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3 05, 2017

Grant Opportunity from IDEALS

2017-05-03T22:18:53-04:00

The Interfaith Diversity Experiences and Attitudes Longitudinal Survey (IDEALS) Research Team is pleased to announce research awards of $7,500 to support innovative, interdisciplinary scholarship based on the IDEALS data.  IDEALS is a national, longitudinal research project that seeks to understand undergraduate encounters with religious and worldview diversity.  Designed in partnership with Matthew Mayhew (The Ohio State University), Alyssa Rockenbach (North Carolina State University), and Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC), IDEALS focuses on students’ perceptions of and engagement with worldview diversity and how collegiate experiences shape students’ pluralism orientation and attitudes toward others.

Awardees will have access to a […]

Grant Opportunity from IDEALS2017-05-03T22:18:53-04:00
17 03, 2017

News and Announcements March 2017

2017-03-17T13:31:25-04:00

Rachel Kraus, Executive Officer

The theme for this year’s annual meeting is “Religion and Division:  Causes, Consequences and Counters.” The meeting will be held August 13-14, 2017 at the InterContinental Montreal Hotel, located within minutes from the ASA conference hotel.  Our President, Michael Emerson, and Program Chair, Di Di, have promised to make this year’s meeting unique in terms of both its intellectual content and social gatherings.  As usual, we will begin our meeting with an Opening Night Reception on Sunday, August 12, which will include an awards ceremony recognizing the winners of the McNamara Student Paper Award, Distinguished Article Award, and ASR’s newest recognition, the Lifetime Achievement Award.  The Furfey Lecture will be delivered by Mark Juergensmeyer, Professor of Sociology […]

News and Announcements March 20172017-03-17T13:31:25-04:00
13 03, 2017

ASR News & Announcements

2017-03-13T16:27:31-04:00

ASR News & Announcements

Rachel Kraus, Executive Officer

Thank you to everyone who attended our 79th annual meeting in Montreal and helped make it a great success.  I hope you all found intellectually engaging conversations, met some new people, and enjoyed Montreal sites.  Highlights of this year’s meeting included Michael Emerson’s Presidential Address, “Soul of the City: The Depth of How ‘Urban’ Matters in the Sociology of Religion,” Mark Juergensmeyer’s Furfey Lecture, “Thinking Sociologically about Religion and Violence,” sixteen Author Meets Critics sessions, and four ASR/ASA Joint Sessions.  The annual meeting also featured three professionalization workshops focusing on graduate student experiences, teaching sociology of religion, and Louisville Institute research funding opportunities for social scientific studies of religion.  Along with our McNamara and […]

ASR News & Announcements2017-03-13T16:27:31-04:00
13 02, 2017

ASR News & Announcements

2017-02-13T16:29:43-05:00

ASR News & Announcements

Rachel Kraus, Executive Officer

Preparations for this summer’s Annual Meeting are in full swing.  The meeting will be held August 12-14, 2017 at the InterContinental Montreal Hotel, located just steps from the main ASA conference hotels.  We will begin with a Welcoming Reception on the evening of Saturday, August 12th, during which we will announce the winners of our awards and introduce our newly elected officers.  The Presidential Address will be given by Michael Emerson on Sunday evening, August 13th, and the Furfey Lecture will be delivered by Mark Juergensmeyer on Monday evening, August 14th.  The ASA Sociology of Religion Section day is Tuesday, August 15th.

The preliminary meeting program, the hotel reservation link, meeting registration page, and information […]

ASR News & Announcements2017-02-13T16:29:43-05:00
7 02, 2017

Call for Reviewers

2017-02-07T15:05:58-05:00

Do you enjoy reading books in economics, social science, humanities? Join our community of book reviewers!

To join you must be an expert in one of the areas we publish ( https://vernonpress.com/ ) and be prepared to review at least one book every two years:

Benefits of joining

* Get to read and keep carefully pre-selected works, including cutting-edge research.
* Help fellow scholars develop their work into high-standard, high-impact contributions and be acknowledged for it.
* Get advance notice of exciting publication opportunities, occasional competitions and prize draws.
* First-time reviewers receive a small honorarium ($50) and deep discount on other titles.
* Experienced scholars may propose new series and receive additional benefits for their role as Editors (subject to publisher approval).
* Young scholars receive […]

Call for Reviewers2017-02-07T15:05:58-05:00
27 01, 2017

Call for Book Reviewers

2017-01-27T17:42:58-05:00
Do you enjoy reading books in economics, social science, humanities? Join our community of book reviewers!
To join you must be an expert in one of the areas we publish ( https://vernonpress.com/ ) and be prepared to review at least one book every two years:
Benefits of joining
* Get to read and keep carefully pre-selected works, including cutting-edge research.
* Help fellow scholars develop their work into high-standard, high-impact contributions and be acknowledged for it.
* Get advance notice of exciting publication opportunities, occasional competitions and prize draws.
* First-time reviewers receive a small honorarium ($50) and deep discount on other titles.
* Experienced scholars may propose new series and receive additional benefits for their role as Editors (subject to publisher approval).
* Young scholars receive support […]
Call for Book Reviewers2017-01-27T17:42:58-05:00
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