Society for the Scientific SSSRStudy of Religion 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 3 2009 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 4 SSSR/RRA Annual Meeting October 23-25, 2009 FRIDAY 4:30-5:30 PM SSSR New Book Reception Continental Ballroom A 8:00 AM-3:00 PM 5:30-6:30 PM RRA H. Paul Douglass Lecture Continental Ballroom C Registration Continental Ballroom Foyer 11:30 AM-12:45 PM Robert Wuthnow, “Heaven is a Wonderful Place: The Role New Member and Awards Lunch of Reasonableness in Religious Discourse” 9:00 AM-4:00 PM Continental Ballroom C Book Exhibit 6:30-7:30 PM RRA H. Paul Douglass Lecture Reception Continental Ballroom A Continental Ballroom Foyer 8:00 PM Scholars interested in the study of Catholicism Lawrence B Friday, October 23, 8:00-9:30 AM A-1 Theorizing the Growth of Mormons, Adventists, and A-3 Northern Indiana Congregation Study (NICS): A Witnesses (MSSA) Mixed-Methods Approach to Studying Finan Room: Tabor Auditorium cial Giving, Involvement, and Youth Participation in Religious Congregations Organizer: Henri Gooren, Oakland University ([email protected]) Room: Horace Tabor Convener: Henri Gooren, Oakland University ([email protected]) Organizer: Patricia Snell, University of Notre Dame ([email protected]) Mormons in the ARIS: What Can State Level Data Tell Us about Mormons? Convener: Christian Smith, University of Notre Dame ([email protected]) Presenter: Ryan T. Cragun, University of Tampa ([email protected]) Co-Author 1: Rick Phillips, University of North Florida Facing Tough Times: Congregational Responses to the Economic Crisis Comparing Mormons and Adventists in Latin America Presenter: Peter Mundey, University of Notre Dame ([email protected]) Presenter: Henri Gooren, Oakland University ([email protected]) Co-Author 1: Katie Spencer, University of Notre Dame ([email protected]) Co-Author 2: Brandon R. Vaidyanathan, University of Notre Dame “Supply vs. Demand” or Sociology?: Why Context Matters ([email protected]) Presenter: Ronald L. Lawson, CUNY New York (ronaldlawson1@ve- rizon.net) Moralistic Therapeutic Deism in Religious Youth Group Co-Author 1: Rick Phillips, University of North Florida Presenter: Brad Vermurlen, University of Notre Dame ([email protected]) Co-Author 2: Ryan T. Cragun, University of Tampa Co-Author 1: Hilary Davidson, University of Notre Dame ([email protected]) Making the Convert: Conversions in the LDS Community Today Implications of Who’s Defining: A Qualitative Approach to Insider Presenter: Sophie-Hélène Trigeaud, Ph.D. - ATER in sociology at the and Outsider Perceptions of Their Participation in a Religious Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS Paris, France) Youth Group ([email protected]) Presenter: Robert Wedow, University of Notre Dame ([email protected]) A-2 Computational Simulation in the Study of Religion Room: Auditorium Foyer A A-4 Change and Continuity in the Political Engagement of Clergy Organizer: Donald Braxton, Juniata College ([email protected]) Room: Curtis Convener: Robert McCauley, Emory University ([email protected]) Organizer: Corwin Smidt, Calvin College ([email protected]) Why Won’t Religion Emerge Out of My Simulation? Convener: Corwin Smidt, Calvin College ([email protected]) Presenter: Afzal Upal, Defence Research and Development Cana- da ([email protected]) The Cooperative Clergy Studies of 2001 and 2009 Presenter: Corwin Smidt, Calvin College ([email protected]) Modeling Triggers for Religiously Motivated Violence Co-Author 1: Neil Carlson, Calvin College Presenter: Donald Braxton, Juniata college ([email protected]) Change and Continuity in the Theological Orientations of Protes- Exploring Religion, Cognition, and Culture—Introducing a Synthetic tant Clergy Approach to Religious and Ritualistic Phenomena Presenter: Lyman Kellstedt, Wheaton College (emeritus) (charand- Presenter: Kristoffer Nielbo, University of Aarhus ([email protected]) [email protected]) Discussant: Joseph Bulbulia, Victoria University of Wellington (jo- [email protected]) SSSR/RRA Annual Meeting October 23-25, 2009 5 Friday, October 23, 8:00-9:30 AM A-4, cont. A-7, cont. Change and Continuity in the Political Norms of Protestant Clergy The Election of 2008 as Seen by Seventh-day Adventist University Presenter: James Penning, Calvin College ([email protected]) 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 Co-Author 1: Sue Crawford, Creighton University Presenter: Eric S. Strother, University of Kentucky ([email protected]) A-5 Phenomena and Methods: Innovative Research The Secular Personality: A Preliminary Demographic Profile Designs for the Study of Religion Presenter: T.L. Brink, Crafton Hills College ([email protected]) Room: Teller A-8 Religion in Africa Organizer: Raymond F. Paloutzian, Westmont College (paloutz@west- Room: Larimer mont.edu) Convener: Raymond F. Paloutzian, Westmont College (paloutz@west- Convener: Nicolette Manglos, University of Texas at Austin (nman- mont.edu) [email protected]) Special Things as Building-Blocks of Religions Defining the Domain Where Spirituality and Governmentality Tan- Presenter: Ann Taves, UCSB Religious Studies ([email protected]) 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- Presenter: Steve Lichty, University of Florida ([email protected]) mothetic-Idiographic Opposition and a Proposal of Building Bridges Presenter: Heinz Streib, Universitaet Bielefeld (heinz.streib@uni- Measuring and Reducing Inter-religious Biases: Results from a bielefeld.de) Field Experiment in Cote d’Ivoire Presenter: John McCauley, University of California, Los Angeles Fleshing out a Multi-level Interdisciplinary Paradigm for the Study ([email protected]) of Religion Presenter: Raymond F. Paloutzian, Westmont College (paloutz@ Religious Bodies, Gender Relations and Politics in Kenya: The westmont.edu) Prospects for Peace-Building and Democratization in Africa Presenter: Virginia Beard, Hope College ([email protected]) A-6 The Legacy of Carl Dudley: Reflections on the Once and Future State of Congregational Studies (RRA) Impact of Islam on Culture of Governance in Algeria Room: Continental Ballroom B Presenter: Mustapha Radji, University of Mostanganem (mrad- [email protected]) Organizer: Deborah Kapp, McCormick Theological Seminary (dkapp@ Co-Author 1: Mourad Moulay Hadj, University of Oran-Algeria mccormick.edu) Convener: Deborah Kapp, McCormick Theological Seminary (dkapp@ A-9 Religion in Asia - I mccormick.edu) Room: Gilpin Panelist: Deborah Kapp, McCormick Theological Seminary (dkapp@ Convener: Eric Y. Liu, Baylor University ([email protected]) mccormick.edu) Church/Temple Attendance in Korea: Does Socio-economic Status Panelist: Jackson Carroll, Duke Divinity School ([email protected]) Matter? Presenter: Jibum Kim, NORC ([email protected]) Panelist: Katie Day, Lutheran Theological Seminary ([email protected]) Co-Author 1: Min-Woong Sohn, Northwestern University Co-Author 2: Hee-Choon Shin, NORC Panelist: David Roozen, Hartford Seminary Institute for Religion Research ([email protected] ) Fatalistic Voluntarism and Life Satisfaction in China’s Marxist-Athe- ist Monopoly Panelist: James Wellman, University of Washington (jwellman@u. Presenter: Eric Y. Liu, Baylor University ([email protected]) washington.edu) Co-Author 1: Carson Mencken, Baylor University A-7 Religion in Contemporary America (RRA) Conceptualization of Religion in Global Society: The Re-formation Room: Molly Brown of Public Notion of Religion in South Korean Legal System Presenter: Kyuhoon Cho, University of Ottawa (kyuhoon.cho@uot- Convener: Ida Smith-Williams, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (ida. tawa.ca) [email protected]) Do Religions Bring More Conflict Than Peace? Attitudes of Americans Presenter: Mehmet Balkanlioglu, University of North Texas (mehm- [email protected]) 6 SSSR/RRA Annual Meeting October 23-25, 2009 Friday, October 23, 8:00-9:30 AM A-10 Immigrants and Religious Issues A-12, cont. Room: McCourt The Efficacy of the Political Involvement of Religious Groups Presenter: Paul A. Djupe, Denison University ([email protected]) Convener: Helen Rose Ebaugh, University of Houston (ebaugh@ Co-Author 1: Jacob Neiheisel, University of Wisconsin-Madison uh.edu) Co-Author 2: Franklyn Niles, John Brown University There is an Elephant in the Haitian Studies Room and it is Protes- Do Clergy Matter?: The Influence of Clergy on Political Activism in tant: Addressing Cultural Identity and Scholarly Bias from Survey 2008 Presidential Election in America and Ethnographic Data In a Florida Haitian Baptist Congregation Presenter: Jong Hyun Jung, University of Southern California (so- Presenter: J. Jeff Fugitt, University of Missouri-Kansas City (JFug- [email protected]) [email protected]) Prophets & Protest: Preliminary Findings from the American Chris- Politicization