SociologyofReligion

Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review is the official journal of the Association for the Sociology of Religion

[SociologyofReligion @SORJournal]

"Although women and men identify as 'spiritual' in similar numbers, far more women participate in the holistic milieu. We seek to solve this 'gender puzzle'..."
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"Although men increasingly disengage from the religious space, the growing feminization of that space does not translate into a more gender-egalitarian narrative..."
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"We find that residents in areas with higher overall levels of education became liberal faster, irrespective of whether or not they had a college degree."
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Open Access! "This article synthesizes new directions taken in the sociology of religion and social movement studies and examines Queer, Trans, and Nonbinary (QTN) Muslim activism in Toronto, Canada." https://t.co/EOtx2b1m88

[IRCSF @IReligionCSF]

Available now in @SORJournal: https://t.co/S5Nl8h2ieP

[Damon Mayrl @yrlsoc]

Honored that "The Funk of White Souls" won both the @ASReligion Distinguished Article Award and the @ASA_Religion Distinguished Article Award. Grateful to Cheryl Gilkes for encouraging me to write it & the @SORJournal reviewers whose critiques improved it
https://t.co/YudvDtZdNY

[SociologyofReligion @SORJournal]

"in addition to tracking the standard “three b’s”—belonging, belief, and behavior—it also tracks a fourth b—branding."

New research on how "symbolic pollution" is a big part of religious change: https://t.co/DTWxlmlFUR

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Why would the director of a food bank say "you can't just give people food"? New research insights into the world of faith-based initiatives: https://t.co/BaSOt0WW0j

[Brandon Vaidyanathan @brvnathan]

In our latest article in @SORJournal my colleagues and I identify 3 modes of enchantment in science: transcendent, immanent, and liminal - https://t.co/dFl8VwgAKh

[Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme @swilk033]

Big week for my journal articles, with a focus on #religion in #Europe. Here's one with David Voas and Kirstie Hewlett, published online in @SORJournal now and titled "#Religious #Polarization in Europe": https://t.co/tVRa52GFgT

[SociologyofReligion @SORJournal]

New issue! Check out recent research on religion, politics, and practice in global context. https://t.co/nTuLomzMtE

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New work "explores how becoming a religious minority impacts one’s sense of belonging to the nation and how processes of racialization, specifically antisemitism and Islamophobia, impact the conversion process."

Read More: https://t.co/wPYdMfZiWf

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"Explaining the reasons—while not the causes—behind religious decline is a central issue for sociologists interested in secularization processes."

In new work, Molteni reviews what we know about the theory that religion declines with more security: https://t.co/5mEReVP98Z

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"...religious and other practices compete for limited spatial-temporal resources, contributing to the transformation of religious practices by incorporating new materials, technologies, and meanings."

Read more: https://t.co/XOIxDB5td0

[Francesco Molteni @MolteniFra]

‼️ "Rising Security and Religious Decline: Refining and Extending Insecurity Theory".

Check out my attempt to summarize and advance my 10 years of research on the topic in the newly published article in @SORJournal

https://t.co/RdNRFK14TT

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What do nonbelievers believe in? New research offers some insight:

"exclusive empiricism and mortal finitude are positive tenets of belief systems that those who identify as atheist or agnostic are likely to hold."

Read More: https://t.co/inq09ndUn0

[Anna Szwed @annamariaszwed]

I'm really happy to share the news that my article on time, sprace and religious practices is online first (and OA) in @SORJournal. Inspired by @ntammerman & #practicetheory and based on qualitative study among Polish Catholic women. https://t.co/hvP2fFmg9Y

[SociologyofReligion @SORJournal]

"Sociologists have long been interested in the theoretical possibility of a universal ritual."

How might a shared struggle, like the COVID-19 pandemic, shape our common rituals?
https://t.co/OZizqH2KER

[SociologyofReligion @SORJournal]

Who "dwells" in religion, and who "seeks" something new?

Among "new immigrants from Ghana, West Africa...I find strong evidence of spiritual seeking in their narratives"

https://t.co/KT43ixFpfs