Annual Meeting October 23-25, 2009 3

Society for the Scientific Study of Religion SSSR and RELIGIOUS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION Annual Meeting 2009 October 23-25 Westin Tabor Center Denver, CO Westin Tabor Center Meeting Facilities Map Mezzanine Level, Third Floor Lobby Level, Second Floor SSSR/RRA Annual Meeting October 23-25, 2009 32009 Program Schedule THURSDAY 8:00 AM-12:00 PM SSSR Council Meeting Blake 1:30 PM-5:00 PM RRA Board Meeting Blake 6:00 PM Joint SSSR Council/RRA Board Dinner Molly Brown 6:00-9:00 PM Registration Continental Ballroom Foyer 8:00-10:00 PM Reception with Cash Bar Continental Ballroom Foyer SSSR/RRA Annual Meeting October 23-25, 2009 4FRIDAY 4:30-5:30 PM SSSR New Book Reception Continental Ballroom A 5:30-6:30 PM RRA H. Paul Douglass Lecture Continental Ballroom C 8:00 AM-3:00 PM Registration Continental Ballroom Foyer 11:30 AM-12:45 PM New Member and Awards Lunch Continental Ballroom C Robert Wuthnow, “Heaven is a Wonderful Place: The Role of Reasonableness in Religious Discourse” 9:00 AM-4:00 PM Book Exhibit 6:30-7:30 PM RRA H. Paul Douglass Lecture Reception Continental Ballroom Foyer Continental Ballroom A 8:00 PM Scholars interested in the study of Catholicism Lawrence B Friday, October 23, 8:00-9:30 AM <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">A-1 </li><li style="flex:1">Theorizing the Growth of Mormons, Adventists, and </li></ul>Witnesses (MSSA) Room: Tabor Auditorium <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">A-3 </li><li style="flex:1">Northern Indiana Congregation Study (NICS): A </li></ul>Mixed-Methods Approach to Studying Finan cial Giving, Involvement, and Youth Participation in Religious Congregations Organizer: Henri Gooren, Oakland University ([email protected]) Convener: Henri Gooren, Oakland University ([email protected]) Room: Horace Tabor Organizer: Patricia Snell, University of Notre Dame ([email protected]) Convener:ChristianSmith, UniversityofNotreDame([email protected]) Mormon s i n t h e A RIS : W ha t C a n S tat e L eve l D at a T e l l U s a bou t M ormons? Presenter:RyanT. Cragun, UniversityofTampa([email protected]) Co-Author 1: Rick Phillips, University of North Florida Facing T o ugh Times: Congregational Responses to the Economic Crisis Comparing Mormons and Adventists in Latin America Presenter: Henri Gooren, Oakland University ([email protected]) Presenter: Peter Mundey, University of Notre Dame ([email protected]) Co-Author1:KatieSpencer, UniversityofNotreDame([email protected]) Co-Author 2: Brandon R. Vaidyanathan, University of Notre Dame ([email protected]) “Supply vs. Demand” or Sociology?: Why Context Matters Presenter: Ronald L. Lawson, CUNY New York ([email protected]) Moralistic Therapeutic Deism in Religious Youth Group Co-Author 1: Rick Phillips, University of North Florida Co-Author 2: Ryan T. Cragun, University of Tampa Presenter: Brad Vermurlen, University of Notre Dame ([email protected]) Co-Author1:HilaryDavidson,UniversityofNotreDame([email protected]) Making the Convert: Conversions in the LDS Community Today Presenter: Sophie-Hélène Trigeaud, Ph.D. - ATER in sociology at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS Paris, France) ([email protected]) Implications of Who’s Defining: A Qualitative Approach to Insider and Outsider Perceptions of Their Participation in a Religious Youth Group Presenter: Robert Wedow, University of Notre Dame ([email protected]) <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">A-2 </li><li style="flex:1">Computational Simulation in the Study of Religion </li></ul>Room: Auditorium Foyer A <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">A-4 </li><li style="flex:1">Change and Continuity in the Political Engagement </li></ul>of Clergy Room: Curtis Organizer: Donald Braxton, Juniata College ([email protected]) Convener: Robert McCauley, Emory University ([email protected]) Organizer: Corwin Smidt, Calvin College ([email protected]) Convener: Corwin Smidt, Calvin College ([email protected]) Why Won’t Religion Emerge Out of My Simulation? Presenter: Afzal Upal, Defence Research and Development Canada ([email protected]) The Cooperative Clergy Studies of 2001 and 2009 Presenter: Corwin Smidt, Calvin College ([email protected]) Co-Author 1: Neil Carlson, Calvin College Modeling Triggers for Religiously Motivated Violence Presenter: Donald Braxton, Juniata college ([email protected]) Change and Continuity in the Theological Orientations of Protes - tant Clergy Presenter: Lyman Kellstedt, Wheaton College (emeritus) ([email protected]) Exploring Religion, Cognition, and Culture—Introducing a Synthetic Approach to Religious and Ritualistic Phenomena Presenter: Kristoffer Nielbo, University ofAarhus ([email protected]) Discussant: Joseph Bulbulia, Victoria University of Wellington ([email protected]) SSSR/RRA Annual Meeting October 23-25, 2009 5Friday, October 23, 8:00-9:30 AM <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">A-4, cont. </li><li style="flex:1">A-7, cont. </li></ul>Change and Continuity in the Political Norms of Protestant Clergy Presenter: James Penning, Calvin College ([email protected]) The Election of 2008 as Seen by Seventh-day Adventist University Students Presenter: Roger L. Dudley,Andrews University ([email protected]) Change and Continuity in the Political Activity of Protestant Clergy Presenter: Laura Olson, Clemson University ([email protected]) Born to Pieces: Pro-life Imagery in Christian Metal <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Co-Author 1: Sue Crawford, Creighton University </li><li style="flex:1">Presenter: Eric S. Strother, University of Kentucky ([email protected]) </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">A-5 </li><li style="flex:1">Phenomena and Methods: Innovative Research </li></ul>Designs for the Study of Religion Room: Teller The Secular Personality: A Preliminary Demographic Profile Presenter: T.L. Brink, Crafton Hills College ([email protected]) <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">A-8 </li><li style="flex:1">Religion in Africa </li></ul>Room: Larimer Organizer: Raymond F. Paloutzian, Westmont College ([email protected]) Convener: Raymond F. Paloutzian, Westmont College ([email protected]) Convener: Nicolette Manglos, University of Texas at Austin ([email protected]) Special Things as Building-Blocks of Religions Presenter:AnnTaves, UCSB Religious Studies ([email protected]) Defining the Domain Where Spirituality and Governmentality T a n - go: Implications of Spiritual Imperialism’s Influence on Political Be - lief and Behavior in Contemporary Kenya Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Religious Studies: The No - mothetic-Idiographic Opposition and a Proposal of Building Bridges Presenter: Heinz Streib, Universitaet Bielefeld ([email protected]) Presenter: Steve Lichty, University of Florida ([email protected]) Measuring and Reducing Inter-religious Biases: Results from a Field Experiment in Cote d’Ivoire Presenter: John McCauley, University of California, Los Angeles ([email protected]) Fleshing out a Multi-level Interdisciplinary Paradigm for the Study of Religion Presenter: Raymond F. Paloutzian, Westmont College (paloutz@ westmont.edu) Religious Bodies, Gender Relations and Politics in Kenya: The Prospects for Peace-Building and Democratization in Africa Presenter: Virginia Beard, Hope College ([email protected]) <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">A-6 </li><li style="flex:1">The Legacy of Carl Dudley: Reflections on the Once </li></ul>and Future State of Congregational Studies (RRA) Room: Continental Ballroom B Impact of Islam on Culture of Governance in Algeria Presenter: Mustapha Radji, University of Mostanganem ([email protected]) Organizer: Deborah Kapp, McCormick Theological Seminary (dkapp@ mccormick.edu) Co-Author 1: Mourad Moulay Hadj, University of Oran-Algeria Convener: Deborah Kapp, McCormick Theological Seminary (dkapp@ mccormick.edu) <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">A-9 </li><li style="flex:1">Religion in Asia - I </li></ul>Room: Gilpin Panelist: Deborah Kapp, McCormick Theological Seminary (dkapp@ mccormick.edu) Convener: Eric Y. Liu, Baylor University ([email protected]) Church/ T e mple Attendance in Korea: Does Socio-economic Status Matter? Presenter: Jibum Kim, NORC ([email protected]) Co-Author 1: Min-Woong Sohn, Northwestern University Co-Author 2: Hee-Choon Shin, NORC Panelist: Jackson Carroll, Duke Divinity School ([email protected]) Panelist: Katie Day, Lutheran Theological Seminary ([email protected]) Panelist: David Roozen, Hartford Seminary Institute for Religion Research ([email protected] ) Fatalistic Voluntarism and Life Satisfaction in China’s Marxist-Athe - ist Monopoly Presenter: Eric Y. Liu, Baylor University ([email protected]) Co-Author 1: Carson Mencken, Baylor University Panelist: James Wellman, University of Washington (jwellman@u. washington.edu) <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">A-7 </li><li style="flex:1">Religion in Contemporary America (RRA) </li></ul>Room: Molly Brown Conceptualization of Religion in Global Society: The Re-formation of Public Notion of Religion in South Korean Legal System Presenter: Kyuhoon Cho, University of Ottawa ([email protected]) Convener: Ida Smith-Williams, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (ida. [email protected]) Do Religions Bring More Conflict Than Peace? Attitudes of Americans Presenter: Mehmet Balkanlioglu, University of North Texas ([email protected]) SSSR/RRA Annual Meeting October 23-25, 2009 6Friday, October 23, 8:00-9:30 AM A-12, cont. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">A-10 </li><li style="flex:1">Immigrants and Religious Issues </li></ul>Room: McCourt The Efficacy of the Political Involvement of Religious Groups Presenter: PaulA. Djupe, Denison University ([email protected]) Co-Author 1: Jacob Neiheisel, University of Wisconsin-Madison Co-Author 2: Franklyn Niles, John Brown University Convener: Helen Rose Ebaugh, University of Houston (ebaugh@ uh.edu) Do Clergy Matter?: The Influence of Clergy on Political Activism in 2008 Presidential Election in America Presenter: Jong Hyun Jung, University of Southern California ([email protected]) There is an Elephant in the Haitian Studies Room and it is Protes - tant: Addressing Cultural Identity and Scholarly Bias from Survey and Ethnographic Data In a Florida Haitian Baptist Congregation Presenter: J. Jeff Fugitt, University of Missouri-Kansas City ([email protected]) Prophets & Protest: Preliminary Findings from the American Chris - tian Activism Database Presenter: Chris Pieper, University of Texas at Austin (cpieper@ earthlink.net) Politicization of Religious Life of Eritreans in Diaspora Presenter: Tekle Woldemikael, Chapman University (woldemik@ chapman.edu) <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">A-13 </li><li style="flex:1">Intersections of Religion and Family - I </li></ul>Room: Lawrence A Filipino-Americans, Catholicism, and Civic Participation: Exploring Another Case of the Semi-Involuntary Institution Thesis? Presenter: Stephen M. Cherry, University of Houston Clear Lake (scherry@flash.net) Convener: Donald Swenson, Mount Royal College (dswenson@ mtroyal.ca) African Christianity in North America: Case studies of Ghanaians in Colorado Presenter: Kimberly Eberhardt Casteline, University of Colorado at Boulder ([email protected]) Family Revolution and American Religious Change Presenter: Conrad Hackett, University of Texas at Austin ([email protected]) Co-Author 1: Charles Stokes, University of Texas at Austin Co-Author 2: W. Bradford Wilcox, University of Virginia <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">A-11 </li><li style="flex:1">Religion, Health, and Well-Being - I </li></ul>Room: Lawrence B Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother? Religion and Attitudes toward the Provision of Care to Aging Parents Presenter: Jennifer Barrett, Loyola University, Chicago ( jbarrett@ luc.edu) Convener: Matt Bradshaw, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ([email protected]) Co-Author 1: Zubeyir Nisanci, Loyola University, Chicago Co-Author 2: Amy Burdette, Mississippi State University Co-Author 3: Christopher G. Ellison, University of Texas, Austin Neopagan Religious Involvement and Health Correlates Presenter: Emily Stevenson, Pennsylvania State University (eas295@ psu.edu) Intergenerational Transmission of Religion: Patterns in Religious and Non-religious Families The Relationship of Religious Involvement with Latino Immigrant Health Presenter: Joy Lam, University of Southern California ([email protected]) Co-Author 1: Norella Putney, University of Southern California Co-Author 2: Vern Bengtson, University of Southern California Presenter: Ephraim Shapiro, Columbia University ([email protected]) A Phenomenological Study of Spirit Baptism as an Agent of Spiri - tual Transformation Presenter: W. Paul Williamson, Henderson State University ([email protected]) To H ell with Spanking: The Relationship between Corporal Punish - ment and Belief in Religious Evil Presenter: Shanna Granstra, Baylor University (Shanna_Granstra@ baylor.edu) Co-Author 1: Ralph W. Hood, Jr., University of Tennessee-Chattanooga <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">A-14 </li><li style="flex:1">World Youth Day: Strategies for the Retention of </li></ul>Catholic youth. Room: Welton Do I have to Go to Church to be Sober? Examining Functional Equivalents to Adolescent Religious Engagement Presenter: Valerie Lykes, University of Nevada, Reno (vallykes@ yahoo.com) Organizer: Michael C. Mason, Australian Catholic University ([email protected]) Convener: Gary Bouma, Monash University (Gary.Bouma@arts. monash.edu.au) Co-Author 1: Morgan Green, University of Nevada, Reno Co-Author 2: Shane Moulton, University of Nevada, Reno Co-Author 3: Marta Elliott, University of Nevada, Reno <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">A-12 </li><li style="flex:1">Political Involvement of Religious Groups </li></ul>Room: Blake The Impact of World Youth Day on Belief and Behavior Presenter: Andrew Singleton, Monash University (Andrew.Single- <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">[email protected]) </li><li style="flex:1">Convener:RhysH.Williams,LoyolaUniversityChicago(<a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected] </a></li></ul>Evangelical Elites & the 1976 Presidential Campaign Presenter: Jared Farley, Ohio University- Zanesville (jaredmuskie@ aol.com) The Underlying Dynamics of World Youth Day Presenter: Michael C. Mason, Australian Catholic University ([email protected]) SSSR/RRA Annual Meeting October 23-25, 2009 7Friday, October 23, 8:00-9:30 AM A-14, cont. Religious Involvement and Civic Engagement of World Youth Day Attendees NOTES Presenter: Ruth Webber, Australian Catholic University ([email protected]) The Two Faces of Catholic Youth Presenter: Catherine O’Brien, Australian Catholic University ([email protected]) <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">A-15 </li><li style="flex:1">Peace and Conflict in the Muslim Context </li></ul>Room: Cook Convener: Kari Christoffersen, Notre Dame ([email protected]) “Not At All Religious”: A Look at Social Deviance in a Majority Mus - lim Context Presenter: Alessandra Gonzales, Baylor University (alessandra_ [email protected]) Measuring the World Muslim Population Presenter: Brian J. Grim, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life ([email protected]) Without Calvin or Marx: Moslim Brotherhood and Emergence of Capitalism Presenter: Abdullahi Gallab, Arizona State University (abdullahi. [email protected]) Insurgents and Resurgence: The Divergent Roles of Village Ulama in the Aceh Conflict Presenter: Shane Barter, PhD Candidate (shanejb@interchange. ubc.ca) Friday, October 23, 9:45-11:15 AM <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">B-1 </li><li style="flex:1">Feminist Contributions to Discoveries in the </li></ul>B-1, cont. Scientific Study of Religion Room: Curtis Other Voices, Other Listeners: How Feminist Methodologies Changed the Sociology of Religion Presenter: Marion Goldman, Department of Sociology University of Oregon ([email protected]) Organizer: Nancy Nason-Clark, University of New Brunswick ([email protected]) Convener: Milagros Pena, University of Florida ([email protected]fl.edu) <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">B-2 </li><li style="flex:1">Rethinking Conversion: Perspectives from Anthro- </li></ul>pology, Psychology, and Sociology Room: Blake Location and Researching Religion: Standpoint as an Epistemol - ogy for the 21st Century Presenter: Mary Jo Neitz, University of Missouri ([email protected]) Organizer: Henri Gooren, Oakland University ([email protected]) Convener: Lewis R. Rambo, San Francisco Theological Seminary ([email protected]) Visual Narratives in the Public Imagination: Feminist Readings of Religious Culture and Holocaust Memorialization Presenter: Janet Jacobs, University of Colorado ([email protected]) The Anthropology of Conversion Presenter: Henri Gooren, Oakland University ([email protected]) Violence in Families of Faith: Web-Based Strategies to Build Re - search and Social Action Partnerships Presenter: Nancy Nason-Clark, University of New Brunswick ([email protected]) Defining and Theorizing Conversion: Explorations in Interdisciplin - ary Scholarship: Editing the Oxford Handbook of Religious Conver - sion Presenter: Lewis R. Rambo, San Francisco Theological Seminary ([email protected]) T a lking from our Guts: Feminist Ethnographic Methods Presenter: Lynn Davidman, University of Kansas ([email protected]) SSSR/RRA Annual Meeting October 23-25, 2009 8Friday, October 23, 9:45-11:15 AM <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">B-2, cont. </li><li style="flex:1">B-4, cont. </li></ul>Where Have All the Young People Gone? An Insiders View on LDS Megachurches and the Organization of Small Groups: Evidence Conversion Careers in Michigan Presenter: Richard Stamps, Oakland University ([email protected]) from the 2008 Megachurch Attender Study Presenter: Nancy Martin, California State University, Long Beach ([email protected]) The Sociology of Conversion at the Start of the 21st Century Presenter: Fenggang Yang, Purdue University ([email protected]) Co-Author 1: Andrew Abel, Keene State College <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">B-5 </li><li style="flex:1">Author meets the Critics: John R. Hall, Apocalypse: </li></ul>From Antiquity to the Empire of Modernity Room: Horace Tabor <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">B-3 </li><li style="flex:1">NSYR Findings: Youth Religious Choices, Atten- </li></ul>dance, and Memberships

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