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The purpose of the American Sociology Association Section on Sociology of Religion is to encourage and enhance research, teaching, and other professional concerns in the study of religion and society.
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ASA Sociology of Religion Section @asareligion.bsky.social · Sep 10
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Racial views of evangelicals supportive of Christian nationalism—about 40-50% of evangelicals—at odds with those skeptical of uniting God & country. Educational level strongly influences if evangelical views on racial inequality are shaped by Christian nationalism as well as reactions to Trump.
The Gathering Storm in the Evangelical Field: Education, Christian Nationalism, and Racial Inequality
Abstract. What generates divides within American evangelicalism on racial inequality? Recent political developments, including race-related social activism
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November 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Religion Matters. ➡️ Are you attending the Annual Meeting October 31 - November 2, 2025 in Minneapolis? Follow us and join the conversation on social media. Use #SSSR_RRA2025 & tag our accounts on LinkedIn, Facebook, Bluesky and X.

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October 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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New from @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social in Social Problems on “Christian Nationalism and Abelism in the United States.” Read at the link below.
Christian nationalism and ableism in the United States
Abstract. Americans with disabilities face significant hurdles across multiple social institutions in the United States. Their inclusion and equitable trea
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October 30, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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The Vanishing Church: How the Hollowing Out of Moderate Congregations Is Hurting Democracy, Faith, and Us by @ryanburge.bsky.social is now available for pre-order.
The Vanishing Church
The moderate American church is disappearing--and it's taking democracy with it.Many people assume evangelicals are Republican, Democrats aren't religious, and moderate Christians no longer exist. But...
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October 28, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Attention Grad Students! Apply for the ASREC Workshop on the Economics of Religion, March 19–21, 2026 at Chapman University. Learn from leading scholars, attend the ASREC conference, and receive full travel support. Apply by Nov 14, 2025 at bit.ly/4htsQFm.
October 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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New in Social Forces: Innovating through the concept of “transmorphic organizations,” @jonathancoley.bsky.social and Gabby Gomez examine whether and why Christian colleges that were once racially segregated now discriminate against LGBTQ students. Read more below:
Transmorphic organizations: racial segregation and discrimination against LGBTQ students at Christian colleges and universities1
Abstract. Do organizations that previously discriminated against one marginalized group go on to discriminate against other marginalized groups? If so, why
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October 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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John Brown University seeks a distinguished scholar for the Dr. Gary J. Oliver Endowed Chair in Marriage, Family & Relationship Studies. Lead research advancing relational health & resilience. Apply here: www.jbu.edu/human-resour...
The Dr. Gary J. Oliver Endowed Chair
Faculty Position - The Dr. Gary J. Oliver Endowed Chair Position
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October 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Congratulations to Dr. David Eagle, who was appointed as the next Editor-in-Chief of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion @jssreligion.bsky.social, our flagship publication. Dr. Eagle will assume the role in Jan 2026, succeeding Dr. Korie Little. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
Dr. David Eagle
October 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Today seems like an auspicious day to remind folks that next week I'll be at Penn State delivering a De Jong Lecture on the contemporary pronatalist movement. Demographers Shelley Clark & Nancy Luke will also give lectures on pronatalism.

Zoom option is available! Just use the QR code to register.
October 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Boston College invites applications for Director of the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life and tenured full Professor (open discipline). Apply by Oct 27, 2025. Details at apply.interfolio.com/173598a
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October 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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UVA's Sociology department is looking to hire a tenured sociologist of religion at the Associate or Full level. Here is the advertisement. @sssreligion.bsky.social @asareligion.bsky.social

Details here: apply.interfolio.com/173879
The Department of Sociology at the University of Virginia invites applications for a tenured Associate or Full Professor position specializing in the sociology of religion. We are particularly interested in a theoretically engaged scholar whose work addresses religious pluralism in complex modern societies, the relationship between religion, civic engagement, and democratic political cultures, the social and economic impact of religion from a cultural and historical perspective. Relevant questions may include but are not limited to: how does religion shape cultural and political conflicts? How does religion relate not only to political participation but to the shaping of collectives? How do different understandings of the sacred inform the development of, and dispute over, morality? For additional information about our dynamic department, please visit https://sociology.as.virginia.edu/. For questions regarding this position, please contact Isaac Reed, Search Chair, at iar2c@virginia.edu.
October 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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The ASA Religion Section extends our congratulations to @ntammerman.bsky.social on her election to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences!!

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Nancy T. Ammerman
Nancy T. Ammerman is Professor Emerita of Sociology of Religion at Boston University, having served as Chair of the Department (2007-2013) and Associate Dean for the Social Sciences (2015-2018).Her mo...
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October 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Applications due Nov 3 for 2026 ASA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant - up to $16,000 each to doctoral students conducting cutting-edge sociological research with the potential to advance knowledge & contribute to the public good @asareligion.bsky.social www.asanet.org/academic-pro...
ASA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (ASA DDRIG) | American Sociological Association
The ASA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (ASA DDRIG) program supports theoretically grounded empirical investigations to advance
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October 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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We extend our congratulations to @hahrie.bsky.social (@snfagora.bsky.social at @jhu.edu) for being a recipient of a 2025 MacArthur Fellowship, also known as a Genius Grant! She is the author of Undivided: The Quest for Racial Solidarity in an American Church. You can check it out here!
Undivided by Hahrie Han: 9780593318867 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • The inspiring story of evangelicals in Cincinnati struggling to bridge racial divides in their own church, their community, and across the nation In 2016, even as...
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October 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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New publication! 🚨 How do church leaders foster commitment + preserve organizational vitality in the face of crisis?

"There Wasn't A Playbook For This: Local Congregations and the Crises of 2020," out today in Sociology of Religion, offers insight from MN academic.oup.com/socrel/advan...
“There Wasn’t A Playbook For This”: Local Congregations and the Crises of 2020
Abstract. Using 18 months of immersive ethnographic fieldwork in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, this paper highlights how religious congregations made se
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October 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Congrats @amyadamczyk.bsky.social. Her book Fetal Positions: Understanding Cross-national Public Opinion about Abortion is the co-recipient of the 2025 Steven F. Messner Outstanding Book Award from the Association of Chinese Criminology and Criminal Justice. Available from Oxford University Press.
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October 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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New in The Conversation: @jlkucinskas.bsky.social & Yvonne Zylan on the exodus of civil servants under Trump and the moral dilemmas of staying, speaking up, or leaving. Based on Kucinskas’s book The Loyalty Trap (@columbiaup.bsky.social)
Civil servant exodus: How employees wrestle with whether to stay, speak up or go
Federal workers face unique challenges. But part of their dilemma is familiar to many Americans who have to wrestle with dramatic changes in the workplace.
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October 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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NYT features @ryanburge.bsky.social on why the left lacks a Charlie Kirk. Drawing on years of research in religion & politics, he explains why the GOP’s religious base has no parallel among Democrats.
Opinion | Why There Won’t Be a Charlie Kirk of the Left
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September 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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You can also catch @amyadamczyk.bsky.social on Faith in Healthcare: The CMDA Matters Podcast. Watch or listen at the link below.
Understanding Global Views on Abortion: A Conversation with Dr. Amy Adamczyk –
Dr. Steve Willing explores the neuroscience behind what is often described as transgender identity as he examines brain imaging research, neuroplasticity, and the impact of puberty blockers.
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September 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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The Conversation has a new @amyadamczyk.bsky.social piece on religion, abortion opinion, and women’s choices, connected to her new book Fetal Positions: Understanding Cross-national Public Opinion about Abortion. Check it out here!
Religion often shapes someone’s view of abortion – but what about a woman’s actual decision?
Strong religious beliefs often shape disapproval of abortion – in the abstract. But when young women are actually deciding whether to terminate a pregnancy, faith’s role is more complex.
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September 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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New in Social Problems: @michellesphelps.bsky.social & @dacuetovilla.bsky.social trace how Minneapolis activists debated public safety after George Floyd, showing how “racial demands” shape policy fights. doi.org/10.1093/socp...
Making racial demands: tracing the struggle over public safety in Minneapolis
Abstract. In May 2020, the world erupted in protest after officers with the Minneapolis Police Department murdered George Floyd. In response, abolitionist
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September 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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New in Social Forces: @profsamperry.bsky.social new article Secularism, Sorting, and Americans’ Political Knowledge shows secular Americans score highest on civics & politics, especially liberals/Democrats. Evangelicals trend opposite with conservatism. Read it here: doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...
Secularism, sorting, and Americans’ political knowledge
Abstract. Political knowledge, including knowledge of basic civics and current political conditions, is associated with a host of pro-democratic outcomes i
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September 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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New article by Alisher Khamidov and @davidbnolle.bsky.social in Central Asian Survey: Muslim religiosity among Kyrgyz linked to greater acceptance of Uzbeks, even amid historic conflict. Religion may support interethnic tolerance. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Islam and ethnic tolerance: assessing Kyrgyz’ Muslim religiosity and acceptance of Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan
Using a national opinion survey conducted in 2009 in Kyrgyzstan, we focused on responses from ethnic Kyrgyz respondents in the south where major riots between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks occurred in 1990 and...
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September 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Hooray for @asareligion.bsky.social! Thanks for the starter pack! Let's keep the #Sociology of #Religion conversation going on here.
September 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Call for nominations: 2027 Senior Scholar at Rice Univ.’s Boniuk Institute (@boniukinstitute.bsky.social) For scholars advancing religious pluralism, tolerance & civic engagement. Deadline Oct 20, 2025. Details: boniuk.rice.edu/call-nominia... @sssreligion.bsky.social
Call for Nominations 2027 Boniuk Institute Senior Scholar Nominations are invited for the 2027 Boniuk Institute Senior Scholar. Rice University's Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance Senior Scholar Award is given annually to the senior scholar who has made outstanding contributions to the public understanding of religious pluralism and tolerance, and who most exemplifies Boniuk Institute's mission to understand the conditions which lead to religious pluralism, conflict, and violence, and help people apply its findings in their lives and communities. The Senior Scholar will join the Boniuk Institute at Rice University in the Spring of 2027 for about three days, when they will participate in a variety of Institute programs, including the official award ceremony event. At this event, the scholar will be presented with an award and then deliver a public lecture for the campus and local community. View the 2026 Boniuk Institute Senior Scholar. Criteria: "Senior scholar" would apply to faculty in academia as well as public scholars outside the academy with demonstrated and committed engagement to furthering the public understanding of religious tolerance, institution building, and civic engagement. If a faculty member, person should be 15 years or more from PhD. If a public scholar, person should be ten years or more in the field. Nomination Instructions: Nominators are requested to send the nominee's curriculum vitae and a letter of nomination describing how the nominee meets the award criteria (no more than 1000 words) by October 20, 2025 to Hayley Hemstreet, Assistant Director of Operations, at hjh2@rice.edu. Self-nominations are welcome. Once nominated, scholars will be considered for up to two years. Selection Process: Nominations are compiled by Boniuk Institute staff and discussed by the Faculty Advisory Board. A vote of the Faculty Advisory Board, followed by a ratification by the External Advisory Board, determines the winner.
September 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM