SociologyofReligion

"Although women and men identify as 'spiritual' in similar numbers, far more women participate in the holistic milieu. We seek to solve this 'gender puzzle'..." doi.org/10.1093/socrel…

"Although men increasingly disengage from the religious space, the growing feminization of that space does not translate into a more gender-egalitarian narrative..." doi.org/10.1093/socrel…

"We find that residents in areas with higher overall levels of education became liberal faster, irrespective of whether or not they had a college degree." doi.org/10.1093/socrel…

Open Access! "This article synthesizes new directions taken in the sociology of religion and social movement studies and examines Queer, Trans, and Nonbinary (QTN) Muslim activism in Toronto, Canada." doi.org/10.1093/socrel…

Available now in @SORJournal: academic.oup.com/socrel/advance…

Honored that "The Funk of White Souls" won both the @ASReligion Distinguished Article Award and the @ASA_Religion Distinguished Article Award. Grateful to Cheryl Gilkes for encouraging me to write it & the @SORJournal reviewers whose critiques improved it academic.oup.com/socrel/article…

"in addition to tracking the standard “three b’s”—belonging, belief, and behavior—it also tracks a fourth b—branding." New research on how "symbolic pollution" is a big part of religious change: doi.org/10.1093/socrel…

Why would the director of a food bank say "you can't just give people food"? New research insights into the world of faith-based initiatives: doi.org/10.1093/socrel…

In our latest article in @SORJournal my colleagues and I identify 3 modes of enchantment in science: transcendent, immanent, and liminal - academic.oup.com/socrel/advance…

Big week for my journal articles, with a focus on #religion in #Europe. Here's one with David Voas and Kirstie Hewlett, published online in @SORJournal now and titled "#Religious #Polarization in Europe": doi.org/10.1093/socrel…

New issue! Check out recent research on religion, politics, and practice in global context. academic.oup.com/socrel/issue/8…

New work "explores how becoming a religious minority impacts one’s sense of belonging to the nation and how processes of racialization, specifically antisemitism and Islamophobia, impact the conversion process." Read More: doi.org/10.1093/socrel…

"Explaining the reasons—while not the causes—behind religious decline is a central issue for sociologists interested in secularization processes." In new work, Molteni reviews what we know about the theory that religion declines with more security: doi.org/10.1093/socrel…

"...religious and other practices compete for limited spatial-temporal resources, contributing to the transformation of religious practices by incorporating new materials, technologies, and meanings." Read more: doi.org/10.1093/socrel…

‼️ "Rising Security and Religious Decline: Refining and Extending Insecurity Theory". Check out my attempt to summarize and advance my 10 years of research on the topic in the newly published article in @SORJournal academic.oup.com/socrel/advance…

What do nonbelievers believe in? New research offers some insight: "exclusive empiricism and mortal finitude are positive tenets of belief systems that those who identify as atheist or agnostic are likely to hold." Read More: doi.org/10.1093/socrel…

I'm really happy to share the news that my article on time, sprace and religious practices is online first (and OA) in @SORJournal. Inspired by @ntammerman & #practicetheory and based on qualitative study among Polish Catholic women. #452648109" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">academic.oup.com/socrel/advance…

"Sociologists have long been interested in the theoretical possibility of a universal ritual." How might a shared struggle, like the COVID-19 pandemic, shape our common rituals? doi.org/10.1093/socrel…

Who "dwells" in religion, and who "seeks" something new? Among "new immigrants from Ghana, West Africa...I find strong evidence of spiritual seeking in their narratives" doi.org/10.1093/socrel…