1. Association For The Sociology Of Religion International scholarly association that seeks to advance theory and research in the sociology of religion.Category Society Religion and Spirituality sociology of religion......The Association for the sociology of religion (ASR) is an international scholarlyassociation that seeks to advance theory and research in the sociology of http://www.sociologyofreligion.com/

News and Announcements Spring 2003 Newsletter 2003 Annual Meeting Preliminary Program 2003 Annual Meeting Registration ... A Few Wedding Pictures (with more to come) Past Conference Pictures 2002Chicago Pictures 2001 Anaheim Pictures Alamo Rental Cars! Special Rates for ASR Members Contact the ASR Office William H. Swatos, Jr., Ph.D., Executive Officer Association for the Sociology of Religion 3520 Wiltshire Drive Holiday, FL 34691-1239 Voice: Fax: Use this form to e-Mail our office E-Mail Address Subject Message

2. Sociology Of Religion At Hartford Institute Center presents its projects in this area. Find an introduction to the field, lists of scientists, articles, research resources, and a bibliography. brief description of the discipline of sociology of religion. Professional Associations A listing of academic http://hirr.hartsem.edu/sociology/sociology.html

Home >> Sociology of Religion About the Field This section contains a brief description of the discipline of Sociology of Religion. Professional Associations A listing of academic associations and societies with connections to the sociology of religion can be found in this section. Sociologists of Religion This section supplies links to web sites of many sociologists of religion (both current and historic). Online Syllabi Find links to web-based syllabi of professors teaching sociology of religion. Online Articles This section offers links to articles written by sociologists of religion. Research Resources This section offers a variety of diverse links to census information, surveys of religion beliefs and attitudes, research institutes, and other resources to facilitate the scientific study of religion. Bibliography Search our bibliography of recommended books and articles in the field of sociology of religion. Practical Resources for Sociologists - A section designed to offer tips on a variety of subjects including presentation skills, interacting with the media, and job searching for sociologists of religion. Discussion Area What's New?

3. Section On Sociology Of Religion Institute for sociological study of religion offers congregational resources, research summaries and articles on current religious events. http://www.asanet.org/section34

American Sociological Association Section on Sociology of Religion ASA Home Page Section Home Page The Sociology of Religion ... Grants Section on Sociology of Religion The Sociology of Religion Section encourages and enhances research, teaching, and other professional concerns in the study of religion and society. Through its various activities, it promotes communication, collaboration, and consultation among scholars in the field, as well as working to create links between sociology of religion and other sociological specialties. This Section: Sponsors invited panels, paper sessions, and refereed roundtables at ASA annual meetings. Publishes a newsletter that includes notices of recently published monographs, edited collections, texts, and other information for teaching and research, as well as news of the section. Publicizes the events and publications of kindred organizations, such as the Association for the Sociology of Religion, the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, the Religious Research Association, and the American Academy of Religion. Maintains an electronic listserv to assist members in communicating directly with one another.

4. Online Articles By Sociologists Of Religion Available online and/or in PDF format.Category Reference Education...... Online Articles about sociology of religion. This collection of links offersaccess to many sociology of religion articles available on the web. http://hirr.hartsem.edu/sociology/sociology_online_articles.html

Home Sociology of Religion >> Online Articles Online Articles about Sociology of Religion This collection of links offers access to many sociology of religion articles available on the web. Articles are listed by author's last name. At the bottom of the list are links to sites with general collections of articles. Articles with this symbol appear in .pdf format. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat to read these articles, click the yellow icon to download. To browse by author's last name, please select a letter below: A B C D ... Y Ammerman, Nancy home page for Dr. Ammerman Doing Good in American Communities: Congregations and Service Organizations Working Together A research report written by Nancy T. Ammerman from the Organizing Religious Work project. New life for denominationalism Reprinted with permission from The Christian Century (2000) Golden Rule Christianity: Lived Religion in the American Mainstream Reprinted from LIVED RELIGION IN AMERICA Buy it now edited by David Hall (1997), published by

5. Untitled sociology of religion A Quarterly Review The Association's quarterlyreview is the only English language publication devoted exclusively http://www.sociologyofreligion.com/asrjourn.htm

Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review T he Association's quarterly review is the only English language publication devoted exclusively to the sociology of religion. It carries a broad range of articles on theoretical and empirical issues and has distinguished itself as a forum for scholarship in the classic tradition of comparative, historical and theoretical work. Recent topics addressed in the journal include: Spirituality and Community Religion in Multicultural Societies Religion and Democracy in Churches and States International in scope, Sociology of Religion is widely read by scholars spread throughout the world. Some 800 libraries regularly receive this journal. Inquiries concerning manuscripts should be addressed to: Professor Nancy Nason-Clark Editor Sociology of Religion Department of Sociology University of New Brunswick P.O.B. 4400 Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3 CANADA mailto:nasoncla@unb.ca Return to Home Page

6. SocioSite SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGIONAn Annotated Selection Of Sociological Resources Max Weber is the real founder of sociology and the sociology of religion. His conceptions, analyses and constructs have http://www.pscw.uva.nl/sociosite/TOPICS/Religion.html

7. Weberian Sociology Of Religion Introduction. Max Weber's Approach to Religion. Max Weber is the real founder ofsociology and the sociology of religion. Introductory sociology of religion. http://www.ne.jp/asahi/moriyuki/abukuma/

What's New Japanese Weberian Sociology BBS All Weberian Sociology of Religion Weber's Texts Moriyuki's Works ALL words EXACT phrase ANY word Introduction Max Weber's Approach to Religion Max Weber is the real founder of sociology and the sociology of religion. His conceptions, analyses and constructs have a universal significance in the history of science. Max Weber's Texts This is the main project of Weberian Sociology of Religion Homepage . The goal is to make Weber's texts available all over the world. Some of them are a HTML edition of a printed text, and some of them are entirely revised edition by Moriyuki Abukuma. The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism The Sociology of Religion Sociology of World Religions: Introduction World Rejection and Theodicy ... Weberian Sociology BBS discusses ideas, problems and other issues of Weberian Sociology or of Max Weber Studies. Join our discussions or find ideas and values of Weberian Sociology. Abukuma's Weberian Studies Foundation of Sociology Weberian Methodology of Sociological Studies "Weber urged social scientists to overcome the 'self deception' of objectivity, insisting every description of an empirical fact cannot escape from the presupposition, or fundamental world view. In this way, Weber introduced the precept of an empathetic understanding of a religious culture. He went further, saying the validity of value-ideas cannot be deduced from empirical facts alone, but from the adequacy of the relationship of a value-idea to reality. At this site, read a scholarly essay pitting Weber's views and methods against Marx and Durkheim"

8. Sociology Of Religion The sociology of religion by Max Weber Table of Contents (A) ORIGINS OF RELIGION(A.1) Primordial Notions Of Religion (A.1.a) Viewpoint (A.1.b) Thisworldly http://www.ne.jp/asahi/moriyuki/abukuma/weber/society/socio_relig/socio_relig_fr

The Sociology of Religion by Max Weber Table of Contents (A) ORIGINS OF RELIGION (A.1) Primordial Notions Of Religion (A.1.a) Viewpoint (A.1.b) This-worldly Orientation (A.1.c) Magic (A.1.d) Charisma (A.1.e) Belief in Spirits (A.1.f) Ecstasy and Orgy (A.1.g) Soul and Supernatural Power (A.2) Symbolism (A.2.a) Fear of Soul (A.2.b) Displacement of Naturalism (A.2.c) Spread of Symbolism (A.2.d) Stereotyping Effect (A.2.e) Transitions (A.2.f) Mythological Analogy (A.3) Concepts Of God (A.3.a) Enduring Being (A.3.b) Pantheon (A.3.c) Roman Gods (A.3.d) Gods of Economy (A.3.e) Earthly and Heavenly Gods (A.3.f) Specialization of Gods (A.3.g) Gods of Household (A.3.h) Political God (A.3.h.1) God of Israel (A.3.h.2) Local God and Foreign God (A.3.h.3) City-state God (A.3.h.4) Bands and God (A.3.i) Monotheism (A.3.i.1) Primary God (A.3.i.2) Divine Order (A.3.i.3) Universalism (B) EMERGENCE OF RELIGION (B.1) Religion And God (B.1.a) Coercion of God (B.1.b) Worship Of God (B.1.b.1) Prayer (B.1.b.2) Sacrifice (B.1.c) Definition Of Religion (B.2) Priest (B.2.a) Cult (B.2.b) Enterprise (B.2.c) Doctrine (B.2.d) Sociological Definition (B.3) Development Of The Notion Of Supernatural (B.3.a) Demonstration Of Power (B.3.b) Attribute of Failure

9. Virtual Religion Index Large link collection from Rutgers University, categorised by religion. Also includes resources for ancient religions, archaeology, philosophy, sociology of religion, and psychology of religion. http://religion.rutgers.edu/vri/index.html

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY RELIGION DEPARTMENT Home Academic Sites American Studies Ancient Near East ... What's New? New Edition What's Index of Topics What's Academic Sites Academic Societies Electronic Publishing ... Psychological Theory This page was revised 01 November 2002 Mahlon H Smith Visit since February 1997 on our Web Counter

10. Swiss Online Texts In The Sociology Of Religion http://socio.ch/relsoc/index_relsoc.htm

Online Publications Sociology of Religion Home: Sociology in Switzerland Home: Online Publications I want to submit my own Paper... News: Reformierte Nachrichten Katholische Internationale Presseagentur Top Yvonne Affolter ... Merkmale und Funktionsweisen von destruktiven Gruppierungen am Beispiel von Scientology Sandra Andrade L'ésotérisme. Un besoin d'au-delà Thomas Binotto Kirche im Internet: noch zu wenig vernetzt Bundespolizei Scientology in der Schweiz David Chiavacci Japan aus Sicht der Evolution der religiösen Deutungssysteme DemoSCOPE Was denkt die Bevölkerung der Schweiz über uns? Bekanntheits- und Imageanalyse der Heilsarmee Ulrich Engel Zur demokratischen Verfassung des Dominikanerordens Evangelisch-reformierte Landeskirche des Kantons Zürich Online-Kursfassung des Berichts Landert Maria-Anna Fernández Theorien zur Evolution der Religionen Philipp Flammer Gruppen unter Zeitdruck: Wie in Sekten Zeit-Bilder gemeinschaftsregulierend funktionieren Esoterik: Die gesellschaftlichen Risiken der neuen Irrationalismen Die Moderne und ihre janusgesichtige Herausforderung: Postmoderne und Fundamentalismus ... Die organisatorische Binnenstruktur von religiösen Sekten Matthias Loretan Perspektiven kirchlicher Online-Kommunikation in der deutschsprachigen Schweiz Gerhard Gerster

11. Sociology Of Religion The sociology of religion Section encourages and enhances research, teaching,and other professional concerns in the study of religion and society. http://www.asanet.org/sections/socrelig.html

Sociology of Religion The Sociology of Religion Section encourages and enhances research, teaching, and other professional concerns in the study of religion and society. Through its various activities, it promotes communication, collaboration, and consultation among scholars in the field, as well as working to create links between sociology of religion and other sociological specialties. 2001-2002 Section Officers CHAIR: Rhys Williams, Southern Illinois University CHAIR ELECT: Michele Dillon, Yale University PAST CHAIR: Nancy T. Ammerman, Hartford Seminary SECRETARY-TREASURER: William Silverman NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Joseph Tamney, Ball State University Section Homepage The URL of the homepage is: http://www.asanet.org/section34/ Last Updated on October 27, 2002

12. BSA Sociology Of Religion Study Group Home British Sociological Association. sociology of religion Study Group, Welcome toour website. LATEST click for booking form for Annual Conference April 2003. http://www.socrel.org.uk/

Home What's New Activities Conferences ... Links British Sociological Association Sociology of Religion Study Group Welcome to our website LATEST - click for programme and booking form for Annual Conference April 2003 Since its foundation in 1975, the Sociology of Religion Study Group has become the second largest discipline study group within the British Sociological Association (BSA). The Study Group's annual four-day conferences attract a wide range of specialists and and non-specialists in contemporary religious issues and the sociology of religion. Conferences provide a forum not only for internationally renowned scholars in the field, but also increasingly for young academics and post-graduate students. A particular concern of the Study Group is to encourage younger members of the Group and to increase the profile of the Sociology of Religion within Sociology. Study Group Officers Chair: Professor Douglas Davies douglas.davies@durham.ac.uk

13. BSA Sociology Of Religion Study Group Home sociology of religion Study Group, What's New. CONFERENCE NEWS. BSA sociology of religionStudy Group Conference 2004 iThe theme is A Sociology of Spirituality . http://www.socrel.org.uk/whatsnew.html

Home What's New Activities Conferences ... Links British Sociological Association Sociology of Religion Study Group What's New CONFERENCE NEWS 2003 Annual Conference The Annual Conference of the Study Group in 2003 will take place at Plater College, Oxford, 9-12th April, 2003. The theme is "Texts and Religious Contexts Booking form Programme British Sociological Association (BSA) Theme: "Social Futures: Desire, Excess & Waste" (Annual Conference) Date: llth-13th April, 2003 Venue: University of York Further details from: BSA, Units 3F/G, Mountjoy Research Centre, Stockton Road, Durham DH1 3UR, or website: www.britsoc.org.uk, e-mail-. conference2003@britsoc.org.uk The Open University Religious Studies Research Group, Belief Beyond Boundaries Theme: "Alternative Spiritualites and New Age Studies

14. SocioSite SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION Sektion Religionssoziologie in der DGS Section sociology of religionof the German Sociological Society. The site provides information http://www.pscw.uva.nl/sociosite/topics/religion.html

15. Religious Movements Homepage: The Old Catholics Part of the Religious Movements Homepage. Written by a college student in a sociology of religion course. Historical and doctrinal profile of Old Catholics, and a bibliography. http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/Oldcath.html

Old Roman Catholics I. Group Profile Name: Old Catholics/ Old Roman Catholics Founder: Cornelius Jansen Date of Birth/Death: Year Founded: Established in 1871 with the Declaration of Catholic Congress at Munich. History The Old Catholics arrival is fairly recent in theUnited States when compared to their involvement in Europe; many first generation Old Catholics in America are still active in their congregations, while the history of the Old Catholics begins in Europe a few centuries ago. Some argue the basic beliefs and motivations of Old Catholicism began in the sixteenth century with Cornelius Jansen and the incidents at Port Royal. Cornelius Jansen (1585-1638) believed that after the time of St. Augustine, the Catholic Church began to decline in practice and beliefs. Abbe de St. Cyran (1581-1641) also agreed with Jansen and claimed only the Port Royal Community in France with their extremely conservative lifestyle were the true devotees of Catholicism. In turn, the community lost the support of friends and Pope Clement XI. On September 8, 1713 the Pope issueda bill called "Unigentius" which contained the misconduct of Jansen's teachings and punishments for following these teachings. Many fled to Protestant Holland where they were received although the Protestants had more serious issues and concerns of their own and they did not fully agree with the credence of Jansen. The common thread they shared that bonded them was their antipathy for the Jesuits. The Old Catholics move to Holland...

16. Memes And The Sociology Of Religion Memes and the sociology of religion how religious beliefs propagate andmaintain themselves within social groups. Among many anthropologists http://kwelos.tripod.com/memes.htm

Get Five DVDs for $.49 each. Join now. Tell me when this page is updated Memes and the sociology of religion - how religious beliefs propagate and maintain themselves within social groups. Among many anthropologists and sociologists, it has recently become fashionable to dismiss all religions as memes - parasitic mental processes which propagate in the same manner as chain letters [Dawkins 1989, Dennett 1995]. In this view, religious belief is a self-perpetuating delusion.. A meme (rhymes with 'dream') may be defined as any self-referential belief system which contains within itself the instructions for its own propagation. Memes are often accused of being the social equivalents of computer viruses - useless or sometimes harmful mental processes which use their hosts to infect others. A meme has exactly the same psychological motivation as a chain letter - "If you propagate me then something nice will happen, if not then something horrible will happen". In order to justify themselves against attack by reason, religious memes place absolute reliance on faith, which is seen as being superior to reason. They also contain self-referential or circular claims to the truth such as "This meme says it is the divine truth. Since it is the divine truth whatever its says must be true. Therefore it must be divine truth because it says so and all competing memes must be the work of the devil". These two types of self-referential statement "propagate me" and "I am the only truth" provide the driving force for memes to invade the minds of their hosts and spread thoughout susceptible populations. In addition, many memes contain the instructions "Help people who believe in this meme

17. ISA - International Sociological Association Research Committee on sociology of religion RC22. 2004 Joint sessions atthe meeting of the American Association of sociology of religion. http://www.ucm.es/info/isa/rc22.htm

ISA Home ABOUT ISA Statutes Code of Ethics Internal Organization Executive Committee RESEARCH NETWORKS Research Committees Working Groups Thematic Groups Collective Members PUBLICATIONS International Sociology Current Sociology SAGE Studies in International Sociology Regional Conferences ... Books of the Century HOW TO JOIN ISA Individual Members Collective Members CALLS FOR PARTICIPATION 2006 ISA World Congress of Sociology Publications contributions Conferences ... Publications Ads Research Committee on Sociology of Religion RC22 View title Research Committee list Esta blished in 1959 Objectives Board President : Grace Davie, UK, g.r.c.davie@exeter.ac.uk Secretary/Treasurer : Roberto Blancarte Pimentel, Mexico, blancart@colmex.mx Board members Representatives from Africa: vacant Representatives from Asia/Australia/Pacific: Masayuki Ito, Japan, Adam Possamai, Australia

18. What Is The Sociology Of Religion? What is the sociology of religion? Since Auguste Comte, who is a founder of the sociology,religion has believed a significant social phenomena for siciology. http://www.s.soka.ac.jp/~tnakano/english/religion-e.html

What is the Sociology of Religion? The sociology of religion is a discipline that objectively hold various religions and religious phenomena, and sociologically understand them. Of course, it is not a discipline which judges religion in certain value; "this religion is right, that religion is wrong". Since Auguste Comte, who is a founder of the sociology, religion has believed a significant social phenomena for siciology. Comte tried to substitute the sociology for the religion(Christianity). In this sence, sociology was opposed religion. Comte's ideas were not gradually accepted, but sociologists needed to explain the role of religion in society, and the causes and circumstances of the changes in that role. Sociologists needed to interpret the functions of religion in societies of past. When Max Weber accounted that the capitalism had developed in West only, he regarded the religion as source of value-systems that determine social organigation. He ascribed a role of social development to religion. Emile Durkheim analyzed the latent functions, which society was influenced by religion. He believed that society needed agencies that subserved consensus, and there had, in the past, been supplied by religion.

19. POSTMODERN SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION THIS IS THE HOMEPAGE FOR AFFIRMATIVE POSTMODERN RELIGIOUS SENSIBILITY ENJOY,TRYoung, DIRECTOR, POSTMODERN sociology of religion. and. http://www.tryoung.com/POSTMODERNRELIGION/PomoReligINDEX.htm

THIS IS THE HOMEPAGE FOR AFFIRMATIVE POSTMODERN RELIGIOUS SENSIBILITY...ENJOY, TRYoung, DIRECTOR POSTMODERN SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION and CRITICAL RELIGIOUS SENSIBILITIES CAPITALIST DECLINE, POLITICAL REACTION, AND CONTEMPORARY RELIGIOUS REVIVAL AFFIRMATIVE POSTMODERN RELIGIOUS ARTICLES CRITICAL, EMANCIPATORY CRITIQUEs OF RELIGION The Typifications of Christ at Christmas and EasterTime by TR Young, Colorado State University. REAGANISM AND RELIGION: Born Again Politics by John F. Welsh, Pittsburgh State University and by T. R. Young BETWEEN CULTURES: THE SEARCH FOR A P0STMODERN METAPHYSIC by Richard Quinney CAPITALIST DECLINE, POLITICAL REACTION ND CONTEMPORARY RELIGIOUS REVIVAL by Morton G. Wenger THE SOCIOLOGY OF MAGIC AND MAKE-BELIEVE: Affirmative Uses of Social Magic by T.R. Young, Colorado State University THE SOCIOLOGY OF SPORTS: Deconstructions of Mythic Elements in Commodity Sports by T.R. Young, Colorado State University POSTMODERN UNDERSTANDING OF THE GOD CONCEPT: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND SITUATED DRAMAS OF THE HOLY by T. R. Young, Texas Woman's University WORK AND WISDOM IN THE WORLD by TR Young, The Red Feather Institute and by Nancy Maxson, Iliff School of Theology

20. Durkheim - The Work - Sociology Of Religion The sociology of religion .DURKHEIM. Durkheim's earlier concern withsocial regulation was in the main focused on the more external http://www.hewett.norfolk.sch.uk/curric/soc/durkheim/durkw3.htm

The Sociology of Religion....DURKHEIM Durkheim's earlier concern with social regulation was in the main focused on the more external forces of control, more particularly legal regulations that can be studied, so he argued, in the law books and without regard to individuals. Later he was led to consider forces of control that were internalized in individual consciousness. Being convinced that "society has to be present within the individual," Durkheim, following the logic of his own theory, was led to the study of religion, one of the forces that created within individuals a sense of moral obligation to adhere to society's demands. Durkheim had yet another motive for studying the functions of religionnamely, concern with mechanisms that might serve to shore up a threatened social order. In this respect he was in quest of what would today be described as functional equivalents for religion in a fundamentally a-religious age. par excellence , inspiring communal devotion to ethical ends that transcended individual purposes. But if the reign of traditional religious orientations had now ended, what would take their place? Would the end of traditional religion be a prelude to the dissolution of all moral community into a state of universal breakdown and anomie? Such questions intensified Durkheim's concern with the sociology of religion, adding to the intrinsic interest he had in terms of the internal logic of his system. Basic to his theory is the stress on religious phenomena as communal rather than individual. "A religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things, that is to say, things set apart and forbiddenbeliefs and practices which unite in one single moral community called a Church, all those who adhere to them." In contrast to William James, for example, Durkheim was not concerned with the variety of religious experience of individuals but rather with the communal activity and the communal bonds to which participation in religious activities gives rise.

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