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ISA Research Committee 22 – Religion @isa-rc22.bsky.social · Sep 4
Call for Papers – RC22 Midterm Conference: Global Flows and Reconfigurations of the Sacred, South Asian University, New Delhi, 5–7 February 2026.

📅 Deadline: 26 October 2025
✍️ Submit here: forms.gle/Aq6oJFjtTEKG...
🌐 info: midtermconference3.wordpress.com

#CallForPapers #Religion #Sociology
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Call for papers - The Processes of Mediatization, Commercialization, and Politicization of Religion in Brazil / Chamada artigos – Revista del Cesla – midiatização, comercialização e politização da religião no Brasil
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Call for Papers / Issue No. 37 (June 2026) | Revista del CESLA. International Latin American Studies Review
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November 24, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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#CallForPapers

ℹ️ “Inequalities and the City. Old Issues, New Challenges”. RC21 Conference on Urban and Regional Development, July 20-22, 2026 at the University of Vienna, Austria

🗓️ Deadline for Abstracts: December 29, 2025
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November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Distinguished Book Award by @sssreligion.bsky.social #CfP
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Distinguished Book Award - Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
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November 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Most colleges score low on helping students of all faiths – or none – develop a sense of belonging. Faculty can help change that
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Most colleges score low on helping students of all faiths – or none – develop a sense of belonging. Faculty can help change that
Respectful relationships are key to students’ sense that their spiritual identity is welcome on campus. Schools can help foster those connections.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Faith, Spirituality, And Digital Mental Health Platforms Among Gen Z

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Faith, Spirituality, And Digital Mental Health Platforms Among Gen Z
Addressing faith and spirituality through digital methods is a popular trend, with some arguing that this buffers concern related to social media use and mental health.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Baylor Religion Survey Commemorates 20 Years with Wave 7 Results

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Baylor Religion Survey Commemorates 20 Years with Wave 7 Results
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November 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Congratulations to Professor Samuel L. Perry, winner of the SSSR’s 2025 Distinguished Book Award for 'Religion for Realists: Why We All Need the Scientific Study of Religion,' published by Oxford University Press.
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Samuel L. Perry, winner of the SSSR’s 2025 Distinguished Book Award for 'Religion for Realists: Why We All Need the Scientific Study of Religion,
November 18, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Cuando la fe es síntoma: Dios como conducta compensatoria
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Cuando la fe es síntoma: Dios como conducta compensatoria | Ethic
Cuando el ser humano no puede sostenerse psíquicamente con sus propias fuerzas en un contexto inhabitable y no encuentra «compañeros de desconsuelo a quienes prestar su mano» (en expresión de Cioran),...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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The Canadian Society for the Study of Religion (CSSR) invites proposals for their 2026 Annual Meeting, to be held at St. John’s College, University of Manitoba, from Saturday, May 30 to Monday, June 1, 2026 with an online component on Friday, June 12, 2026. cssrscer.ca/annual-meeti...
2026 Annual Meeting - CSSRSCER
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November 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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León XIV examina a la Iglesia española por el escándalo de la pederastia del clero
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León XIV examina a la Iglesia española por el escándalo de la pederastia del clero
El Papa recibe este lunes a la cúpula de la CEE, con malestar en el Vaticano por el caso del obispo de Cádiz, y debe decidir qué rumbo tomar tras años de inacción de Francisco, que prefirió confiar en...
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November 16, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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‘Ego Sum Lux Mundi’: la mística por Rosalía
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‘Ego Sum Lux Mundi’: la mística por Rosalía
Ahora que el nuevo álbum de Rosalía, ‘LUX’, ha salido a la calle, en él se ve reflejada la mística a la que la artista ha aludido en muchas de las conversaciones previas.
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November 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Drop in U.S. Religiosity Among Largest in World. Religion still more important in U.S. than in many OECD countries
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Drop in U.S. Religiosity Among Largest in World
The 17-percentage-point drop in U.S. religiosity over the past decade is among the largest declines measured in the Gallup World Poll.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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More US adults identify with no religion (29%) than with the Catholic Church (19%) or evangelical Protestant denominations (23%).
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Chart shows the religious distribution of US adults.
November 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Job alert: Department of Religious Studies - Tenure Track Appointment - St. Francis Xavier University
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November 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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We're excited to announce the publication of Unearthing Lifestances: What Community Gardens Tell Us About Nonreligion (co-edited by Lori Beaman, Ryan Cragun, and Douglas Ezzy), the first in our open-access book series with De Gruyter.

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A cover of the book, Unearthing Lifestances, and a description that says: Drawing on interviews from community gardeners in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, Finland, Norway, Northern Ireland, and the United States, this book explores themes of community-building, ritual, ethics, and relationships with humans, non-humans, and the natural world, arguing for their conceptualization as ‘lifestances’
November 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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How ‘campus climate’ affects students’ attitudes to people of different religions

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How ‘campus climate’ affects students’ attitudes to people of different religions
Visible diversity and critical conversations are important.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Entrevista a Victoria Camps, filósofa:
«Con la secularización, nada ha sustituido lo que hacía la religión para vincular a las personas con un sentido moral» ethic.es/entrevista-v...
Victoria Camps: «Con la secularización, nada ha sustituido lo que hacía la religión para vincular a las personas con un sentido moral» | Ethic
Hablamos con la filósofa Victoria Camps sobre su último libro, 'La sociedad de la desconfianza' (Arpa, 2025).
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November 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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The recording from our webinar "Why #Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional #Faith" with Christian Smith from the University of Notre Dame, in conversation with Galen Watts from the University of Waterloo, is now available for free viewing on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/BVxCy5zacf4
Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith
YouTube video by Institute Religion, Culture and Societal Futures
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November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Pope Leo XIV is infuriating MAGA Catholics
Concern for the poor and the planet rubs some the wrong way

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Pope Leo XIV is infuriating MAGA Catholics
Concern for the poor and the planet rubs some the wrong way
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November 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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“More babies is not the primary goal of [the pronatalist] movement. More control—over women, LGBTQIA+ people, immigrants, and anyone who doesn’t adhere to their narrow confines—is.”
Pronatalism: Just White Christian Nationalism in Disguise
Scratch just beneath the surface of the so-called pronatalism movement—a movement all over the pages of Project 2025 that’s based on the belief that people need to have more babies because declining b...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Call for Proposals for New Editor of Politics and Religion (P&R)
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Call for Proposals for New Editor of Politics and Religion (P&R)
Politics and Religion Call for Proposals for New Editor The Religion and Politics Section of the American Political Science Association invites applications from individuals for the editorship of Poli...
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November 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Invitación: VIII Jornadas de Cultura, Territorio y Prácticas Religiosas
VI Coloquio Latinoamericano

IDENTIDADES, CREENCIAS Y PRÁCTICAS RELIGIOSAS EN UN MUNDO EN TENSIÓN

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November 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Actes a 50 ans, et ça se fête ! Nous vous attendons donc nombreux·ses ce jeudi 6 novembre à partir de 18h au Point Éphémère (200 quai de Valmy, Paris). Et le programme est ici :
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La revue Actes de la recherche en sciences sociales fondée par Pierre Bourdieu célèbre ses 50 ans | EHESS
La revue Actes de la recherche en sciences sociales (Éditions de l'EHESS/Seuil), célèbre ses 50 ans autour de son numéro anniversaire.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Webinar with Christian Smith titled "Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith" on Friday November 7th, 2025 @ 2pm EST. Register to attend the free event here: t.co/SgvNO9OeQ7
November 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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NEW ARTICLE

Church attendance increasingly correlates with conservative political and racial attitudes.

The question emerges: How does this trend affect the challenge of racial justice?

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Article The Changing Church and the Challenge of Racial Justice Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology 2025, Vol. 79(4) 327-340 DOI: 10.1177/0020964325|350131 journals.sagepub.com/home/int Sage Gerardo Martí Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina, USA Abstract Research shows that church attendance increasingly correlates with conservative political views and racial attitudes, particularly among White Christians. Despite increasing diversity in American society, Sunday services remain highly segregated such that worship practices, fellowship networks, and shared religious beliefs often reinforce, rather than challenge, racial divisions. This article suggests ways in which churches can embody the prophetic call for justice by moving beyond performative inclusion to sustained efforts that dismantle racism. In doing so, clergy, staff, and lay leaders must avoid merely symbolic allyship and enact substantive actions, even in the face of tensions and disagreements among their own members. Keywords Conservative Christianity; Congregational Worship; Liturgy; Pastoral Leadership; Political Partisanship; Racial Justice; Symbolic Allyship; Systemic Racism; White Supremacy
October 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM