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Thursday File:///C:/Junk/Conf2003program.Htm 1 of 77 8/2/2014 10:51 Thursday file:///C:/junk/conf2003program.htm Thursday, October 23, 2003 SSSR Council Meeting 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Riverview Early Bird Tour Option: Colonial Williamsburg Overview 12:00-6:00 p.m. Front Lobby RRA Board Meeting 2:00-5:30 p.m. Riverview Joint SSSR/RRA Council Dinner 6:30-8:00 p.m. Aroma Café and Grill Registration 6:00-9:00 p.m. Kickoff Reception and Welcome 8:00-10:00 p.m. Riverwalk Friday, October 24, 2003 Registration 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Book Exhibit 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. York ------------------------------------------------- A1 - SSSR Session Friday, 8:30-10:00 Riverview 1 of 77 8/2/2014 10:51 PM Thursday file:///C:/junk/conf2003program.htm The National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR): A Report on Research Methods and Preliminary Findings Organizer and Convener: Christian Smith, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, [email protected] The Purpose and Goals of the NSYR . Christian Smith, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, [email protected] Survey and Interviews Research Methodology of the NSYR., Melinda Lundquist Denton, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, [email protected] Preliminary Youth Religion Findings of the NSYR Survey. Darci Powell, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, [email protected] ; Christian Smith, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, [email protected] Preliminary Adolescent Outcome Findings of the NSYR . Mark Regnerus, University of Texas at Austin, [email protected] ; and Lisa Pearce, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, [email protected] A2 - RRA Session Friday, 8:30-10:00 Merrimac Faith Communities Today Study (FACT): A Report on Findings about Engaged Congregations Organizer: Craig This, United Methodist Church, [email protected] Convener: Carl Dudley, Hartford Seminary, [email protected] Faith-Group Surprises and Confirmations in Faith-based Community Ministries Carl S. Dudley, Hartford Seminary, Hartford Institute for Religion Research, [email protected] The Congregation Engaged in Social Activism. Paul Light, Light Consultants, [email protected] 2 of 77 8/2/2014 10:51 PM Thursday file:///C:/junk/conf2003program.htm The Congregation Engaged in Conflict. Carl Dudley, Hartford Seminary, [email protected] The Congregation Engaged in Youth Involvement and Growth. David Roozen, Hartford Seminary, [email protected] The Mega-Church Engaged. Scott Thumma, Hartford Seminary, [email protected] (Refreshments will be served to Faith Communities Today session participants between this session and session B2.) A3 - SSSR Session Friday, 8:30-10:00 Montpelier Cult Awareness Groups and NRM Scholars: Toward Constructive Dialogue Organizer/ Convener: Eileen Barker, London School of Economics, [email protected] Introduction: Classifying Cult Watching Groups. Eileen Barker, London School of Economics, [email protected] Cult Awareness Groups and NRM Scholars: Toward Depolarization of Key Issues. Michael Langone, American Family Foundation, [email protected] Discussant: Eileen Barker, London School of Economics. A4 - SSSR Session Friday, 8:30-10:00 Greenway New Methods for the Study of Religion Convener and Discussant: Carmel U. Chiswick, University of Illinois at Chicago, 3 of 77 8/2/2014 10:51 PM Thursday file:///C:/junk/conf2003program.htm [email protected] The Accidental Atheist: An “Agent-Based” Model of Mobility, Conformity, and Religious Regionalism. Laurence R. Iannaccone, George Mason University, [email protected]. Religious Ritual and Cooperation: Testing for a Relationship on Israeli Religious and Secular Kibbutzim. Richard Sosis, University of Connecticut, [email protected], Bradley Ruffle, [email protected] The UK 2001 Census of Religion and the American Religious Identification Survey 2001: A Comparative Analysis of Methodology and the Use of Religious Categories. Barry A. Kosmin, Ariela Keysar and Egon Mayer, University of Southampton, UK; CUNY Graduate Center; and Brooklyn College, CUNY, [email protected]. Religious Research Online: The National Geographic Surveys. William S. Bainbridge, National Science Foundation, [email protected] A5 - SSSR Session Friday, 8:30-10:00 Brandon B Religious Identity and Spirituality in a Secular Society Organizer/ Convener: Gary D. Bouma, Monash University, [email protected] .au Religious Identification and the 2001 Australian National Census. Gary D. 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Anne Borden, Emory University, [email protected] Spiritual Shopping: The Effects of State-Level Demographics and Religious Economies Upon the Locations of Psychics, Astrologers, and Christian Bookstores. William Lockhart, Baylor University, [email protected] Markets, Media, and Masses: The Veggie Tale Journey of the Mediated Evangelical Message. Warren Hillary, Otterbein College, [email protected] A7 - SSSR Session Friday, 8:30-10:00 Brandon A Psychology and Religion Convener: David M. Wulff, Wheaton College, [email protected] “Objects to Think With”: Jungian Symbolism, Psychoanalytic Politics, and the Origins of the Human Potential Movement. Andrea Coukos, University of Oregon, [email protected] The Lexical Structure of Social Attitudes in Romania: Religious Implications. Stephen W. Krauss, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, [email protected] 5 of 77 8/2/2014 10:51 PM Thursday file:///C:/junk/conf2003program.htm Prayer and Personal Character. Kevin L. Ladd, Indiana University South Bend, [email protected] A Second Attempt to Replicate the Altered States of Consciousness Induction Device. Michael E. Nielsen, Georgia Southern University, [email protected] , Brandon Randolph-Seng, [email protected] , Jennifer Kujawski, [email protected] , and Amanda Winger A8 - SSSR Session Friday, 8:30-10:00 Claremont Immigrant Experiences of Religion Convener: Helen Rose Ebaugh, University of Houston, [email protected] How Religion Matters for Chicago's New Immigrants, Fred Kniss, Loyola University Chicago, [email protected] Belonging: Immigrants and the Australian Catholic Church, Mary Noseda, Australian Catholic University, [email protected] Migration and Religious Change in the Spanish-speaking Population of Santa Barbara County, California. Mary I. O'Connor, University of California, Santa Barbara, [email protected] Leaving the Ethnic Church: The Spiritual Pursuits of Armenians in the Mainstream. 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