11 09, 2023

ASR News and Announcements 9/1/2023

2023-09-11T10:49:16-04:00

ASR News & Announcements

Rachel Kraus, Executive Officer

In many ways, the Association for the Sociology of Religion has enjoyed much success over the past year and is in excellent shape as we enter 2024.  Our 84th annual meeting was a great success.  Highlights of this year’s meeting included Gerardo Martí’s Presidential Address, “Racial Justice and Racialized Religion:  Are White Progressive Christians Getting it Right?” and Penny Edgell’s Furfey Lecture, “After Restructuring:  Understanding the American Religious Landscape of the Twenty-first Century.”  We offered a wide range of sessions, including two symposia on race and religion and the global south, and ASR/ASA Joint Mentoring Sessions.  Further […]

ASR News and Announcements 9/1/20232023-09-11T10:49:16-04:00
12 06, 2023

ASR News and Announcements (June 3, 2023)

2023-06-12T19:58:00-04:00

The theme for this year’s annual meeting is “Justice and Religion.” The meeting will be held August 19–21, 2023 at the Bellevue Hotel Philadelphia. We will begin with a Welcome Reception on the evening of Saturday, August 19. We are planning this reception as a joint reception with the ASA Religion Section. The ASA Sociology of Religion Section day is Saturday, August 19.

Our President, Gerardo Marti, and Program Chair, Ruth Braunstein, have promised to make this year’s meeting unique in terms of both its intellectual content and social gatherings. We can look forward to receptions, unique thematic sessions, the Presidential address, and our Furfey lecture with Penny Edgell from the University of Minnesota.

The ASR elections have closed. We elected a […]

ASR News and Announcements (June 3, 2023)2023-06-12T19:58:00-04:00
5 01, 2022

Seeking New Editor for Sociology of Religion

2023-07-03T16:09:47-04:00

Call for Applications: Editor of Sociology of Religion
Submission Deadline: August 1st, 2022

The Association for the Sociology of Religion (ASR) invites applications for the position Editor of
ASR’s journal, Sociology of Religion. The journal has a distinguished record of publishing
exceptional sociological research on all facets of religion and spirituality, along with a robust
two-year (3.476) impact factor, placing it as the top journal in the sociology of religion, and a
top 25 journal in sociology more broadly.

The journal is published by Oxford University Press on a quarterly basis and is highly
competitive, with an 11% acceptance rate and around 200 manuscripts submitted annually. The
journal is also highly efficient, […]

Seeking New Editor for Sociology of Religion2023-07-03T16:09:47-04:00
22 02, 2021

ASR News and Announcements

2021-02-22T17:52:13-05:00

The theme for this year’s annual meeting is “Communicating Religion’s Relevance.” In light of the pandemic, our meeting will be a virtual one August 7-9, 2021.  Our President, James C. Cavendish, and Program Chair, Brian Starks, have promised to make this year’s meeting unique in terms of both its intellectual content and social gatherings.  We can look forward to unique Presidential sessions, our Presidential and Furfey lectures, and receptions.  In addition to our regular sessions and speakers, the Program Committee is working to provide a virtual café where people can visit and network.  Be sure to check the website (www.sociologyofreligion.com) for submitting completed sessions, paper abstracts, and meeting registration.

Keep an eye out for the ASR elections.  We will elect three […]

ASR News and Announcements2021-02-22T17:52:13-05:00
17 11, 2020

William H. Swatos, Jr. (1946 – 2020), former Executive Officer of ASR, by Kevin J. Christiano, Barbara Jones Denison, and Peter Kivisto

2020-11-17T17:15:54-05:00

William H. Swatos, Jr. (b. September 25, 1946 – d. November 9, 2020)

William H. (Bill) Swatos, former Executive Officer of the Association for the Sociology of Religion (ASR), passed away on November 9, 2020, at the Community General Hospital Medical Center in Sterling, Ill.  He was 74 years old.  The immediate cause of death was complications from COVID-19, though Bill had been struggling for several years with neurological impairment and with the onset of memory loss and dementia.

Professor Swatos received his bachelor’s degree in sociology with honors (1966) from Transylvania University in Kentucky, and his M.A. (1969) and Ph.D. (1973) in the same subject from the University of Kentucky.  The Department of Sociology at Kentucky named Bill its distinguished alumnus in […]

William H. Swatos, Jr. (1946 – 2020), former Executive Officer of ASR, by Kevin J. Christiano, Barbara Jones Denison, and Peter Kivisto2020-11-17T17:15:54-05:00
13 08, 2020

ASR News & Announcements

2020-08-13T16:33:08-04:00

ASR News & Announcements

Rachel Kraus, Executive Officer

Typically, around this time of year, our News and Announcements would include highlights from our Annual Meeting.  Unfortunately, we are all aware that Covid-19 has led the ASR Council to cancel our 2020 Annual Meeting.  The ASR Council recognizes that not having a conference this year may be very disappointing.  Every year, we look forward to intellectually stimulating research and conversation, sharing teaching experiences, and navigating grant opportunities.  The ASR Council will begin preparations for our 2021 Annual Meeting in the coming weeks.  Our Chicago hotel is conveniently located on the Magnificent Mile between the ASA hotel and the heart of Chicago.

Congratulations, again, to the winners of ASR’s 2020 election.  Gerardo Marti will serve […]

ASR News & Announcements2020-08-13T16:33:08-04:00
24 05, 2020

News and Announcements Summer 2020

2020-05-24T15:53:16-04:00

Typically, around this time of year, our News and Announcements would include highlights from our Annual Meeting.  Unfortunately, we are all aware that Covid-19 has led the ASR Council to cancel our 2020 Annual Meeting.  The ASR Council recognizes that not having a conference this year may be very disappointing.  Every year, we look forward to intellectually stimulating research and conversation, sharing teaching experiences, and navigating grant opportunities.  The ASR Council will begin preparations for our 2021 Annual Meeting in the coming weeks.  Our Chicago hotel is conveniently located on the Magnificent Mile between the ASA hotel and the heart of Chicago.

Congratulations, again, to the winners of ASR’s 2020 election.  Gerardo Marti will serve as President-Elect.  Tricia C. Bruce, Damon […]

News and Announcements Summer 20202020-05-24T15:53:16-04:00
13 02, 2020

ASR News & Announcements

2020-02-13T16:33:44-05:00

ASR News & Announcements

Rachel Kraus, Executive Officer

Preparations for this summer’s 82nd Annual Meeting are in full swing.  The meeting will be held August 7-9, 2020 at the Hotel Nikko San Francisco, located in Union Square and around the corner from the ASA hotel.  We will begin with a Welcoming Reception on the evening of Friday, August 7th.  Similar to last year, we are planning a joint Closing Reception with the ASA Religion Section for the evening of Sunday, August 9.  The Presidential Address will be given by James C. Cavendish, and the Furfey Lecture will be delivered by Kelsey Burke.  The ASA Sociology of Religion Section day is Monday, August 10th.

The hotel reservation link, meeting registration page, and information about […]

ASR News & Announcements2020-02-13T16:33:44-05:00
13 01, 2020

ASR News & Announcements

2020-01-13T16:34:33-05:00

ASR News & Announcements

Rachel Kraus, Executive Officer

The theme for this year’s annual meeting is “Communicating Religion’s Relevance.” The meeting will be held August 7-9, 2020 at the Hotel Nikko San Francisco, located in Union Square and around the corner from the ASA hotel.  Our President, James C. Cavendish, and Program Chair, Brian Starks, have promised to make this year’s meeting unique in terms of both its intellectual content and social gatherings.  We can look forward to unique Presidential sessions, our Presidential and Furfey (Kelsey Burke) lectures, and receptions.  As usual, we will begin our meeting with an Opening Night Reception on Friday, August 7, and we are working with the ASA Religion Section on another joint reception for Sunday, August […]

ASR News & Announcements2020-01-13T16:34:33-05:00
13 03, 2019

ASR News & Announcements

2019-03-13T16:22:11-04:00

ASR News & Announcements

Rachel Kraus, Executive Officer

Thank you to everyone who attended our 81th annual meeting in New York City and helped make it a great success.  I hope you all found intellectually engaging conversations, met some new people, and enjoyed NYC sites.  Highlights of this year’s meeting included Paula Nesbitt’s Presidential Address, Peter Beyer’s Furfey Lecture, “Religion in Interesting Times: Contesting Form, Function, and Future,” two joint ASR-ASA Sessions, five book salons and discussions, and a joint ASR-ASA Religion Section Reception.  The annual meeting also featured two professionalization workshops focusing on teaching sociology of religion and Louisville Institute research funding opportunities for social scientific studies of religion.  Along with our McNamara and Distinguished Article Awards, we also presented our […]

ASR News & Announcements2019-03-13T16:22:11-04:00
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