ Fenggang Yang, Purdue University, fyang@purdue.edu ‘Looking Backward: Reconstructing Religious History with Retrospective Data’ Laurence Iannaccone, George Mason University, larry@econzone.com ‘Public Reason as a Discursive System’ Fred Frohock,University of Miami, ffrohock@maxwell.syr.edu 38 ‘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 New Data on Who Joins NRMs and Why: A Case Study of the Order of Christ Sophia Jim Lewis, University of WisconsinStevens Point, Jim.Lewis@uwsp.edu From “Cult” to Church: The Maturation of a NRM Scott Thumma, Hartford Seminary, sthumma@hartsem.edu In Their Own Words - Attitudes and Values of two New Religious Movements. Barbara Johnson, Center of Light, Kansas City, revbarbara@gmail.com ‘Clergy Resilience and Burnout in the Face of Adversity’ Brian McCorkle, Boston University, mccorkle@bu.edu James Burns, Boston University, jpburns@bu.edu Sarah Whitman, Boston University, sjw@bu.edu Intelligence, Personality, and Pathology in Members of a New Religious Movement: A Study of the Order of Christ Sophia Lucille Cozzolino, California Institute of Integral Studies, revlucille@yahoo.com Mary Francis Drake, Boston University, revmaryfrancis@yahoo.com ‘How Adolescents Understand and Cope with Parish Transitions’ Paul Thayer, Boston University, pthayer@wheelock.edu Brian McCorkle, Boston University, mccorkle@bu.edu Aimee Radom, Boston University, aradom@bu.edu ‘How Lay Adult Parishioners Access and Employ Positive Coping Strategies During Parish Transitions’ Aimee Radom, Boston University, aradom@bu.edu Brian McCorkle, Boston University, mccorkle@bu.edu Paul Thayer, Boston University, pthayer@wheelock.edu I-11 Order of Christ Sophia, A New Religious Movement Evolving [RRA] Esplanade III Organizer and Convener Jim Lewis, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Jim.Lewis@uwsp.edu 39 ________________________________ SUNDAY MORNING, 10:15-11:45 _________Sessions J1-J-13__________ J-2 Cognitive Science of Religion: Historical and evolutionary studies [NAASR/SSSR] Garrison I Chair Luther H. Martin, University of Vermont J-1 Health and Well-Being: Research on Therapeutic Religiosity [SSSR] Ybor Room Convener Jenny Trinitapoli, Arizona State University, jenny.trinitapoli@asu.edu ‘The Cognitive Basis for Divination’ Anders Lisdorf, University of Copenhagen, andersl@hum.ku.dk ‘Modeling Religion and Well-Being: The Role of Group Norms’ R. David Hayward, University of Nevada, Reno, haywardr@unr.nevada.edu Marta Elliott, University of Nevada, Reno, melliott@unr.edu ‘Anthropomorphism, Niche Construction, and Morality’ Joseph Bulbulia, Victoria University of Wellington, jospeh.bulbulia@gmail.com ‘From Apes to Devils and Angels” Comparing Scenarios on the Evolution of Religion’ Armin Geertz, Aarhus University, awg@teo.au.dk ‘Essential Performances: Creative Engagement Marriage of the New Priests and the Old’ Kathleen E. Jenkins, The College of William and Mary, kejenk@wm.edu ‘Evolutionary Forces Acting on Religion in the United States’ Peter Richerson, University of California, Davis, pjricherson@ucdavis.edu ‘The Lazarus Project: The Beginning of a Longitudinal Study of Spiritual Transformation in a Faith-based Rehabilitation Program’ W. Paul Williamson, Henderson State University, williaw@hsu.edu R. W. Hood, Jr., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, RalphHood@utc.edu J-3 Religion in Latin America [SSSR] Buccanneer A Organizer and Convener Henri Gooren, Oakland University, gooren@oakland.edu ‘Dealing with mental illness in pastoral care: clergy and their explanatory models’ Gerard Leavey Department of Mental Health Sciences, University College London, Gerard.Leavey@beh-mht.nhs.uk ‘Looking for Lupe: Locating the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico’s Religious Economy’ Andrew Chesnut, University of Houston, andrew.chesnut@mail.uh.edu ‘Masculinity in Mexican evangelical recorded music’ Carlos Garma Navarro, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, ganc@xanum.uam.mx 40 ‘The Churches in Nicaragua’ Henri Gooren, Oakland University, gooren@oakland.edu J-5 Uses of Emotion in Megachurches [SSSR] Regency VI Organizer and Convener Mary Jo Neitz, University of Missouri, neitzm@missouri.edu ‘The Religion and the Car’s Baptism: Secularism, Disenchantment and Re-Enchantment in Copacabana, Bolivia.’ David C. Knowlton, Utah Valley State College, knowltda@uvsc.edu ‘Understanding Emotion in Congregational Contexts’ Mary Jo Neitz, University of Missouri, neitzm@missouri.edu J-4 Faith and the Internet [SSSR/RRA] Regency V Convener Lynn Clark, University of Colorado, Lynn.Clark@Colorado.edu ‘Small Groups in Big Churches: How Megachurches Solve the "Span-of-Care" Problem for Their Members’ Nancy Martin, California State, Long Beach, nmartin@csulb.edu ‘Virtual Church: Alternative or Supplement?’ Marjorie H. Royle, Clay Pots Research, maaemba@verizon.net Andrew Lang, United Church of Christ, langa@ucc.org ‘Music and Emotion in Seeker-Oriented Ritual Practice’ Kevin McElmurry, University of Missouri, Klm143@Mizzou.edu ‘Reflections on the Forms and Emotions of Loss in an Evangelical Context’ Karen Bradley, University of Central Missouri, kbradley@ucmo.edu ‘Where “Religious Tolerance” Enters the Conversation: The Everyday Politics of Negotiating Respect for Other People’s Beliefs’ Alicia Juskewycz, Princeton University, ajusk@princeton.edu J-6 Issues of Gender Inequality [SSSR] Regency VII Convener Joy Charlton, Swarthmore College, jcharlt1@swarthmore.edu ‘Predictors of Online Browsing by Mormons’ Michael Nielsen, Georgia Southern University, mnielsen@georgiasouthern.edu Meryem Sevinc, Georgia Southern University, meryem_s_sevinc@georgiasouthern.edu “Attitudes about Gender and Authority: Catholic differentiation of religious and secular spheres” Farha Ternikar, Le Moyne College Frank Ridzi, Le Moyne College Matthew T. Loveland, Le Moyne College, lovelam@lemoyne.edu 41 “Gender Equality and Religion: Developing a Cross-National Model” Anne M. Price, Ohio State University, Price.559@osu.edu Katherine Meyer, Ohio State University ‘“Give me that new old-time religion” Passing on the Faith at Ocean Grove’ Laura M. Leming, University of Dayton, leming@udayton.edu ‘“You Need Not Wash My Feet": Examining the Decline of Footwashing and Physicality in Mennonite Communion Rituals’ Robert Brenneman, University of Notre Dame, rbrennem@nd.edu “Covered Faces: Islamic Religiosity, Gender, and Social Attitudes in Comparative Perspective.” Alessandra L. González, Baylor University, Alessandra_Gonzalez@baylor.edu J-8 Religion and Ethnicity [SSSR] Buccanneer B Convener Stephen M. Cherry, University of Texas, Austin, scherry@flash.net “Debates within Contemporary Movements that Seek the Ordination of Roman Catholic Women” Britt Baumann, Acadia University, brittbaumann@rogers.edu “‘Secular Judaism?’ The Empirical Evidence” Bruce A. Phillips, Hebrew Union College, BPhillips@huc.edu J-7 Religious Practices [SSSR] Garrison II Convener William Swatos, Executive Officer, Religious Research Association, bill4329@hotmail.com ‘The Role of Religion and Culture in the Location of the Individual in Society: The Case of American Jewry’ Sam Richardson, University of Connecticut, samr@uconn.edu ‘Inward, Outward, Upward Prayer: The Psychological Role of Artifacts in Religion’ Kevin L. Ladd, Indiana University, kladd@iusb.edu Meleah L. Ladd, University of Notre Dame, mladd@nd.edu E. James Baesler. Old Dominion University, jbaesler@odu.edu Johan Modée, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden, johanmodee@yahoo.se ‘Tourist and Pilgrim, Preacher and Teacher: The Role of Religious Tourism in the Development of Cultural Identities’ Sarah Bill Schott, Loyola University, sschott@luc.edu ‘Neither Greek Nor Jew Nor Korean?: Shifting Ethnic Boundaries Within Korean American Churches’ Sharon Kim, California State University, Fullerton, sharonkim@fullerton.edu ‘The Religious Life of Eritreans in the U.S.’ Tekle Woldemikael, Chapman University, woldemik@chapman.edu 42 J-9 Empirical Studies of Religious Participation [ASREC] Esplanade I Convener/Discussant TBA ‘Human Capital Accumulation and the Inter-Denominational Mobility of American Jews’ Christine Brickman, Catholic University of America, cbrickma@gmu.edu ‘Moving on Over: Geographic Mobility as a Predictor of Switching and Attendance Frequency in American Religion’ Christopher Born, Catholic University of America, 29born@cua.edu ‘The Life and Death Implications of Subsidies for Spiritual Capital’ Robert Subrick, James Madison University, jsubrick@gmu.edu ‘Local Culture and the Maintenance and Transmission of Religious Practice’ David Voas, University of Manchester, voas@manchester.ac.uk Daniel V.A. Olson, Purdue University, dolson@purdue.edu J-11 International Issues [RRA] Buccaneer C Convener Alexey Krindatch, Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute (Graduate Theological Union), Akrindatch@aol.com ‘Measuring Religious Commitment and Secularization Through Time-Use Data’ Ariela Keysar, Trinity College, ariela.keysar@trincoll.edu Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi, University of Haifa. Barry Kosmin, Trinity College. Sources of Religious Freedom and NonFreedom Robert L. Montgomery, Rmontgo914@aol.com ‘Multi-Secularity Disorder: The Many Faces of European Secularity’ Brian N. Hewlett, University of Arizona, bhewlett@email.arizona.edu ‘Praying for a Recession: The Business Cycle and Protestant Church Growth in the United States’ David Beckworth, Texas State University, db52@txstate.edu ‘The Empire Strikes Back: The Role of The Primates and Bishops of the Global South in the Realignment of The Episcopal Church in the United States.’ Dana Fenton, Lehman College, CUNY, ddfen@juno.com J-10 Empirical Studies of Religious Capital [ASREC] Esplanade II Convener TBA ‘Subjective and objetive measures of religiosity and fertility choices’ Alicia Adsera, Princeton University, adsera@Princeton.edu 43 J-12 Tensions within Denominations [RRA] Buccanneer D Convener Laura R. Olson, Clemson University, laurao@clemson.edu J-13 Changing Religious Forms and Connections: Best Practices in Catholic Church Advisory Councils [RRA (Catholic Research Forum)] Channelside 1 Convener Michael Cieslak, Diocese of Rocford, Mcieslak@RockfordDiocese.org ‘Reproducing the Faith: Comparing Fertility between Mainline and Evangelical Protestants’ Jack Marcum, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), jmarcum@ctr.pcusa.org ‘Best Practices in Catholic Parish Pastoral Councils’ Mary Bendyna, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown, bendynam@georgetown.edu Mary Gautier, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown, gautierm@georgetown.edu Robert Miller, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, drmiller@adphila.org Chuck Zech, Villanova University, charles.zech@villanova.edu ‘Religiosity, Fundamentalism, Deviance, and Body Art.’ Jerome R. Koch, Texas Tech University, Jerome.Koch@ttu.edu Alden E. Roberts, Texas Tech University, alden.roberts@ttu.edu Myrna L. Armstrong, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center myrna.armstrong@ttuhsc.edu Donna C. Owen, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, donna.owen@ttuhsc.edu ‘Best Practices in Catholic Parish Finance Councils’ Robert Miller, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, drmiller@adphila.org Chuck Zech, Villanova University, charles.zech@villanova.edu Mary Bendyna, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown bendynam@georgetown.edu Mary Gautier, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown gautierm@georgetown.edu ‘Polarization or Cooperation? The Class Basis of U.S. Religious Congregations’ Perry Chang, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Research Services, pchang@ctr.pcusa.org Ida J. Smith-Williams, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Research Services, ismithwi@ctr.pcusa.org ‘Sociocultural Influences Weakening the Biblical Worldview of Christians: A Review of Extant Literature and other Resources’ Raamses Rider, Focus on the Family, raamses.rider@fotf.org Shelby Chillion, Focus on the Family, shelby.chillion@fotf.org Lisa Herrera-Hodges, Focus on the Family, lisa.hodges@fotf.org ‘Best Practices in Catholic Parish Stewardship Councils’ Chuck Zech, Villanova University, charles.zech@villanova.edu ‘Best Practices in Catholic Diocesan Stewardship Departments’ Mark Gray, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate Georgetown 44 mmg34@georgetown.edu 45