The 1970 Annual Meeting was held in conjunction with the organizations noted above. The printed program integrates sessions from the three organizations. SSSR was the smallest of the three groups. A full copy of the program is on deposit in the Marquette University Archives.
The Society for the Scientific Study of Religion was founded in 1949 by students of religion and of social science. Its purpose is to stimulate and communicate significant scientific research on religious institutions and religious experience.
The Society provides an opportunity for world-wide exchange of ideas and studies of cross-cultural interests in the field of religious experience. This includes studies relating religion to such diverse areas as the Philosophy of Science, History, Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology and Medicine. The Society has held scholarly meetings for twenty years providing opportunity for discussion and study on such themes as: Secularism and Religion; Belief, Behavior and Ideology; Religion and Race; Charismatic Experiences; Churches and Social Change and Assessing Religious Identification.
The Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, published quarterly, is now widely recognized as the major vehicle for the publication of theories, research findings and methodological problems encountered in the study of religion.
Membership, which includes subscription to the Journal, is open to students and to scholars interested in the application of scientific theory and method to the study of religion. The majority are college and university teachers of religion, philosophy, sociology, psychology, and anthropology. A smaller proportion are administrators, parish clergymen and practicing physicians. The officers of the Society are elected by the membership.
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Joseph H. Fichter, Princeton Theological Seminary
VICE-PRESIDENT
Paul W. Pruyser, The Menninger Foundation
TREASURER
Ralph W. Burhoe, Meadville Theological School of Lombard College
SECRETARY
Benton Johnson, University of Oregon
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY:
William V. D'Antonio, University of Notre Dame
EDITOR: JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION
James E. Dittes, Yale University Divinity School
BOOK REVIEW EDITOR
Paul M. Gustafson, Hiram College
Virginia Rickard, Hiram College (Replaces Paul Gustafson who resigned to become Fulbright Scholar in Malaysia)
PROGRAM CHAIRMAN
Dean Knudsen, Purdue University
COUNCIL
Peter L. Berger, Rutgers University
Daniel J. Callahan, Institute of Society, Ethics and Life Sciences, New York City
Nicholas J. Demerath 111, University of Wisconsin
Charles Y. Glock, University of California, Berkeley
Andrew M. Greeley, University of Chicago
C. Eric Lincoln, Union Theological
Edgar W. Mills, Ministry Studies Board National Council of the
Churches of Christ
Albert C. Outler, Southern Methodist University
PAST PRESIDENTS
Walter H. Clark 1949-51
Talcott Parsons 1952-53
Prentiss L. Pemberton 1954-55
Richard V. McCann 1956-57
James L. Adams 1958-59
Horace M. Kallen 1960-61
Horace L. Friess 1962-63
Walter H. Clark 1964-65
Peter L. Berger 1966-67
Charles Y. Glock 1968-69
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE
New York City, 1970
Genevieve Burch, New York University
William Silverman, New York University
INFORMATION / REGISTRATION
All meetings will be held in the Hotel New Yorker, 34th Street and Eighth Avenue, New York City. The hotel is adjacent to Pennsylvania Station and is accessible from the airports directly by taxi or by airport bus.
There are three detachable cards included in this program:
HOTEL RESERVATION. The guest room reservation card should be completed and returned directly to the hotel. Reservations should reach the hotel no later than October 10 if one is to be assured of guaranteed space.
PRE-REGISTRATION. There is a single registration card for the meetings of the three societies. Persons should indicate on the pre-registration card each of the societies to which they belong. The pre-registration card should be returned with the appropriate fee to the address shown.
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION. For the convenience of persons wishing to apply for membership a postage-paid card is included. This card may be used for applying to any of the three societies.
At the hotel, all registration and information activities will be located in the third floor foyer. Copies of certain of the papers read at the meeting sessions will be available at the registration desk.
Thursday, October 22, Morning
COUNCIL MEETING
Buffalo Room, 9:00 a.m.
Joseph H. Fichter, President, Presiding
Thursday, October 22, Afternoon
LUNCHEON EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TO HONOR DR. SAMUEL KLAUSNER Hartford Room, 12:00 noon
OPENING SESSION
Grand Ballroom, 2:00-3:45 p.m.
Joseph Fichter, Princeton Theological Seminary, Presiding
Address: The Widows and the Orphans and the Faith: a Vignette from the Ghetto
Samuel Klausner, University of Pennsylvania
THE PUBLICATION OF RELIGIOUS RESEARCH
Journals and Religious Research Terrace Room, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
David Moberg, Marquette University, Editor,
Review of Religious Research, Presiding
Panel Discussion
James E. Dittes, Editor, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
Dorothy Dohen, Editor Sociological Analysis
Harry C. Meserve, Editor, Journal of Religion and Health
Publications in Religion: An Analysis
Hartford Room, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Prentiss Pemberton, Colgate Rochester, Bexley Hall, Presiding
A Critique of Research Documents in the H. Paul DouglassCollection
Earl D. C. Brewer and Douglas Johnson, Emory University
Data for Religious Research,
Phillip R. Kunz, Brigham Young University
An Analysis of Articles in the Sociology of Religion in the Major Journals,
Charles Beuhler, Andrew Weigert, University of Notre Dame
Thursday, October 22, Evening
JOINT SESSION: THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION THE SOCIETY FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION
Terrace Room 7:30 p.m.
Charles Y. Glock, University of California at Berkeley, Presiding
Theme: Caesar and His Godly Friends: On Church and
State Today
Speakers: Elwyn A. Smith, Temple University and Leo
Pfeffer, Long Island University
Respondent: William Storey, University of Notre Dame
Friday, October 23, Morning
THEMATIC SESSION I
Grand Ballroom, 9:00-10:45 a.m.
Religious Beliefs as Structural Elements in Societies,
Elizabeth Nottingham, Berkeley, California
Respondents:
Vatro Murvar, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Presiding
N. J. Demerath III, American Sociological Association
Jeffrey Hadden, Tulane University
Talcott Parsons, Harvard University
THEMATIC SUBSESSIONS
Critiques of Perspectives of Religion
South Room, 11:00-12:30 p.m.
Edward Jurji, Princeton Theological Seminary, Presiding
Religious Awareness and the Image of the Future: A Critique of the Work of Fred Polak,
Elise Boulding, University of Colorado
From Institutional to Personal: The Von Oppen Thesis,
C. P. Wolf, Brown University
Conceptual and Theoretical Issues I
Buffalo Room, 11:00-12:30 p.m.
Jackson Carroll, Emory University, Presiding
Research in Sociology of Religion and Critical Sociology,
Thomas P. Imse, Holy Cross College
The Use of a Proper Theoretical Model in the Scientific Study of Religion
, Mrs. Hobart Burch, Larchmont, New York
A Critique of Parsons' Analysis of Belief Systems, Especially Religious Belief Systems,
Wayne Youngquist, Northern Illinois University
Cross-Cultural Studies
Hartford Room, 11:00-12:30 p.m.
Edna O'Hern, St. Francis College, Presiding
An Approach to Sub-dividing Populations (Homogeneous on Religious Affiliation) into "Religious Types" as illustrated by Data from Three Latin-American Countries,
Harley M. UpChurch, Northern Illinois University
The Role of Function and Concept in the Study of Ethics and
Religion of the Traditional Societies of South and East Asia,
Orlan Lee, State University of New York at Buffalo
Durkheim and the Sociology of Religion
Suite 919, 11:00-12:30 p.m.
Walter Banks, Fisk University, Presiding
Emile Durkheim and Traditional Judaism,
Jacob J. Lindenthal, Yale University
Durkheim's Non-functionalist Sociology of Theology: Theme,Variations and Implications,
J. Alan Winter, Connecticut College
Friday, October 23, Morning
Special Session on Religious Definitions
Suite 736, 11:00-12:30 p.m.
Scientific Re-definition of God, that Describes Cosmos and
Explains Creation- A Conversation with Stuart Dodd,
University of Washington
Friday, October 23, Afternoon
THEMATIC SESSION II
Grand Ballroom, 2:00-3:45 p.m.
The Dimensions of Religiosity,
Charles Glock, University of California, Berkeley
Respondents:
Robert Althauser, Princeton University, Presiding
Donald Ploch, Yale University
James Dittes, Yale Divinity School
THEMATIC SUBSESSIONS
Empirical Studies-1
South Room, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
C. Eric Lincoln, Union Theological Seminary, Presiding
Responsiveness of Methodists: Data Analysis of 1959 MESTAProject,
Weldon Park, Rhode Island Junior College
Ecumenical Unity, A Groundless Optimism?,
Shang Ik Moon, Concordia Senior College, Indiana
Empirical Studies-2
Buffalo Room, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Edward C. Lehman, Jr., SUNY, College at Brockport, Presiding
Religion and Marital Adjustment: A Multi-Dimensional and Multivariate Analysis,
Ronald C. Wimberley, University of Tennessee
"The Baptist Prisoner in Indiana",
Richard D. Knudten, Valparaiso University
Conceptual Studies
Hartford Room, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Benjamin Nelson, New York State University, Stoney Brook, Presiding
Theistic Conceptions in American Protestantism,
Walter Broughton, Kirkland College
Types of Orientation Among Jewish Born Professors Toward the Larger Jewish Religio-Ethnic Community,
Norman L. Friedman, California State College, Los Angeles
Being Jewish: An Approach to Conceptualization and Operationalization,
Arnold Dashevsky, University of Connecticut
Studies on Irreligion
Suite 619, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Michael Thomas, University of Maryland, Presiding
The Conceptualization of Irreligion
Colin B. Campbell, University of York
Distinguishing Characteristics of Religious NONES: Evidence from National Opinion Polls,
Jon P. Alston and Jack O. Balswick, University of Georgia
Friday, October 23, Afternoon
Special Session on Psychological Issues in Religious Experience
Suite 636, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Paul Pruyser, Menninger Foundation, Presiding
Religious Orientations and Experiences of College Students,
William Hannah, Project on Student Development in Small Colleges
Religion as a Component of Consciousness,
Paul Cameron, University of Louisville
Ecstatic States of Consciousness as a Source of Personality
Change
, Walter H. Clark, Andover Newton Theological School
Friday October 23, Evening
ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING
Grand Ballroom, 5:30-6:30 p m.
DUTCH TREAT PARTY
North Ballroom, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 24, Morning
THEMATIC SESSION III
Grand Ballroom, 9:00-10:45 a.m.
Religious Organization-The Continuing Dialogue Stemming from Church-Sect Typology
, Benton Johnson, University of Oregon
Respondents:
James Davidson, Purdue University, Presiding
Paul M. Harrison, Pennsylvania State University
J. Milton Yinger, Oberlin College
Russell Dynes, Ohio State University
THEMATIC SUBSESSIONS
Sect-Church Typology: Empirical Studies
South Room, 11:00-12:30 p.m.
Morris I. Berkowitz, Brock University, Presiding
A Factor-Analytic Investigation of the Dimensionality of Sectarianism,
Loyde H. Hartley, Union College
Consequences of Coalitions: Ecumenical Cooperation and Civil Rights Policy
James R. Wood, Indiana University
Clerical Roles
Buffalo Room, 11:00-12:30 p.m.
Morton King, Southern Methodist University, Presiding
Catholic and Protestant Clergy: Comparative Experiences of Role Stress,
John P. Koval, University of Notre Dame
Where They Stand,
Roger D. Irle, Northern Illinois University
Identification of Ministerial Cliques: A Sociometric Approach
,
Jack O. Balswick and Gary L. Faulkner, University of Georgia
New Sectarianism
Hartford Room, 11:00-12:30 p.m.
Calvin Redekop, Goshen College, Presiding
Religious Implications of Reported Paranormal Experiences Occurring Among Members of Intentional Communities,
Stanley Krippner, Maimonides Medical Center
Bureaucratic-Voluntary Patterns in the American Catholic Church: A Theoretical Sketch
, Patrick H. McNamara, University of New Mexico
Social Status and Religion
Suite 919, 11:00-12:30 p.m.
Waldo Burchard, Northern Illinois University, Presiding
Status Discrepancy As a Source of Ethno-Religious Factionalism
, Djuro J. Vrga, Central Michigan University
Religion as a Social Status,
Gary D. Bouma, Dalhousie University
Saturday, October 24, Afternoon
THEMATIC SESSION IV
Grand Ballroom, 2:00-3:45 p.m.
Secularization: A Meaningful Concept, A Viable Process,
Martin Marty, University of Chicago
Respondents:
William Newman, University of Connecticut, Presiding
James Childress, University of Virginia
Peter Berger, Rutgers University
Richard Fenn, Trinity College
THEMATIC SUBSESSIONS
Secularization as Process
South Room, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Clark S. Knowlton, University of Utah, Presiding
Mormonism as a Political Credo: A Case Study of Ezra Taft Benson,
Edward L. Schapsmeier, Illinois State University
Practical and Moral: The Impact of Reinhold Niebahr on the Nonviolent Strategy of Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Ronald H. Bohr, Pennsylvania State Hospital
How is the Classification "Christian Historian" Still Meaningful in Contemporary Historiography?,
William A. Speck, University of South Alabama
Conceptual Issues
Buffalo Room 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Clyde Nunn, University of Nebraska, Presiding
A Conceptual Alternative for the Sociology of Religion,
Charles W. Estus, Assumption College
Parallels Between Some Theological and Symbolic Interactionist
Interpretations of Behavior: An Exercise in the Sociology of Knowledge,
Glenn M. Vernon, University of Utah
Religion and Social Behavior: Secularization?
Hartford Room, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Daniel J.Callahan, Director, Institute of Society, Ethics and the Life Sciences, Presiding
Religiosity and Pacifism among College Students
, Stephen L. Finner, University of Delaware
Religion and Discontent II: Negro Attitudes Toward the Church and Participation in the Los Angeles Riot,
John B. McConahay, Yale University
Theoretical Issues
Suite 919, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Richard Means, Kalamazoo College, Presiding
Critique of Contemporary Literature in the Scientific Study of Religion,
Ana Maria Rizzuto, New England Medical Center Hospitals
A Phenomenological Approach to the Empirical Study of Religion,
John C. Prabhu, St. Mary's College
Special Symposium on Methods in the Psychology of Religion
Suite 819, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
H. Newton Maloney, Fuller Theological Seminary, Presiding
New Methods in the Psychology of Religion,
H. Newton Maloney, Fuller Theological Seminary
Empirical Studies in the Psychology of Religion: An Assessment of the Past Ten Years,
Neil C. Warren, Fuller Theological Seminary
Methodology for the Psychology of Religion: An Historical and Theoretical Overview,
David Flakoli, Fuller Theological Seminary
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