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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.
This Section:
- 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.
Section Officers & Council
Officers
Chair:
Lisa D. Pearce,
University of North Carolina
2020
Chair-Elect:
Gerardo Marti,
Davidson College
2020
Past Chair:
Melissa J. Wilde,
University of Pennsylvania
2020
Section Secretary/Treasurer:
Tim Clydesdale,
The College of New Jersey
2022
Student Representative:
Esmeralda Sanchez Salazar,
Rice University
2020
Section Council
Richard Flory,
University of Southern California
2020
Rachel A. Rinaldo,
University of Colorado, Boulder
2020
Ruth Braunstein,
University of Connecticut
2021
Samuel L. Perry,
University of Oklahoma
2021
Kelsy Burke,
University of Nebraska Lincoln
2022
Grace Yukich,
Quinnipiac University
2022