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Chairman: FR. NORBERT LACOSTE, St. Germain d'Outremont Parish
ERIC G. JAY, McGill University
CHARLES H. HENKEY, Loyola College
GREGOIRE TREMBLAY, Laval University
KURT JONASSOHN, Sir George Williams University
MICHEL DESPLAND, Sir George Williams University
ROBERT W. STEVENSON, McGill University

PROGRAM CHAIRMAN:
NOKL MAILLOUX, University of Montreal

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP AND PUBLICATIONS Membership in the Society is open to qualified scholars. The annual dues of $12.00 include subscription to the Society's scholarly forum, The journal for the Scientific Study ol Religion. Student memberships are available at $6.00. Annual Subscription to the Journal without membership is $10.00. Members also receive a quarterly Newsletter, occasional supplements, conference reports and a periodically revised Directory. The central office of the Society is located at 3800 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19104.

THE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION DESK WILL BE IN THE HALLWAY APPROACHING THE CONFERENCE ROOM AT THE LAURENTIEN HOTEL on Thursday, October 24th, it will be open from 6:00 P.M. until 10:00 P.M.
On Friday, October 25th and Saturday October 26th, the Information and Registration Desk will be located at the head of the staircase near the entrance to the hall leading to Viger Salons, A, B & C, in

Le Chateau Champlain

It will be open:
Friday, October 25th: From 8:00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M. and-5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M.
Saturday, October 26th From 8:00 A.M. until 10:00 A.M.

ADVANCE REGISTRATION FEES (apply to registration through Sept. 30):
For Members: Senior $4.00 Student $1.00
For Non-Members: Senior $6.00 Student $3.00

NOTE: An additional charge of fifty cents will be added for registration after Sept. 30.

SINGLE SESSION ATTENDANCE:
Tickets for any single session will be available at $1.00 each.

LUNCHEON: There will be a luncheon meeting on Friday, October 25th at 12:15 P.M. in the 9th Floor Ballroom of the Sheraton Mt. Royal Hotel. Tickets for the luncheon are $5.00 each. They should be purchased at the time ol your advance registration. A few may still be available at the meeting. However, no luncheon tickets can be secured later than 9:00 P.M. on Thursday, October 24th.

ABSTRACTS: Additional copies of abstracts of papers available at registration desk. Price $1.00.

EXHIBITS: Exhibits of publishers and writings by members of the Society will be on display in L'Etude Champlain (across hall from Le Salon Viger). Catalogues of these works will be available in the exhibit area.

Simultaneous Sessions were made necessary by the number of papers offered. Papers have been scheduled in groups which hopefully minimize conflict of subject matter. You should feel free to pick any particular session or paper. In general, the time allotted for the presentation of each paper and its discussion is one-half hour.

The Opening Session will be in the Conference Room at the Laurentian Hotel. All other Sessions will be in U Salon Viger, Sections A, B, or C in the Chateau Champlain unless otherwise indicated. Friday Luncheon will be in the 9th Floor Ballroom of the Sheraton-Mount Royal Hotel.

8:00-10:00 P.M.Opening Session: Conference Room, Laurentin Hotel

Chairman: CHARLES Y. GLOCK, University of California

Address: SCIENCE AND THE TRANSCENDENTAL

SIR ALISTIR HARDY, D.Sc., F.R.S.,Emeritus Professor of Zoology, Oxford University

Reception follows

7:30-12:00 Noon COUNCIL MEETING-Salon #6 Laurentien Hotel

8:30-10:00 A.M.

LOSS OF FAITH: SPECIFYING THE CONCEPT,

Chairman: JAMES L. ADAMS, Harvard University, Viger A

The Dissolution of Faith as Act and as Proposition in Hegel's Philosophy
ROBERT L. PERKINS, University of South Alabama

Loss of Faith and the Metaphysics of the Supra- sensory
MARY CARMAN ROSE, Goucher College, Maryland

On Ceasing to Believe Because There are No Good Reasons to Believe
THOMAS WILLIAM SETTLE, University of Guelph

ROLE CHANGE AND RELIGIOUS DISAFFILIATION Viger B
Chairman: CHRISTOS APOSTLE-State University of New York

Aging and Religious Dinffiliation Among Males in the Metropolitan Underclass
HOWARD M. BAHR, Washington State University

The Loss of Faith as a Crisis Experience in the Life of Twentieth Century Migrants
PIETER DE JONG, New York Theological Seminary

Faith Under Suppression
ANTANAS MUSTEIKIS, D'Youville College

THE IMPACT OF EDUCATION ON RELIGIOUS BEHAVIOR Viger C
Chairman: SEWARD SALISBURY, State University of New York

The Effect of Religious Education and Liber@ Upon the Loss of Orthodox Faith
SHANG IK MOON, Fonthonne College

The Effects of Professional Socialization on The Religious Values of Protestant Seminarians
PHILIP L. BERG, Gustavus Adolphus College

A Comparison of The Characteristics and Functions of Religious Activities Personnel in Selected Four-State Colleges and Universities in America
JOHN PAUL EDDY, Southern Illinois University

10:30-12:00 Noon

CONCEPTUAL TOOLS FOR A SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION-1 Viger A

Chairman: GLENN M. VERNON, University of Utah

An Examination of the Theory of "Revitalization Movements" as a Conceptual Tool for the Analysis of American Religion
VIVIAN CARRISON, Columbia University

Religionics: The Study of Religion in Order to Understand the Profane
EDVARD D. VOGT, University of Bergen, University of Saskatchewan

Definitions of Religious Affiliation
DAVID MILLETT, University of Ottawa

INSTITUTIONAL CORRELATES OF RELIGIOUS WITHDRAWAL Viger B
Chairman: ROBERT FRIEDRICHS, Drew University

When the Bough Breaks: Mechanism of Religious Change
BRUCE T. PDLEY, Youngstown State University

The Eclipse of Religion at the Oneida Community: 1869-1880
MAY L. SOBEL, Boston University

The Dimensions of Religious Participation
JOHN B. SNOOK, Union Theological Seminary

RELIGION AND RACE RELATIONS Viger C
Chairman: BENTON JOHNSON, University of Oregon Religious

Affiliation, Church Attendance, Religious Education and Student Attitudes Toward Race
KENNETH E. BURNHAM, Temple University
JOHN CONNORS, La SaRe College
RICHARD LEONARD, La SaRe College

Religious Preference, Religiosity, Self-Images, and Attitudes Toward Negroes and American Indians
BHOPINDER S. BOLARIA, University of Maine
GORDON MOSS, University of Maine
REBECCA A. HOOVER, University of Maine

Two Impossible Revolutions: The Calls for Black Power and Religious Power
WALTER R. BANKS, The University of Toledo

12:15 P.M.-LUNCHEON-9th Floor Ballroom-Sheraton Mount Royal Hotel

Chairman: FATHER NOEL MAILLOUX, Centre de Recherches en Relations Hilmaines

SPEAKER: FATHER J. M. ROGER TILLARD-
Dominican Faculty of Theology, Ottawa
Subject: La crise de La Foi dans les Eglises

2:00-3:30 P.M.-Afternoon Session

TYPOLOGIES OF BELIEF AND UNBELIEF Viger A
Chairman: JAMES M. GUSTAFSON, Yale University

Faith-Feelings, Emotions and Beliefs
PAUL L. HOLMER, Yale University

The Religious "Nones"-A Neglected Category
GLENN M. VERNON, University of Maine

An Extension of Religious Phylogeny
RALPH WENDELL BURHOE, Center for Advanced Study in Theology and The Sciences

SOCIAL CHANGE AND CHANGE IN RELIGIOUS NORMS Viger B

Chairman: JOSEPH BRAM, New York University
Local Congregations and Social Change
BARBARA W. HARGROVE, Hollins College

The Fallacy of Intergenerational Religious Conflict: Directive and Supportive Referents for Religion Among Jewish College Students
MERVIN F. VERBIT, Brooklyn College

The "Situationally Secure" Catholic Secondary School Environment: Its Effects on Obedience and Respect for Authority
PATRICIA PAJONAS, Sir George Williams University

RE-EVALUATING THE TEACHING OF RELIGION VIGER C
Chairman: HORACE L. FRIESS, Columbia University

Johannes Kepler as Theologian
EGON GERDES, Garrett Theological Seminary

Post-Traditional Religiosity: An Empirically Tested Model
ROBERT B. TAPP, Meadville Theological School of Lombard College

A Rationale for A Core Program in Religious Studies
BERYLH. LEVY, The Cleveland State University

Implications of the Changing Concept of the Church
RICHARD K. MORTON, Jacksonville University

4:00-5:30 P.M.
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION Viger A
Chairman: JAMES DITTES, Yale University

Religious Homogeny and Integration Into the Mainstream
CARLETON W. SMITH, Oakland University KATHLEEN KAUTH, Chicago

Religiousness, Mental Health and Personality
VICTOR D. SANUA, City University of New York

Four Case Studies of Youth's Catalyzers Which Led to Willed-Decisions LEONA J. SMITH, Union College

RELIGION AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE Viger B

Chairman: BENJAMIN M. NELSON, The New School for Social Research

Social Power: A Missing Dimension in The Scientific Study of Religion
RONALD H. BOHR, La Salle College

An Inquiry Into The Religious Factor in Max Weber's Study of Religion-Society Relationship in India
SANTOSH KUMAR NANDY, University of North Dakota

Social Correlates of Transcendental Experiences
LINDA BROOKOVER BOURQUE, Duke University

THE SOURCES OF MORAL BEHAVIOR Viger C
Chairman: PAUL GUSTAFSON, Hiram College

The Debate on Free Choice: A New Dimension
DESMOND J. FITZGERALD, University of San Francisco

Behavior Modification and The Christian Ethic
OLIVER E. GRAEBNER, Austin State School

The Moral Basis of Advanced Societies
C. P. WOLF, Brown University

7:00-8:00 P.M.-President's Reception-Viger A, B, & C

8:00-9:30 P.M. PANEL-TECHNOLOGY AND FAITH, Viger A, B, & C
Chairman: FATHER MICHAEL SHEEHAN, C.S.B., Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, St. Michael's College, University of Toronto

Faiths and the Technocratic Vision
MANFRED STANLEY, Syracuse University

Technologies in Faiths and Lives; Clinical Investigation
ROBERT W. DALY, M. D., State University of New York Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, N.Y.

Mechanisms of Spirit and the Spirit of Mechanisms
BENJAMIN M. NELSON, New School for Social Research

DISCUSSANT: DONALD GOODMAN, Department of Philosophy, State University of New York, Stony Brook, L.I.

8:30-10:00 A.M.

CHARISMATIC EXPERIENCES Viger A
Chairman: WALTER HOUSTON CLARK, Andover Newton Theological School

Unorthodox Orthodoxy: God, Prayer and Immediacy of Death as Experienced by Eighteen Men
REX A. LUCAS, University of Toronto

Glossalalia as Learned Behavior
WILMAM J. SAMARIN, The Hartford Seminary Foundation

Al-Junayd's Doctrine of Ma'Rifah as Expounded in His Kitab Dawa Al-Arwah (The Book of the Cure of Souls)
ABDUR RABB, McGill University

SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES OF RELIGION Viger B
Chairman: PETER L. BERGER, The New School for Social Research

Religion, Society and The Quest for Utopia
GILLIAN LINDT GOLLIN, American University

Marxists Means and Christian Ends: A Comparative Analysis
CARNEGIE SAMUEL CALIAN, University of Dubuque Theological Seminary

The Development of Sociology and The Social Gospel in America
J. GRAHAM MORGAN, Dalhousie University

CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY OF RELIGION Viger C
Chairman: ALLAN W. EISTER, Wellesley College

A Socio-Psychological Typology for the Cross-Cultural Study of Religion
ROBERT T. BOBILIN, University of Hawaii

The Medieval Strain in Contemporary Culture
LEE BRAUDE, Wayne State University

The Anomic Character of the Serbian Orthodox Schism
FRANK J. FAHEY, University of Notre Dame
DiuRo VRRA, Central Michigan University

10:30 to 12:00 NOON

CONCEPTUAL TOOLS FOR A SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION-II Viger A
Chairman: JAN LOUBSER, University of Toronto

The Nullity of the Notion "Religious Experience"
JAMES T. KING, Northern Illinois University The Validity of The Word "Religion" in a Scientific Study of "Religiore'
JOHN G. ARAPURA, McMaster University

Dwelling in The World Through Language: A New Conceptual Tool for The Comparative Phenomenological Analysis of Religions
DALE W. CANNAN, Duke University

FAITH AND SOCIAL INTERACTION Viger B
Chairman: WILLIAM SILVERMAN, New York University

Religious Faith and Faith in Other Persons
JERRY D. ROSE, State University College, Fredonia

Religious Identification, Mixed Marriage, and Conversion
SEWARD W. SAUSBURY

Influence of Mobility Upon Religious Participation
DANIEL M. SCHORES, JR., Duke University Divinity School

RELIGION AND MAJOR ETHICAL ISSUES Viger C
Chairman: BARDWELL SMITH, Carleton College

The Protestant Ethic, The Social Ethic and The New Morality
IRA E. ROBINSON, University of Georgia

Some Neglected Aspects of The Protestant Ethic
HENRY CARSCH, Queen's University

'Me Mennaisian Catholic-Liberal Synthesis
JOHN J. OLDFIELD, Monastery of St. Augustine

1:00-2:30 P.M.

Business Meeting, CHARLES Y. GLOCK, President

2:30-4:00 PM.

COMPARATIVE RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE Viger A
Chairman: EDGAR MILLS, The Ministry Studies Board

A Comparison of Protestant, Catholic and Jewish Identification
BERNARD LAZERWITZ, Brandeis University

Functions of Church Involvement in A Middle Class Methodist Congregation
MARGRIT KOEHLER-EICHLER, Duke University

A Comparative Study of Religious and "Secularized" Messianic Movements: Pre-Revolutionary Russia and the Newly Emerging Nations
VATRO MURVAR, University of Wisconsin

2:30 to 5:00 P.M.

FAITH AND PERSONAL HEALTH DECISIONS Viger B
Chairman: ANGELO D'AGOSTINO, Woodstock College

Drugs and Religious Faith
EDWIN T. SETTLE, Coe College

Religious Preference, Birth-Spacing, Health-Service-Patterns, Birth Control and Attitudes Toward Maternal-Infant Care
BHOPINDER S. BoLARiA, University of Maine
REBECCA A. HOOVER, University of Maine

The Relation Between Religiosity and Attitudes Toward Induced Abortion
STEPHEN L. FINNER, University of Maine
JEROME D. GAMACHE, University of Maine

RELIGIOUS FAITH IN FRENCH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES Viger C

Rapporteur: FATHER DOMINIQUE-H. SALMAN, Universite de Montreal

De christianisation de la France et r6sponses institutionnelles de I'Eglise catholique au 20e Si@ele
PAUL STRYCKMAN, Universit6 Laval La Foi sans la Foi 6, l'Universite
ALBERT LOUIS DOUTRELOUX, Uni Vergite Laval

Le laicat catholique: Une enqu6te Internationale
JEAN-GUY VAILLANCOURT, Universit6 de Californie

L'ouverture du Canada frangais aux grandes religi<)ns
JACQUES-M. LANRLAIS, s.s.c., Centre Monchanin, Montr6al

Pour une foi chr6tienne, exprimie et v6cue it la lumi6re orientale-hindoue
ROBERT VACHORI Centre Monchanin, Montrial