1985 Program

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ANNUAL MEETING
of the
SOCIETY FOR THE SCIENTIFIC
STUDY OF RELIGION
in conjunction with the
RELIGIOUS RESEARCH
ASSOCIATION

Program Themes:
SSSR: Religion and the Political Order
RRA: Conflict and Unity in the Churches

SAVANNAH HYATT REGENCY
Savannah, Georgia

October 25-27, 1985

OFFICERS AND COUNCIL OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION
OFFICERS AND STAFF President Jeffrey K. Hadden, University of Virginia
Vice-President Phillip E. Hammond, University of California at Santa Barbara
Secretary Stan D. Gaede, Gordon College
Treasurer David A. Roozen, Hartford Seniinary
Executive Secretary Hart M. Nelsen, Pennsylvania State University
Business Manager Lorraine D'Antonio, University of Connecticut

COUNCIL Reginald Bibby, University of Lethbridge, Canada
James D. Davidson, Purdue University
Thomas M. Gannon, Woodstock Theological Center
Kirk Hadaway, Center for Urban Church Studies
Ralph W. Hood, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Benton Johnson, University of Oregon
Bennetta Jules-Rosette, University of California at San Diego
Marie Augusta Neal, Enimanuel College

JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION Editor: Donald Capps, Princeton Theological Seminary
Book Review Editor: Robert Wuthnow, Princeton University

SSSR MONOGRAPH SERIES Editor: James R. Wood, Indiana University

AAAS REPRESENTATIVE Hart M. Nelsen, Pennsylvania State University

PROGRAM'85 Chairperson: Anson Shupe, Jr., University of Texas at Arlington
Local Arrangements: Connie A. Jones, Agnes Scott College

PROGRAM'86 Chairperson: Larry Ingram, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, TN 38238
Theme: "The Sacred and the Public Realm"
Place: Hyatt Regency Hotel on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., November 14-16.
Single: $62; Double: $68.

SOCIETY FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION MEM[BERSEIIP AND JOURNAL Membership is open to interested persons. Annual dues for 1986 of $24.00 includes subscription of JSSR, published quarterly. Student memberships and memberships for retired persons are available at $10.00. Annual subscription to the Journal without membership is $24.00.
Address: SSSR, University of CT, Box U-68A, Storrs, CT 06268

OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE RELIGIOUS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS AND STAFF President Constant Jacquet, Jr., National Council of Churches
Past President William McKinney, Jr., United Church Board
Secretary James Wood, Indiana University
Treasurer Russell Dynes, University of Delaware
Business Manager Lorraine D'Antonio, University of Connecticut

BOARD MEMBERS Ruth Doyle, Archdiocese of New York
George Gallup, Jr., Gallup Organization
Richard Gorsuch, Fuller Theological Seminary
Dean Hoge, Catholic University
Larry Ingram, University of Tennessee at Martin
Theodore Long, Washington & Jefferson College
Mary Mattis, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
David Roozen, Hartford Seminary
K. Peter Takayama, Memphis State University
Stan Weed, Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints
Barbara Wheeler, Auburn Seminary

REVIEW OF RELIGIOUS RESEARCH Editor: Edward C. Lehman, Jr., State University of New York at Brockport
Book Review Editor: James R. Kelly, Fordham University

PROGRAM'85 Chairperson: Larry Ingram, University of Tennessee at Martin

PROGRAM'86 K. Peter Takayaina, Department of Sociology, Memphis State University, Memphis, TN 38152
Theme: "The Church as a Social Institution"
Place: Hyatt Regency Hotel on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., November 14-16.
Single: $62; Double: $68.

RELIGIOUS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION MEMEBERSHIP AND PUBLICATIONS Membership in the Association is open to all interested persons. The annual dues are $24-00 for members and $12.00 for emeritus and student members. Membership includes a subscription to the Review of Religious Research, which is published four times a year. For persons not desiring membership but wishing to subscribe to the Review, the cost is $22.00 per year. Institutional subscriptions to the Review are $30.00 per year. Addrrss: Religious Research Association, Inc., Box U68-A, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06268.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Thursday, October 24, 1985
1:00-6:00 PM RRA Board of Directors Meeting Westbrook

7:30-11:00 PM SSSR Council Meeting Westbrook

Friday, October 25, 1985
8:00-9:20 AM SSSR Women's Caucus Ballroom F

9:30 AM Women in the Ministry Ballroom F

9:30-11:30 AM SSSR Council Meeting (cont.) Presidential Suite

11:30 AM SSSR Council Luncheon Windows

8:00 AM-5:00 PMSSSR Book Exhibit South
Prefunction

8:30-10:20 AM THEMATIC SESSION SSSR-1
Savannah
RELIGION AND THE POLITICAL ORDER: ISRAEL AND JUDAISM
Convener: James T. Duke, Brigham Young University
"Judaism and the Political Order: Religious Extremism or Liberal Tolerance?"
Shlomo N. Biderman, Tel Aviv University
"Christian Zionism and Jewish Zionism: Divergences and Convergences"
Roland Robertson, University of Pittsburgh
"Informal Mechanisms of Ecclesiastical Control: The Case of Greek Orthodox Partiarchate of Jerusalem"
Donald A. Luidens, Hope College
Discussant: Richard Rubenstein, Florida State University

8:30-10:20 AM THEMATIC SESSION SSSR-2
Ballroom D
PROPHETIC ROLES AND LEADERSHIP IN AFRO-AMERICAN RELIGION
Convener: Eleanor Meyers, Union Theological Seminary
"Community Workers as Prophets: Afro-American Women, Religion, and Careers in Social Change"
Cheryl Townsend Gilkes, Boston University
"The Role of Central Orienting Value in the Religious and Political Beliefs of the Individual"
Sarah Karl, Rutgers-The State University
"Stewardship As A Vehicle Towards Political Empowerment in the Black Episcopal Church"
Samuel A. Gordon and Robert E. Steele, University of Maryland
Discussant: Judith M. Weightman, Iowa State University

8:30-10:20 AM THEMATIC SESSION SSSR-3
Ballroom E
RELIGION AND THE 1984 ELECTION: I
Convener: Lyman Kellstedt, Wheaton College
"Political Activism Among a Religious Elite: Southern Baptist Ministers in the 1984 Elections"
James Guth, Furman University
"Race, Religion and Politics in the 1984 Election: An Analysis of Political Party Activists in Six Southern States"
Tod Baker, The Citadel
"Evangelicals and the 1984 Election: Continuity or Change?"
Corwin Sniidt, Calvin College
Discussant: Kenneth Wald, University of Florida

8:30-10:20 SSSR-4
Verelst
SOCIO-RELIGIOUS PROGRESSIVISM AND SECULARIZATION
Convener: R. Stephen Warner, University of Illinois at Chicago
"The Effect of Political Factors on Secularization and Religious Change"
James T. Duke and Barry L. Johnson, Brigham Young University
"Continuities and Change in the Organization and Practices of Religion Over One Generation: 1950 to 1984"
W. Seward Salisbury, State University of New York at Oswego
"Social, Moral and Religious Progressivism: The Case of English Catholics"
Michael P. Homsby-Smith and Lynda T. Rajan, University of Surrey
Dicussant: Michael R. Leming, St. Olaf College

8:30-10:20 SSSR-5
Sloane
PERSPECTIVES ON THE ELECTRONIC CHURCH
Convener: Charles E. Swann, Union Theological Seminary of Virginia
"The Historical Antecedent of the Electric Church"
Razelle Frankl, Glassboro State College
"The Impact of the Prime Time Preacher's Political Views on Television Audiences: An Experiment"
Barbara Sirotnik, John Heeren, and Donald B. Lindsay, California State University, San Bernardino
"New Empirical Perspectives on the Measurement of Religious Television Audiences"
Paul H. Virts, Christian Broadcasting Network
David C. Clark, Christian Broadcasting Network
Discussants: William Behanna, A. C. Nielsen Company

8:30-10:20 SSSR-6
Percival
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIANITY
Convener: Larry R. Petersen, Memphis State University
"The Meaning of 'Theology' in Liberation Theology"
Mary Carman Rose, St. Mary's Seminary and University
"Prophecy and Legitimation Within the Catholic Charismatic Renewal"
Mary Ellen Batiuk, Wilmington College of Ohio
"The Return of Gnosticism"
Mary Carman Rose, St. Mary's Seminary and University
"Becoming A 'True' Believer: A Case Study of Mortnon Conversion"
M. Jean Heriot, University of California, Los Angeles
Discussant: Melinda B. Wagner, Radford College

8:30-10:20 THEMATIC SESSION
Ballroom B
CHURCHES IN CONFLICT
Covener: G. Willis Bennett, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
"Prophetic Ministry and (Dis) Unity in Pittsburgh: The Sociological Paradox of Reconciliation"
Theodore E. Long, Washington and Jefferson College
"Conflict Is Not Constructive: An Attempt at Theory Construction in Light of Psychodynaniics and Theological Affirmations"
H. Newton Malony, Fuller Theological Seminary
"The Political Economy of Local Congregational Conflict"
Ida Rousseau Mukenge, Morehouse College
"Mormonism and the Equal Rights Amendment"
Discussant: Kendall White, Jr., Washington and Lee University

8:30-10:20 RRA-2
Vernon
WELFARE CONCERNS OF THE CHURCHES
Convener: Cecil D. Bradfield, James Madison University
"Religious Meaning Systems and Orientation to Social Welfare"
is Catherine A. Faver, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
"Religious Traditions, Family Drinking Enviroinnent, and Intergenerational Familial Alcoholism as Predictors of Youthful Problem Drinking"
H. Wesley Perkins, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
"Structural and Individual Sources of Beliefs About Poverty: Some Religious and Secular Considerations"
Alan K. Mock, Purdue University
James D. Davidson, Purdue University
"Competition for Contributions: How Seventh-Day Adventists Channel Their Giving"
Roger L. Dudley, Andrews University
Discussant: R. Ann Myers, James Madison University

10:30-12:20 AM THEMATIC SESSION SSSR-7
Savannah
RELIGION AND THE POLITICAL ORDER THEORETICAL ISSUES I
Convener: N. J. Demerath III, University of Massachusetts
"Religion and the New Mandarins"
Barbara Hargrove, Illif School of Theology
"Structural Analysis of Religion: Complexity, Secularization, and the Competition for Common Sense between Religion and Polity"
William Wentworth, Clemson University
"The Quixotic Quest for Civility: An Analysis of Interaction between the New Christian Right and Secular Humanists"
W. Barnett Pearce and Steven W. Littlejon, University of Massachusetts
Alison Alexander, Humbolt State University
"Linguistifying the Sacred vs. Clothing the Naked: Jurgen Habermaus and Richard Neuhaus on Politics and Life-Worlds"
Thomas G. Walsh, Vanderbilt University
Discussant: John H. Simpson, University of Toronto

10:30-12:20 AM SSSR-8
Vernon
RELIGIOUS FAITH: COMMITMENT AND GROWTH
Convener: Larry R. Peterson, Memphis State University
"Crisis As Opportunity for Spiritual Growth"
C. Margaret Hall, Georgetown University
"Correlates of Teenage Religious Conm-iitment: The Canadian Case"
Reginald Bibby, University of Lethbridge
"Bias and Cognitive Flexibility in Measures of Personal Faith"
Bernard Spilka, Brian Kojetin, and Danny McIntosh, University of Denver
"Ethnic and/or Religious Identity Retention in Canada"
Raymond Currie, University of Manitoba
Wsevolod W. Isajiw, University of Toronto
Discussant: Janet Jacobs, University of Colorado

10:30-12:20 AM THEMATIC SESSION SSSR-9
Ballroom D
CULTURAL CONFRONTATION AND INTEGRATION: JEWS AND THE POLITICAL ORDER
Convener: Ellen M. Umansky, Emory University
"Intergroup Conflict and Prejudice: Biblical Portrayals of the Canaanites"
Daniel Hussbaum, National Conference of Christians and Jews
"Religion and Political Appointments: The Jewish Experience in San Francisco"
David Dalin, The Jewish Theological Seminary
"Is Judaism Compatible With the American Political Order? The Case of American Jews and Christmas"
Jonathan D. Sama, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Discussant: Samuel Klausner, University of Pennsylvania

10:30-12:20 THEMATIC SESSION SSSR-10
Ballroom E
CHURCH AND STATE IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
Convener: Emile Jean Pin, Vassar College
"The Struggle for Religious Autonomy and Civil Liberties-Poland's Case"
Karol Borowski, Massachusetts Institute for Social Studies
"Religion and Patriotism: A Comparison of Poland, France, Great Britain, and the U.S."
Barbara Les, The University of Chicago
"Church and State"
Anton K. Jacobs, University of Notre Dame
Discussant: Erling Jorstad, St. Olaf College

10:30-12:20 THEMATIC SESSION SSSR- 1 1
Ballroom B
SECTARIAN INITIATIVES, SCHISMS, AND POLITICS
Convener: Glenn M. Vernon, University of Utah
"The Mormons in the Emerging Religious Economy of Latin America"
Keith Parry, University of Lethbridge
"Mormon Assimilation and Politics: Toward a Theory of Mormon Church Involvement in National U.S. Politics"
Armand Mauss, Washington State University
M. Gerald Bradford, University of California, Santa Barbara
"Subversive Religion: Base Ecclesial Communities and the Old Order Amish"
Marc A. Olshan, Bethany College
"Prophecy and the Construction and Deconstruction of Religions Symbols: A Case Study of Jim Jones"
John R. Hall, University of Missouri - Columbia
Discussant: Jon P. Alston, Texas A & M University

10:30-12:30 SSSR-12
Percival
RELIGIOUS COMMITMENT AND MOVEMENT COMMUNITIES
Convener: Gillian Lindt, Columbia University
"Redemptory Intimacy: Familial Personalism in the Unification Church"
Arthur S. Parsons, Smith College
"Spiritual Well-Being, Alternative Life Style, and Quality of Life: A Study from the Smallholding Movement"
Merlin B. Brinkerhoff and Jeffrey C. Jacob, The University of Calgary
"The Love Family: Disintegration of a Modem Utopia"
Robert Balch and Janann Cohig, University of Montana
Discussant: Keith A. Roberts, Bowling Green State University

10:30-12:20 RRA-3
Sloane
INTERNATIONAL REPORTS ON THE CHURCHES
Convener: K. Peter Takayama, Memphis State University
"Catholicism in Poland and Central America: A Comparison of Goals"
Joseph B. Tamney, Ball State University
"Two Churches in the Philippines: Some Reflections on an Exposure Visit"
Michael R Homsby-Smith, Univesity of Surrey
"Liberation Theology: A View from the Barrio and the Village"
Cecil David Bradfield, James Madison University
Discussant: Joseph A. Varacalli, Nassau Community College

10:30-12:30 RRA-4
Verelst
APPLIED DENOMINATIONAL RESEARCH: VARIATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS
Convener: Stephen Hart, Lutheran Church in America
"Research and Evaluation in the Lutheran Church in America"
Leonard Sibley, Lutheran Church in America
"Empiricism and Inspiration: The Case of the Mormons"
Stan Weed, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
"Working From the Outside in: Advantages and Disadvantages of Being an Outside Contractor for Applied Research Wanted by Denominations"
Adair Lummis, Hartford Seminary
"Social Research and the Churches: A Report to the Lilly Endowment"
Yoshio Fukuyama, Chicago Theological Seminary
Discussant: Mary Mattis, Presbyterian Church (USA)

12:30-2:20 THEMATIC SESSION SSSR-13
Savannah
RELIGION AND THE POLITICAL ORDER: WESTERN EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVES
Convener: Russell Dynes, University of Delaware
"Religion and the Political Order: The Case of Norway"
John Madeley, London School of Economics
"Diffused Religion: Theory and Practice"
Roberto Cipriani, Cattedra Di Sociologia Della Conoscenza
"Religious and Secular Establishments and the Social Content of Prophetic Religious Movements"
Eileen Barker, London School of Economics
Discussant: Karel Dobbelaere, Catholic University of Leuven

12:30-2:20 SSSR- 14
Verelst
DENOMINATIONAL ROOTS OF MODERN CHRISTIANITY
Convener: J. Kenneth Moriand, Randolph-Macon Women's College
"The Puritan Heritage of American Methodism"
Rev. Charles J. Tilley, Charlottesville, Virginia
"Pietism As a Leading Factor in the Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction of Three Groups of Salzburg Emigrees, 1731-34"
Donald Ortner, Hampden-Sydney College
"Religion and Political Socialization: The Emergence of Civil Religion in Albany, New York 1754-1800"
David G. Hackett, Emory University
"The Effects of the Changing Theological Climate in Europe on the Salzburg Colony in Georgia, the First Hundred Years"
Hermann Winde (Trans. by Donald Ortner, Hampden-Sydney College, read by Raymond E. Davis, Jr., Ascension Lutheran Church, Savannah)
Discussant: Wade Clark Roof, University of Massachusetts

12:30-2:20 THEMATIC SESSION SSSR- 15
Ballroom D
RELIGION AND THE 1984 ELECTION --II
Convener: Corwin Smidt, Calvin College
"How New Is the New Christian right? A Study of Three Presidential Elections"
Benton Johnson and Mark Shibley, University of Oregon
"Images of God as Predictors of Attitudes on Social Issues Among Fundamentalists and Non-Fundamentalists"
Ted Jelen, Illinois Benedictive
"The Moral Majority as a Reference Group in the 1984 Election"
Jerry Perkins, Texas Tech University
"Issue Positions Among Fundamentalist and Non-Fundamentalist Evangelicals"
Lyman Kelistedt, Wheaton College
Discussant: Larry Moreland, The Citadel

12:30-2:20 SSSR-16
Vernon
SCANDANAVIAN STUDIES IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
Convener: Kenneth Christiansen, Defiance College
"The Religious and the Paranorinal: An Icelandic-American Comparison"
Eriendur Haraldsson, University of Iceland
"The Magical Church: Rationalism, Spiritualism, and Icelandic Modernization"
William Swatos, Northern Illinois University
"Finnish Interest in Indian Religion From 1880 to the Present Day"
Nils G. Holm, Abo Akadenii, Finland
Discussant: Connie Jones, Agnes Scott College

12:30-2:20 THEMATIC SESSION SSSR-17
Ballroom E
ARMAGEDDON, POLITICS, AND PACIFISM
Convener: James R. Wood, Indiana University
"Nuclear War and Mfllenarian Symbols"
Michael Barkun, Syracuse University
"Spirituality and Social Activism: Interviews with Quakers"
James Spickard, College of Notre Dame
"Pacifists and Political Participation: The Case of the Mennonites"
J. Howard Kauffman, Goshen College
"Religious Mass Suicide Before Jonestown: The 'Old Believers'"
Thomas Robbins, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Discussant: JoAnn Chirico, Washington and Jefferson College

12:30-2:20 THEMATIC SESSION SSSR-18
Sloane
RELIGION AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN LATIN AMERICA
Convener: Madeleine Adriance, University of Massachusetts, Boston
"The Class Basis of Lay Group Activities in the Archdiocese of Sao Paulo"
W. E. Hewitt, McMaster University
"Church and Politics in Brazil: The Genesis of Change"
Thomas C. Bruneau, McGill University
"Church and Politics in Chile"
Hannah Stewart, Duke University
Discussant: Otto Maduro, University of the Andes

12:30-2:20 SSSR-19
Percival
MODERN DENOMINATIONS AND SOCIAL CHANGE
Convener:Albert A. Herzog, Board of Global Ministeries, United Methodist Church
"Women in Ministry in the Roman Catholic Church"
Mary Beth Celio and Edward Schau, Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle; Paul Magnano, University of Washington
"Conservative Churches and Rapid Social Change"
Gary L. Brock, Southwest Missouri State University
"Comniitment and Persistence of Congregational Members in the Face of Ministerial Change"
Edward Schau and Mary Beth Celio, Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle; Paul Magnano, University of Washington
"Regional Migration and Patterns of Religious Membership in the South"
Roger W. Stump, SUNY Albany
Discussant: Alex McIntosh, Texas A & M University

12:30-2:20 RRA-5
Ballroom F
WOMEN IN MINISTRY I: CURRENT RESEARCH
Convener: Mary Mattis, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
"Attitudes of Congregational Members Towards Women in Ministry"
Edward C. Lehman, Jr., SUNY College at Brockport
"Seminary Experiences of Women in Ministry"
Joy Charlton, Swarthmore College
"Placement Experiences of Women in Ministy"
Nancy Nason-Clark, University of New Brunswick (Canada)
Discussant: Barbara Hargrove, Iliff School of Theology

2:30-4:10 SSSR-20
Sloane
RELIGION AND AGING
Convener: Jeanne C. Biggar, University of Virginia
"Changes in Religious Commitment and Practice Among Older Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis"
Barbara P. Payne, Georgia State University
Earl C. Brewer, Candler School of Theology, Emory University
"Services to the Elderly: Two Denominational Approaches"
Gordon F. Streib, University of Florida
"Vocational Support Systems and Anticipated Retirement Among Clergymen"
Jeanne C. Biggar, University of Virginia
Charles F. Longino, University of Miami
Discussant: Glenn M. Vernon, University of Utah

2:30-4:10 SSSR-21
Percival
THE SOCIAL SCIENCE OF RELIGION THROUGH NOVELS
Convener: Thomas Robbins, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
"Updike and Christianity"
Roland Robertson, University of Pittsburgh
"Private Protestant Ethics: Women's Religion ... And Ladies of the Club"
Ellen Idler,
"Vargas Llosa and 'The War of the End of the World'
Thomas Robbins, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Discussant: Frank Lechner, University of Pittsburgh

2:30-4:10 SSSR-22
Verelst
EDUCATION, SCHOLARSHIP, AND SUBSTANTIVE SHIFTS
Convener: Helen Rose Ebaugh, University of Houston
"Psychology and Religion According to Nineteenth Century Textbooks"
Bernard Spilka, Brian Kojetin and Danny N. McIntosh, University of Denver
"Theology, Education and Training of Prophetic Church Leaders"
Eleanor Meyers, University of Wisconsin, Madison
"Science and Religion: The 'State of the Art' "
Marlene M. Mackie and Merlin B. Brinkerhoff, The University of Calgary
Discussant: Daniel Aleshire, Southern Seminary

2:30-4:10 SSSR-23
Ballroom B
PANEL DISCUSSION Of Robert Bellah et al's Habits of the Heart
Convener: Phillip Hammond, University of California, Santa Barbara
Panelists: Pierre Hegy, Adelphi University James Fowler, Candler School of Theology Benton Johnson, University of Oregon Wade Clark Roof, University of Massachusetts

2:30-4:10 SSSR-24
Ballroom E
UNCONVENTIONAL RELIGION AND RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSIES
Convener: Keith A. Roberts, Bowling Green University
"Ritual, Collective Effervescence, and Charisma: Integration and Empirical Examinations"
Steve Carlton-Ford, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
"Sociation Practices and Pesonality Adjustment of Hare Krishna Children"
Lawrence Lilliston, Oakland University
"Church Membership and Crime Rates"
Byron R. Johnson, University of Dayton
"The Search for the Sacred: Jewish Youth and New Religious Movements"
Charles Selengut, County College of Morris, NJ
Discussant: Larry D. Shinn, Bucknell University

2:304:10 SSSR-25
Ballroom D
WORKSHOP ON TEACHING THE SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
Convener: Edgar Mills, University of Texas at San Antonio
Discussants: Nancy Ammerman, Candler School of Theology, Emory University R. Stephen Warner, University of Illinois at Chicago
Attenders are invited to bring relevant materials and to participate in the session.

2:30-4:10 THEMATIC SESSION SSSR-26
Savannah
RELIGION AND THE POLITICAL ORDER: ISLAMIC ISSUES
Convener: Jerry Pankhurst, Wittenberg University
"Fundamentalist Muslims in World Politics"
Daniel Pipes, Naval War College
"The Alliance Between the New Christian Right and the State of Israel"
Grace Halsell, Washington, D.C.
"The Impact of Islam on Political Structure: A Cross-National Analysis 1965-1980"
Fatma Muge Gocek, Princeton University
Discussant: Edward Reeves, Morehead St. University

2:30-4:10 RRA-6
Vernon
AUTHORS MEET THE CRITICS:
The Varieties of Religious Presence
Convener: Carl Dudley, McCormick Theological Seminary
Authors: David A. Roozen, Hartford Seminary William McKinney, Hartford Seminary Jackson W. Carroll, Hartford Seminary
Critics: Samuel S. Hill, University of Florida Larry L. McSwain, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary David 0. Moberg, Marquette University

4:15-5:25 RRA-7
Ballroom A
PLENARY SESSION
H. PAUL DOUGLASS LECTURE
Convener: Constant Jacquet, Jr., President of the Religious Research Association
H. Paul Douglass Lecturer: Dean R. Hoge, Catholic University of America
"INTERPRETING CHANGE IN AMERICAN CATHOLICISM"

5:30 PM Garden Terrace
SSSR WOMEN'S CAUCUS CASH BAR RECEPTION FOR ALL SSSR/RRA ANNUAL MEETING PARTICIPANTS

8:30 PM SSSR-27
Ballroom A
SSSR PLENARY SESSION
"ON OPENING WINDOWS: THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN TRADITION AND CHANGE IN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH"
Convener: William V. D'Antonio, American Sociological Association
"Structural Stress in the Roman Catholic Church: Social Control and Social Change"
Ruth A. Wallace, George Washington University
David Scinlli, Georgetown University
"The Vatican and the U.S. Catholic Church"
Thomas M. Gannon, Woodstock Theological Center
"The Vatican and the Liberal Church Tradition of the Low Countries"
Karel Dobbelaere, Catholic University of Leuven
"Papal Authority and Liberation Theology in Latin America"
Otto Maduro, University of the Andes
"Raison d'eglise: Organizational Imperatives and Political Change"
John A. Coleman, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley

Saturday, October 26
8:00 AM-5:00 PM SSSR Book Exhibit
South
Prefunction

8:00 AM-8:50 AM ANNUAL RRA BUSINESS MEETING Ballroom A

8:30-10:20 AM THEMATIC SESSION SSSR-28
Savannah
RELIGION AND THE POLITICAL ORDER: THEORETICAL ISSUES II
Convener: Robert G. Granfield, Northeastern University
"Religion and World Systems Theory"
Roland Robertson, University of Pittsburgh
"Toward A Theory of America: Religion and Structural Dualism"
John H. Simpson, The University of Toronto
"God and Caesar in Conflict in the American Polity"
Richard Rubenstein, Florida State University
"A Theory of Prophetic Religion and Political Action"
Theodore E. Long, Washington and Jefferson College
Discussant: William Wentworth, Clemson University

8:30-10:20 AM SSSR-29
Vernon
PROPHETIC FORMS OF RELIGION
Convener: Helen Rose Ebaugh, University of Houston
"The Place of Prophecy in Hindu Society"
Bradley Hertel, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Rana R B. Singh, Benaras Hindu University
"Prophecy and Ministry: Charismatic and Rational Action Among Assemblies of God Ministers"
Margaret Poloma, University of Akron
"Prophetic Religion and Folk Religion"
Robert Ellwood, University of Southern California
Discussant: Ruth A. Wallace, George Washington University

8:30-10:20 AM SSSR-30
Percival
MAINLINE RELIGION, PRESSURES TOWARD DEVIANCE, AND TRANSITION
Convener: Arthur E. Nudelman, Old Dominion University
"Strategies for Survival: How Mainline Denominations Function in a Politically Charged Environment"
Albert A. Herzog, General Board of Global Ministries, United Methodist Church
"Imputations of Deviance and the Emergent Global Order"
JoAnn Chirico, Washington and Jefferson College
" From Congregation to Community: The I.H.M.s' Stuggle for Renewal"
Deborah Elizabeth Finn, Harvard University
"The Catholic Church As an Invisible Community"
Pierre Hegy, Adelphi University
Discussant: D. Paul Johnson, University of South Florida

8:30-10:20 AM THEMATIC SESSION SSSR-31
Ballroom D
RONALD REAGAN, RELIGION, AND PUBLIC OPINION
Convener: Lynn D. Nelson, Virginia Conunonwealth University
"Flag, Patriotism, and God: The Underpinning Values"
Ann N. Dapice, Pennsylvania State University
Edwin B. Hutchins, University of Pennsylvania
"The Civil Religion of the Burger Court: The Pawtucket Creche Case"
William J. Weston, Yale University and Divinity School
Susan Perkins Weston, Yale Law School
"Boundary Maintenance Among Fundamentalists and Preference for Reagan"
Ralph W. Hood, Jr. and Ronald J. Morris, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
"Ronald Reagan: A Religious Sketch"
Larry Jones, New York City
Discussant: Robert G. Jones, Councilman, City of Virginia Beach

8:30-10:20 AM SSSR-32
Ballroom E
REVIEW SYMPOSIUM: THE UTILITY OF THEOLOGY FOR SOCIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY
Convener: Richard Fenn, University of Maine at Orono
Panelists: Donald Capps, Princeton Theological Seminary Edgar Mills, University of Texas at San Antonio
8:30-10:20 AM SSSR-33
Sloane
STUDIES IN DISAFFILIATION FROM RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS H: PROCESSES OF DISENGAGEMENT
Convener: Stuart A. Wright, Yale University
"A Social Analysis of Deprogramniing"
David G. Bromley, Virginia Commonwealth University
"Deconversion From Authoritarian Religious Movements: The Significance of the Leader-Follower Bond"
Janet Jacobs, University of Colorado, Boulder
"The Dynamics of Cult Disengagement: An Analysis of Exiting Modes"
Stuart A. Wright, Yale University
Discussant: William M. Newman, University of Connecticut

8:30-10:20 AM THEMATIC SESSION SSSR-34
Verelst
DENOMINATIONS, ATTITUDES, AND POLITICAL ISSUES
Convener: Helen M. Brown, Lander College
"Schism and Continuity in the Southern Baptist Convention, 1960-1980"
Stephen Glazier, Wayland College
"Southern Baptists in Conflict: Organizational Dynamics in a Divided Denomination"
Nancy Ammerman, Candler School of Theology, Emory University
"Presbyterians and Political Orientations in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area"
M. Lee Taylor and Gregory T. Burton, The University of Texas at Arlington
Discussant: F. Maurice Ethridge, Tennessee Technological University

8:30-10:20 AM RRA-8
WOMEN IN MINISTRY: SOCIOLOGICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES
Convener: Kathy Nickerson, Board of Ordained Ministry, United Methodist Church
"Using Bifocal to Overcome Blindspots: The Impact of Women on the Military and the Ministry"
Marjorie H. Royle, Naval Personnel Research and Development Center
"Prophetic Voices: Differences Between Women and Men"
Patricia A. Yeaman, Albertus Magnus College
"Criteria for Choosing Methodologies"
George E. Schreckengost, East Ohio Conference on Ministries, United Methodist Church

8:30-10:20 AM SSSR-35
Ballroom B
CHARITY, JUSTICE, AND SPIRITUALITY
Convener: W. E. Hewitt, McMaster University
"Religion and Helping: Self-reports and Volunteering for Charitable Causes"
Bruce Hunsberger and Ellen Platonow, Wilfred Laurier University
"Kinship Values and Political World Views"
Horst J. Helle, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat-Munchen
"Political Discourse in the Muslim Cult of Saints"
Edward Reeves, Morehead State University
"Justice: An Elusive Concept in Christian Theology"
Eugen Schoenfeld, Georgia State University
Discussant: Daniel Hussbaum, National Conference of Christians and Jews

10:30-12:20 PM SSSR-36
Vernon
ECONOMIC PRACTICES OF NEW RELIGIONS
Convener: James T. Richardson, The University of Nevada, Reno
"Religious Faith and Victimization: The Case of Mormon Scams"
Anson Shupe, The University of Texas at Arlington
John Heinerman, Anthropological Research Center, Salt Lake City
"Financing the Millennium: The Economic Structure of the Unificationist Movement"
David G. Bromley, Virginia Commonwealth University
"Does Being in A New Religion Pay?"
Brock Kilbourne, University of Maryland, European Extention
"The Econoniic'lnfrastructure in a New Religious Movement on the Move: The International Society of Krishna Consciousness in Great Britain"
Sean Carey, Newcastle Upon @ne, England
Discussant: James T. Richardson, The University of Nevada, Reno

10:30-12:20 PM SSSR-37 RRA-9
Verelst
THEORIES OF RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL CHANGE
Convener: Marie Augusta Neal, Emmanuel College
"Religion and Revolutionary Ideology: The Theoretical Contribution of Antonio Gramsci"
Madeleine Adriance, University of Massachusetts, Boston
"From Durkheimn to Managua"
Edward A. Tiryakian, Duke University
"Witnessing and the Territory of the Self"
Larry Ingram, University of Tennessee at Martin
Discussant: Richard Fenn, University of Maine at Orono

10:30-12:20 PM SSSR-38
Ballroom E
RELIGION AND THE POLITICAL ORDER: AFRICAN PERSPECTIVES
Convener: Armand Mauss, Washington State University/UC, Santa Barbara
"Social Class and Political/Religious Mobilization in Urban Africa"
David S. Wiley, Michigan State University
"New Political Movements in South Africa and Their Challenge to the Churches' Role in the Struggle for Liberation"
Bonganjalo Goba, University of South Africa
"African Prophetism in the Era of Decolonization"
Guerin C. Montilus, Wayne State University
Discussant: Cheryl Townsend Gilkes, Boston University

10:30-12:20 PM SSSR-39
Ballroom D
IN PRAISE OF OLDER NUMBERS: A SYMPOSIUM ON HISTORICAL RELIGIOUS STATISTICS
Convener: Rodney Stark, University of Washington
"Using the 19th Century Manuscript Census to Reconstruct Religious Movements"
William Sims Bainbridge, Harvard University
"Tliming Pews into People: Reconstructing Church Membership 1850-70"
Roger Finke, Concordia College
"Recovering Denominational Statistics for 1776"
Rodney Stark, University of Washington
Discussant: N. J. Demerath HI, University of Massachusetts

10:30-12:20 PM THEMATIC SESSION SSSR-40
Savannah
RELIGION AND THE POLITICAL ORDER: LATIN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES
Convener: Rocco Caporale, St. John's University
"Strategies of the Roman Catholic Church in Chile to Solidify Working-Class Allegiances During the 1970s"
Brian H. Smith, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"The Church and Social Change in Nicaragua"
Michael Dodson, Texas Christian University
"Liberation Theology and the Concept of Human Rights"
William R. Garrett, St. Michael's College
Discussant: Thomas C. Bruneau, McGill University

10:30-12:20 PM RRA-10
Ballroom B
SYMPOSIUM: THE CHANGING SHAPE OF MINISTRY IN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Convener: Edward Schau, Archdiocese of Seattle
"The Changing Face of Ministry: A Profile"
Mary Beth Celio, Archdiocese of Seattle
"Competence, Commitment, and Satisfaction of Ministerial Personnel"
Edward Schau, Archdiocese of Seattle
"Ministerial Change and Parish Life"
Paul Magnano, University of Washington
"Parish Preparation for New Forms of Ministry"
Robert Schmitz, Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Diocesan Structures for New Ministry"
Ruth Doyle, Archdiocese of New York
Discussant: Joseph Fitzpatrick, Fordham University

10:30-12:20 PM RRA-11
Percival
APPLIED ASPECTS OF CONTEMPORARY THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION
Convener: Jackson W. Carroll, Hartford Seminary
"The Changing Character of Catholic Seminarians"
Dean R. Hoge, Catholic University of America
Eugene Hemrick, U.S. Catholic Conference
"Seminarians: Older and Wiser?"
Ellis L. Larsen and James M. Shropshire, Wesley Theological Seminary
"Some Characteristics of Non-Catholic Second-Career Seminarians"
John Spangler, Iliff School of Theology
"Psychological Assessment for Theological Education"
John E. Hinkle, Jr. and Emily Deme Haight, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Discussant: Jackson W. Carroll, Hartford Seminary

10:30-12:20 PM SSSR-41
Sloane
MEET THE NEW RELIGIONS
10:30-11:20 The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Hare Krishnas)
Moderator: Charles Selengut, County College of Morris, N.J.
Representative: Subhananda Das, Philadelphia

11:30-12:20 The Church of Scientology
Moderator: Roger Straus, Alfred University
Representative: David Alden, Boston

12:30-1:25 ANNUAL SSSR BUSINESS MEETING
Ballroom A

1:30-3:20 SSSR 42
Vernon
QUASI-RELIGIONS: EXPLORING THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN SACRED AND SECULAR
Convener: Arthur L. Greil, Alfred University
"Legal and Practical Reasons for Embracing or Avoiding the 'Religious' Label"
James T. Richardson, University of Nevada, Reno
Brock Kilbourne, University of Maryland, European Extension
"But We Are A Religion: Scientology's Search for an Account Others Can Live With"
Roger A. Straus, Alfred University
"Is Alcoholics Anonymous a Religion: Beyond Functional and Substantive Definitions of Religion"
David R. Rudy, Morehead State University
Arthur L. Greil, Alfred University
"Constellations and Satellites: Variations in Religious Self-Definition in New Religious Movements"
Frances Westley, McGill University
Frederick Bird, Concordia University
Discussant: David G. Bromley, Virginia Conunonwealth University

1:30-3:20 PM THEMATIC SESSION SSSR-43
Savannah
RELIGION AND THE POLITICAL ORDER: EASTERN EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVES
Convener: Marc A. Olshan, Bethany College
"Solidarity and the Roman Catholic Church in Poland"
Marian Kostecki, University of Virginia
"Muslims in Communist Nations"
Jerry G. Pankhurst, Wittenberg University
"Missionizing and Political Adventurism: The Institution@ation of the Mormon Church In Communist Societies"
Anson Shupe, University of Texas, Arlington
John Heinertnan, Anthropological Research Center, Salt Lake City
Discussant: Barbara Les, University of Chicago

1:30-3:20 SSSR-44
Sloane
MEET THE NEW RELIGIONS II:
1:30-2:20 The Unification Church
Moderator: Arthur S. Parsons, Smith College
Representative: Thomas Walsh, Vanderbilt University

2:30-3:20 The Rajaneesh Puram
Moderator: Lewis Carter, Washington State University
Representative: Swami Prem Siddha, Rajneesh International Meditation University

1:30-3:20 PM SSSR-45
Percival
RELIGION, HEALING, AND HEALTH
Convener: James Dittes, University of Colorado
"Ritual, Symbolism, and Healing"
Meredith McGuire, Montclair State College
"Faith Healing: Benefits to Families"
Mary Jo Neitz, University of Missouri-Columbia
"Religious Involvement and Health Status: Extensions and Specifications"
Walter Broughton, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill/Marrywood College
"Religion and the Problem-Solving Process: Three Styles of Coping"
Kenneth I. Pargament, c Jonker, Joseph Kennell, Jonathan Newman, William Hathaway, and W Jones, Bowling Green State University
Discussant: David 0. Moberg, Marquette University

1:30-3:20 PM THEMATIC SESSION SSSR-46
Ballroom A
AUTHORS MEET THE CRITICS:
The Future of Religion
Convener: TBA
Authors: Rodney Stark, University of Washington William Sims Bainbridge, Harvard University
Critics: William R. Garrett, St. Michael's College Margaret Poloma, University of Akron Theodore E. Long, Washington and Jefferson College

1:30-3:20 PM SSSR-47
Ballroom E
STUDIES IN DISAFFILIATION FROM RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS: POST-INVOLVEMENT ATTITUDES AND LIFE-STYLES
Convener: Karol H. Borowski
"The 'Cult' Withdrawal Syndrome"
James Lewis, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
"The Dissidents in Diaspora: A Study of Ex-Members of the Renaissance Movement"
Mary Carroll, Massachusetts Institute for Social Studies
"The Hare Krishna Devotees' Attitudes Towards Ex-Members"
Kenneth Ross, Harvard Divinity School
Discussant: Thomas Robbins, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan

1:30-3:20 PM THEMATIC SESSION SSSR-48
Ballroom D
WHERE IS THE OLD POLITICAL-RELIGIOUS RIGHT?
Convener: H. Paul Chalfant, Texas Tech University
"The Other Side of Church and State: Social Issues of the Religious Political Left"
Robert E. Beckley, West Texas State University
"Change Comes Hard: Grieving the Loss of the 'Golden Era' of Liberal Activism"
Kenneth Christiansen, Defiance College
"The Socialist United States of America: Another Utopia? A Critique of the New Left"
Karol Borowski, Massachusetts Institute of Social Studies
Discussant: Ralph Lane, Jr., University of San Francisco
1:30-3:20 PM RRA-12
Verelst
STUDIES IN MINISTRY
Convener: C. Kirk Hadaway, Center for Urban Church Studies
"Readiness for Ministry Instruments: A Five Year Study"
Daniel O. Aleshire, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
"An Obscure Paradox-Evangelicals Involved in Social Ministries: A Nazarene Case Study"
Michael K. Roberts, Eastern Nazarene College
James D. Davidson, Purdue University
"The Value of Ordination to the Permanent Diaconate for Ministry to Laity and Lay Ministry"
Adair Lummis, Hartford Seminary
"Non-Parochial Clergy View the Parish"
Ingram C. Parmley, Francis Marion College
Discussant: Hart Nelsen, Pennsylvania State University

3:30-4:45 THEMATIC SESSION SSSR-49
Ballroom A
PLENARY SESSION
SSSR PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Presiding: Phillip E. Hammond, University of California, Santa Barbara
Greetings: Karel Dobbelaere, Catholic University of Leuven, President of International Conference for the Sociology of Religion
Presidential Address: Jeffrey K. Hadden, University of Virginia
"RELIGIOUS BROADCASTING AND THE POLITICAL ORDER"

5:00 PM SSSR President's Reception (Cash Bar) Hotel Lobby

8:30 PM THEMATIC SESSION SSSR-50
Ballroom B
THE ROOTS OF CHOICE IN THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ORDER
Convener: Mason Rumney, First Steps, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Panelists: Clarence Snelling, Eiff School of Theology
Edward Stewart, International Christian University, Tokyo Ralph Wendell Burhoe, Meadville/Lombard Theological School Marston Spaight, Hartford Seminary Barbara Hargrove, Uiff School of Theology Phillip Hefner, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

8:30 C SESSION RRA-13
Verelst
APPLIED POSSIBILITIES FOR CHURCH UNION
Convener: Thomas C. Hood, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
"A Model to Explain Both Abortive and Successful Negotiations for Church Union"
Alan W. Black, The University of New England (Australia)
"Presbyterian Attitudes Towards National and World Council of Churches"
Keith M. Wulff, Presbyterian Church (US.A.)
"Presbyterian Union"
Roger Irle, Manchester College, Indiana
"The Origin of the World Council of Churches"
Charles J. Tilley, Charlottesville, Virginia

Sunday, October 2 7
8:00-11:50 SSSR Book Exhibit South Prefunction

8:00-9:50 THEMATIC SESSION RRA-14
Percival
SOCIAL CLEAVAGE AND CHURCH STRUCTURE
Convener: Donald Ploch, University of Tennessee (Knoxville)
"Social Class and Denominationalism in Southern History: Notes Toward a Non-detemiinist Social Science"
Daryl White, Georgia State University
"Apostasy and the University Student"
Merlin B. Brinkerhoff, University of Calgary (Canada)
Marlene M. MacKie, University of Calgary (Canada)
Discussant: Eric Woodrum, North Carolina State

8:00-9:50 THEMATIC SESSION SSSR-51
Savannah
RELIGION AND THE POLITICAL ORDER: SOUTH ASIAN CONFLICTS
Convener: Paul Creelan, Northeastern University
"The Sikh Crisis in India: Five Perspectives"
Arvind Sharma, University of Sidney
"Ghandi and the Hindu-Muslim Conflict" K. L. Seshagiri Rao, University of Virginia
"Ethnicity and Religion in Sri Lanka"
H. L. Seneviratne, University of Virginia
Discussant: Robert S. Ellwood, University of Southern California

8:00-9:50 SSSR-52
Ballroom B
METHODOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE STUDY OF WOMEN AND RELIGION
Chair: Ellen M. Umansky, Emory University
"An Approach to a Nonsexist Methodology for Religious Studies"
Kathryn Allen Rabuzzi, Le Moyne College
"Experiential Analysis in the Study of Religion: A Case Study of Newly Orthodox Jewish Women"
Lynn Davidman, Brandeis University
"Congregational Commitment and Prophetic Ministry: A Study of Catholic Sisters"
Sister Marie Augusta Neal, Emmanuel College
"Black Religious Sisterhood: Harlem Political Action in the Great Depression"
Cheryl Greenberg, Columbia University
Discussant: Ellen M. Umansky, Emory University

8:00-9:50 SSSR 53
Ballroom D
REVIEW SYMPOSIUM: THE INTRINSIC/EXTRINSIC TRADITION IN THE PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION
Convener: Ralph W Hood, Jr., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Panelists: Richard D. Kahoe, Christian Haven Homes, Wheatfield, IN Michael Donahue, Search Institute, Minneapolis Ralph W. Hood, Jr., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Bernard Spilka, University of Denver

8:00-9:50 RRA- 15
Ballroom E
SCHOLARS AND HEALERS
Convener: Keith Parry, University of Lethbridge
"Paradigms of Analysis: Early European Scholarly Perspectives on Pentacostalism"
David Bundy, Asbury Theological Seminary
"Taking On the Healing Role: A Psychological Comparison of 'Healers' and 'Non-healers' in Metaphysical Healing Groups"
Deborah Glik, University of South Carolina
Discussant: Donald L. Metz, Marquette University

8:00-9:50 SSSR-54
Vernon
CONTINUITIES IN THE SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES OF RELIGION
Convener: J. Dell Johnson, Stone Hill College
"Secularization? Compared to What?"
William Silverman, Hicksville, NY
"Amoniie as 'Dereglement' in Durkheim's Thought"
Stjephan G. Mestrovic and Helene M. Brown, Lander College
"The Polish Peasant and the Pilgrim's Progress: Morality and Mythology in W. I. Thomas' Social Theory"
Paul Creelan and Robert Granfield, Northeastern University
Discussant: Emile Jean Pin, Vassar College

10:00-11:50 THEMATIC SYMPOSIUM SSSR-55
Savannah
RELIGION AND THE POLITICAL ORDER: BUT WHAT ABOUT SECULARIZATION?
Convener: Phillip E. Hanunond, Unviversity of California, Berkeley
"The Secularization of the Political System: A Methodological Note"
Karel Dobbelaere, Catholic University of Leuven
Discussants: Barbara Hargrove, Illif School of Theology Benton Johnson, University of Oregon Roland Robertson, University of Pittsburgh William Garrett, St. Michael's College

10:00-11:40 THEMATIC SESSION SSSR-56
Ballroom D
JUDAISM AND THE POLITICAL ORDER: LEGAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEGAL ACTION
Convener: Ellen M. Umansky, Emory University
"When Law Becomes 'Religious': The Rhetoric and Disclosure in Early Rabbinic Legal Texts"
Martin S. Jaffee, University of Virginia
"Legal Codes: Imposing Political Order in Judaism"
Peter Haas, Vanderbilt University
"Enlightenment Rhetoric and the Jewish Vote in Antebellum Philadelphia"
Dianne Ashton, Temple University
"Jewish Women and Social Work in America: A Key to Communal Equality and Leadership"
Linda Gordon Kuzmack, George Washington University
Discussant: Ellen M. Umansky, Emory University

10:00-11:50 THEMATIC SESSION RRA-16
Verelst
MORAL CONCERNS OF THE CHURCHES
Convener: H. Paul Chalfant, Texas Tech University
"Morality and Middle Core: Picketing Satan at 7-Eleven"
William H. Swatos, Jr., Northern Illinois University
"Religion and Morality on the High Plains"
Robert E. Beckley, West Texas State University
"The Church as a Public Sanctuary"
William E. Ramsden, Religious Opportunities Institute

10:00-11:50 RRA-17
WOMEN IN MINISTRY II: MOVING FROM RESEARCH TO POLICY
Convener: Ann Dubois, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
"What Are Some of the Biases We See in Research: A Subject's Viewpoint"
Sue Hiatt, Episcopal Divinity School
Feedback Session with COWIM Participants-Audience Participation Invited