Mission Statement

The purpose of the Section on Sociology of Religion is to encourage and enhance research, teaching, and other professional concerns in the study of religion and society. The Section seeks to promote communication, collaboration and consultation among scholars in the field of the sociology of religion.

Section Officers, 2007-2008

Chair: Christian Smith, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Chair-Elect: Michael O. Emerson, Rice University

Past Chair: Mark Chaves, Duke University

Secretary-Treasurer: Kevin J. Christiano, University of Notre Dame

Council: Wendy Cadge, Brandeis University
James D. Davidson Jr., Purdue University
Peggy Levitt, Wellesley College
Omar P. McRoberts, University of Chicago
David A. Smilde, University of Georgia
Melissa J. Wilde, University of Pennsylvania

Student Representative: Christopher P. Scheitle, Pennsylvania State University

Section Homepage

The URL of the homepage is:

http://www2.asanet.org/section34/

• Sponsors invited panels, paper sessions, and refereed roundtables at ASA annual meetings.
• Publishes a newsletter that includes notices of recently published monographs, edited collections, texts, and other information for teaching and research, as well as news of the section.
• Publicizes the events and publications of kindred organizations, such as the Association for the Sociology of Religion, the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, the Religious Research Association, and the American Academy of Religion.
• Maintains an electronic listserv to assist members in communicating directly with one another.
• Recognizes distinguished scholarship with awards for best book, best article, and a graduate student paper award.
• Encourages graduate students and faculty to exchange ideas about research in progress.