TY - BOOK AU - Monahan,Susanne C. AU - Mirola,William A. AU - Emerson,Michael O. TI - Sociology of religion: a reader SN - 9781138038172 (hardback) AV - BL60 .S629 2018 U1 - 306.6 So13 2019 23 PY - 2019/// CY - New York, NY, USA PB - Routledge KW - Religion and sociology KW - Textbooks KW - United States N1 - Revised edition of Sociology of religion, c2011. "Second edition publishing by Pearson 2011" -- title page verso; Includes bibliographical references and index; Changing American congregations : findings from the third wave of the national congregations study / Mark Chaves and Shawna Anderson -- All creatures great and small : megachurches in context / Mark Chaves -- Is the U.S. a counter example to the secularization thesis / David Voas and Mark Chavez -- Gendering secularization theory / Linda Woodhead -- Socioeconomic inequality in the American religious system : an update and assessment / Christian Smith and Robert Faris -- The impact of international migration on home churches / Prema Kurien -- Redefining the boundaries of belonging : the institutional character of transnational religious life / Peggy Levitt -- Religious population share and religious identity salience : is Jewish identity more important to Jews in less Jewish areas? / Becka Alper and Daniel Olson -- Evolving content -- Spiritual but not religious? beyond binary choices in the study of religion / Nancy Ammerman -- "I was a Muslim, but now I am a Christian": preaching, legitimation, and identity management in an southern Evangelical church / Gerardo Marti -- Warrior chicks / Kathleen Jenkins and Gerardo Marti -- The embodied goddess : feminine witchcraft and female divinity / Wendy Griffin -- U.S. college students' perception of religion and science : conflict, collaboration, or independence? / Christopher Scheitle -- Sensing god : bodily manifestations and their interpretations in Pentecostal rituals and everyday life / Joel Inbody -- Patterning diversity -- At ease with our own kind : worship practices and class segregation in American religion / Timothy Nelson -- Poor teenager's religion / Phillip Schwadel -- Practical divine influence : socioeconomic status and belief in the prosperity gospel / Scott Schieman and Jong Hyun Jung -- Religion, race, and discrimination : a field experiment of how American churches welcome newcomers / Bradley RE Wright, Michael Wallace, Annie Scola Wisnesky, Christopher M. Donnelly, Stacy Missari and Christine Zozula -- Race, belonging and participation in religious congregations / Brandon Martinez and Kevin Dougherty -- The gender pray gap : wage labor and the religiosity of high-earning women and men / Landon Schnabel -- Sexual encounters and manhood acts : evangelicals, latter-day saints, and religious masculinities / Kelsey Burke and Amy Moff Hudec -- Islam and woman: where tradition meets modernity / Jeri Altneu Sechzer -- Evangelical ambivalence towards gays and lesbians / Lydia Bean and Brandon C. Martinez -- "We are God's children, y'all" : race, gender, and sexuality in lesbian- and gay-affirming congregations / Krista McQueeney -- Seeing consequences -- Religion and gender equality worldwide : a country-level analysis / Landon Schnabel -- Latino congregations and youth educational expectations / Esmeralda Sanchez, Nicholas Vargas, Rebecca Burwell, Jessica Hamar Martinez, Milagros Pena, and Edwin I. Hernandez -- Rejecting evolution: the role of religion, education and social networks / Jonathan P. Hill -- Faith in the age of Facebook : exploring the links between faith and social network site membership and use / Brian J. Miller, Peter Mundey, and Jonathan P. Hill -- Correcting a curious neglect, or bringing religion back in / Christian Smith -- Social support and the religious dimensions of close ties / Stephen Merino -- Bereavement and religion online : stillbirth, neonatal loss and parental religiosity / Janel Kragt Bakker and Jenell Paris? -- Index; Section I: Changing Contexts1 America's Changing Religious Landscape: Overview PEW Forum on Religion and Public Life2 Changing American Congregations: Findings from the Third Wave of the National Congregations Study Mark Chaves and Shawna L. Anderson3 All Creatures Great and Small: Megachurches in Context Mark Chaves4 "Nones" on the Rise: One-in-FiveAdults Have No Religious Affiliation PEW Forum on Religion and Public Life5 Is the United States a Counterexample to the Secularization Thesis? David Voas and Mark Chaves6 The Gender Gap in Religion Around the World: Women are Generally More Religious Than Men, Particularly Among Christians Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project7 Gendering Secularization Theory Linda Woodhead8 Socioeconomic Inequality in theAmerican Religious System: An Update and Assessment Christian Smith and Robert Faris9 The Shifting Religious Identity of Latinos in the United States: Nearly One-in-Four Latinos Are Former Catholics PEW Forum on Religion and Public Life10 The Impact of International Migration on Home Churches: The Mar Thoma Syrian Christian Church in India Prema Kurien11 Redefining the Boundaries of Belonging: The Institutional Character of Transnational Religious Life Peggy Levitt12 Religious Population Share and Religious Identity Salience: Is Jewish Identity More Important to Jews in Less Jewish Areas? Becka A. Alper and Daniel V. A. OlsonSection II: Evolving Content13 Spiritual but Not Religious? Beyond Binary Choices in the Study of Religion Nancy T. Ammerman14 "I Was a Muslim, But Now I Am a Christian": Preaching, Legitimation, and Identity Management in a Southern Evangelical Church Gerardo Marti15 Warrior Chicks: Youthful Aging in a Postfeminist Prosperity Discourse Kathleen E. Jenkins and Gerardo Marti16 The Embodied Goddess: Feminine Witchcraft and Female Divinity Wendy Griffin17 U.S. College Students' Perception of Religion and Science: Conflict, Collaboration, or Independence? A Research Note Christopher P. Scheitle18 Sensing God: Bodily Manifestations and Their Interpretation in Pentecostal Rituals and Everyday Life Joel InbodySection III: Patterning Diversity19 At Ease with Our Own Kind: Worship Practices and Class Segregation in American Religion Timothy J. Nelson20 Poor Teenagers' Religion Philip Schwadel21 Practical Divine Influence: Socioeconomic Status and Belief in the Prosperity Gospel Scott Schieman and Jong Hyun Jung22 Religion, Race, and Discrimination: A Field Experiment of How American Churches Welcome Newcomers Bradley R. E. Wright, Christopher M. Donnelly, Michael Wallace, Stacy Missari, Annie Scola Wisnesky and Christine Zozula23 Race, Belonging, and Participation in Religious Congregations Brandon C. Martinez and Kevin D.Dougherty24 The Gender Pray Gap: Wage Laborand the Religiosity of High-Earning Women and Men Landon Schnabel25 Sexual Encounters and Manhood Acts: Evangelicals, Latter-Day Saints, and Religious Masculinities Kelsy Burke and Amy Moff Hudec26 Islam and Woman Where Tradition Meets Modernity: History and Interpretations of Islamic Women's Status Jeri Altneu Sechzer27 Evangelical Ambivalence toward Gays and Lesbians Lydia Bean and Brandon C. Martinez28 "We Are God's Children, Y'All": Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Lesbian- and Gay-Affirming Congregations Krista McQueeneySection IV: Seeing Consequences29 Religion and Gender Equality Worldwide: A Country-Level Analysis Landon Schnabel30 Latino Congregations and Youth Educational Expectations Esmeralda Sanchez, Nicholas Vargas, Rebecca Burwell, Jessica Hamar Martinez, Milagros Pena and Edwin I Hernandez31 Rejecting Evolution: The Role of Religion, Education, and Social Networks Jonathan P. Hill32 Faith in the Age of Facebook: Exploring the Links Between Religion and Social Network Site Membership and Use Brian J. Miller, Peter Mundey and Jonathan P. Hill33 Correcting a Curious Neglect, or Bringing Religion Back In Christian Smith34 Social Support and the Religious Dimensions of Close Ties Stephen M. Merino35 Bereavement and Religion Online: Stillbirth, Neonatal Loss, and Parental Religiosity Janel Kragt Bakker and Jenell Paris; CAS ER -