Category Archives: Sociology of Religion

Steve Bruce of University of Aberdeen wrote an article in the Scotsman about the decline of the Church of Scotland, aka the Presbyterian Kirk. He goes through declining numbers of adherents, then the reaons and options. His closing paragraph: People … Continue reading →

This article in the San Bernardino County Sun is as good as any on this opcoming issue: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Monday that challenge governments’ ability to limit religious freedoms in prisons and other institutions. It … Continue reading →

The University of Chicago Chronicle‘s current issue has an article on the details of the Divinity School’s program. This grabbed my attention Students studying to become Presbyterian ministers learn side-by-side with students earning their doctorates in the Sociology of Religion. … Continue reading →

New Blackfriars Prize Essay Competition 2005 – £300The state of religion globally, and in particular of Catholicism. Contributions may be on any issue under this heading; especially welcome, however, will be papers that focus on one country, recalling its recent … Continue reading →

I blogged and commented on asurvey earlier about Religion and America’s youth. This new article goes further into the analysis and states: But while teenagers who are religiously involved fared well overall, the 2.5 percent of respondents who identified themselves … Continue reading →

The Drury University‘s student paper, The Mirror, covered the third installment of their Newest Emerging Religions Luncheon series on Islam. A communication science professor talked about women in Islam and a sociology of religion professor on the potential of its … Continue reading →

CALL FOR PAPERS ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 10th ANNIVERSARYThe Department of Sociology at the Faculty of Law and History of the South-West Unifersity “Neofit Rilski” Blagoevgrad organizes AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “RELIGION AND POLITICS”

I bumped into this review of the book Religion in the Contemporary World: A Sociological Introduction, by Alan Aldridge . But I didn’t feel like signing up for the service to read the whole review. Instead I just checked the … Continue reading →

SAGE Publications is pleased to offer all list members FREE ACCESS to our Theology and Biblical Studies journals until 31st March 2005. Please click on the journals below to access the journals online. Katie Sayers, Theology and Biblical Studies Marketing … Continue reading →

The next European Network of Buddhist-Christian Studies‘s conference will be held on the 10-13 June 2005 at the Benedictine Abbey of St Ottilien, outside Munich. The theme is “Conversion and Religious Identity”, and it will feature a session with Paul … Continue reading →