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Society for the Sociological Study of Mormon Life SSSML Newsletter SOCIETY FOR THE SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY OF MORMON LIFE Vol. 12, Nos. 1—2 David J. Buerger, Editor January & April 1990 Larry Young, Reporter-at-Large IN THIS ISSUE: future issues. All materials can be sent to Announcements 1 Larry Young, Department of Sociology, Annual SSSML Lecture 1 Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah Recent Conferences 1 84602. Conferences in Near Future 2 Minutes from 1989 SSSML Business Meeting 3 Guest Column 4 ANNUAL SSSML LECTURE Recent Publications 6 Annual Dues Statement and News Sheet 7 The Annual SSSML Lecture was held October 25, Election Ballot 7 1989 at Brigham Young University. The lecture consisted of two speakers and two respondents ANNOUNCEMENTS who dealt with the topic, "Mormonism as a Case 1. Attached to this newsletter are two forms: Study: The Growth of New Religious Annual Dues Statement and News Sheet; Movements." The two speakers included Rodney and Election Ballot for SSSML Officers. Stark, Professor of Sociology, University of Please fill out and return both forms Washington who spoke on "Modernization and ASAP. Also consider the possibility of Mormon Growth: The Secularization Theories recruiting a colleague or student for Revisited," and Jan Shipps, Professor of Religious membership into SSSML. Simply Studies and History, Indiana University-Purdue photocopy the Annual Dues Statement University at Indianapolis who spoke on "Making and News Sheet for the potential recruit Saints: In the Early Days and in the Latter Days." and have him/her fill it out. Eileen Barker. Professor of Sociology, London 2. Darwin Thomas and Robert Wilcox were School of Economics, and Darwin L. Thomas, invited to write a column for this issue of Professor of Sociology, Brigham Young University the SSSML newsletter. Their column responded to Professors Stark and Shipps. dealing with the use of the book, Doc: The Rape of the Town of Lovell, in a The speakers and respondents repeated the panel social psychology graduate seminar discussion on October 27, 1989 as the first evening should be of interest to most SSSML plenary session at the Society for the Scientific readers. More importantly, the article Study of Religion meetings in Salt Lake City. illustrates the kind of contribution that SSSML members can and should make to the SSSML newsletter. Please consider RECENT CONFERENCES submitting short articles or news items for 1 The majority of active SSSML members the record high by one person. participated in the 1989 annual meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion which Although the conference had sessions on many were held in Salt Lake City, Utah last October. religions, Mormonism was prominently featured. Dozens of conference papers, representing a At the Thursday opening session Ray Briscoe, with broad spectrum of disciplinary approaches, LDS Research and Evaluation, humorously focused on Mormon life. Marie Cornwall, Tim introduced conference goers to Utah and Mormons Heaton and Larry Young plan on editing a book using demographic data and Calvin Grondahl which will include several of the papers presented cartoons. Friday night the Church hosted a at the SSSR meetings. In addition, other papers generous open house/buffet dinner on the are likely to appear in journals and other edited panoramic 26th floor of the Church Office books. While space limitations do not allow for a Building for all conference attenders. full description of all Mormon related conference papers, the following article, reprinted with Later, the Friday evening plenary session featured permission from the December, 1989 issue of Mormonism as a case study in the growth of new Sunstone, gives a good summary of the meetings: religious movements. University of Washington sociologist Rodney Stark presented his research on Mormon Sociologists Hold Landmark Meeting the growth of the LDS Church. He said the Mormon phenomena challenges the widely- For some time LDS sociologists have been accepted sociological assumptions that secularism regular participants at Mormon scholarly and modernity will eventually replace religion. gatherings such as the Mormon History Stark concluded that, based on his growth studies, Association's annual meetings and Sunstone Mormonism will become a new world religion. symposiums. Because of their specialized analytical skills and perspectives they have been Indiana University-Purdue University historian Jan seen by many as important contributors to the Shipps, author of Mormonism: The Story of a New discussion of Mormonism. However, this fall for Religions Tradition, shared research from her the first time ever nearly all sociologists who forthcoming book on Mormonism in the twentieth study Mormons were gathered in one place to century. She discussed the evolving methods share their research with other sociologists and, Mormons developed to create a Mormon ethnic turning the tables, Mormon scholars from other identity and questioned whether those methods disciplines were minority contributors. could survive the challenges of the growing international church. She believes Mormonism will This October 27—29 [1989] the joint meetings of evolve from an ethnic religious group to a world the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion religion. (SSSR) and the Religious Research Association (RRA), held in the Salt Lake Marriott Hotel, Stark's and Shipps' presentations were discussed by legitimized Mormon studies for North American BYU sociologist Darwin Thomas and Eileen sociologists of religion and also bonded Mormon Barker of the London School of Economics. sociologists. Many attenders felt that this serious discussion of Fearing low conference turnout, SSSR/RRA Mormonism by respected non-LDS scholars made rarely meets west of the Mississippi. But due to Mormon sociology a respectable field of study in the lobbying of RRA board member Stan Weed, a the eyes of many in attendance. During the researcher in the Church's research and evaluation following days, for the first time in the division, the organizations agreed to come to organizations' history the Mormon sessions were Utah and this year's conference attendance broke attended by numerous scholars not in Mormon 2 studies. Washington D.C. The conference theme will focus on "Religion, Tradition and In addition to the impact on non-Mormon Innovation." sociologists, the conference brought together a 5. The 1990 Annual Meetings of the Society significant number of scholars interested in for the Scientific Study of Mormon sociology, many had never met each Religion/Religious Research Association other before, including Shipps and Stark. will be held November 9—11, 1990 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. CONFERENCES IN THE NEAR FUTURE MINUTES FROM THE 1989 SSSML 1. The Mormon History Association will BUSINESS MEETING hold its annual meetings at the BYU- (Recorded by Kristen Goodman, Secretary- Hawaii campus on June 10-17, 1990. For Treasurer) further information contact Martha Sonntag Bradley, Program Chair, 4611 Meeting held 28 October 1989 at the Marriott Belmour Way, SLC, UT 84117. Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah from 11:30 am to 2. The Canadian Mormon Studies 12:45 pm. The meeting was held in conjunction Association will hold a conference on with the annual meetings of the SSSR and RRA. "Mormons in Canada, Local and Comparative Perspectives." The Attending: Don Lindsey (President), Tim Heaton Conference will be held June 20—24, (President- Elect), Kristen Goodman (Secretary- 1990 at the University of Lethbridge. For Treasurer), Larry Young (Newsletter Editor), further information contact Keith Perry, Armand Mauss, Max Stanton, Harold Christensen, Program Organizer, Department of Merlin Brinkerhoff, and Gerald Stott. Sociology and Anthropology, University of Lethbridge. Don Lindsey brought the meeting to order and led 3. Upcoming Sunstone symposiums include: discussions about elections, structure, functions, • "Plotting Zion," a symposium on membership growth and publication of research. communal societies, will be jointly sponsored by the Sunstone Foundation and the Pacific Coast Chapter of the Elections and SSSML Structure National Communal Historic Societies Association. The conference will be Don read the by-laws to help us determine the held May 3—5, 1990 at the Excelsior election process we should follow. Armand Hotel in Provo, Utah. For registration remembered that we nominate people in the Fall at information or to receive a copy of the a business meeting, then open nominations to the advance program contact Sunstone in general membership through the newsletter, and SLC. have elections in the Spring. We need to elect a • Sunstone Symposium XII will be held president, vice-president/president- elect, on 22—25 August 1990 at the secretary/treasurer, and three council members. University Park Hotel in Salt Lake City. Proposals for papers and panels are now Tim Heaton nominated Merlin Brinkerhoff for being accepted at the Sunstone office. president and Kris Goodman as secretary/treasurer. 4. The 1990 Annual Meetings of the Kris accepted and Merlin agreed to think about it. Association for the Sociology of Religion Tim will be the president for the next two years. will be held August 9-11, 1990 in We aren't sure who the current members are, but 3 we should find out and get their input. We may want to reconsider the need for council members. SSSML Growth Kris will send Don a list of members and their Harold Christensen raised a question about why an dues status. Don will send copies of the by-laws organization like the Mormon History Association to those present at the business meeting so we can has flourished, and SSSML hasn't. Several reasons suggest any changes. were suggested: 1. MHA appears to be more inward-looking. SSSML Functions SSSML has broader interests, but most sociologists can't make a living at Mormon Merlin asked about the office of president, and studies. the functions of SSSML. 2. The Church used to support historians and they spawned a lot of students. Historical 1. We sponsor a newsletter; Larry Young is studies don't seem to pose the same threat currently the content editor and David to testimony as studies of current Mormons Buerger is the format editor and publisher.
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