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ANNUAL MEETING
of the
SOCIETY FOR THE SCIENTIFIC
STUDY OF RELIGION
and the
RELIGIOUS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

Program Themes:
SSSR: Religion and Power
RRA: Religion Through Narrative

Stouffer Concourse Hotel
Washington D.C.

November 6 - 8, 1992

Welcome
1992 Annual Meeting

Highlights


Thursday, November 5

 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
SSSR Council Meeting, Jamestown Room
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Registration, Plaza Level
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
RRA Board Meeting (first half), Jamestown Room
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Joint SSSR Council-RRA Board Dinner, Charleston Room
8:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m.
Registration, Plaza Level
8:00 p.m. -11:00 p.m.
RRA Board Meeting (second half), Jamestown Room
8:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m.
President's Reception for New Members and First-time Attenders, Rappahannock Room

Friday, November 6

7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Registration' Plaza Level
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Opening Session, Farragut Room
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Book Exhibit, Roanoke Room
8:45 a.m. -10:30 a.m.
Block A Sessions
10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Block B Sessions
12:45 p.m.- 1:45 p.m.
SSSR Business Meeting, James Room
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Block C Sessions
3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Plenary Session on Religion and Politics, Farragut Room
5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
RRA Presidential Address, Farragut Room
6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
Reception and Cash Bar, Chesapeake Hall

Saturday, November 7

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Women's Caucus Breakfast, Ondine Lounge
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Registration, Plaza Level
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Book Exhibit, Roanoke Room
8:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Block D Sessions
10:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
Block E Sessions
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
RRA Business Meeting, James Room
1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Block F Sessions
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Block G Sessions
4:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Plenary Session on SSSR's Formative Years, Farragut Room
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Buffet, Chesapeake Hall
8:30 p.m. -10:00 p.m.
Student Paper Award, Distinguished Article Award, Distinguished Book Award, Plenary Address on Religion and Power In Latin America, Farragut Room

Sunday, November 8

8:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Block H Sessions
9:50 a.m. -11:20 a.m.
Block J Sessions
11:30 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
Block K Sessions

Book Exhibit

Roanoke Room

Friday, 8am - 5pm / Saturday, 8am - 4pm


We are very grateful to the following publishers and institutions for their support of our annual meeting. We urge our members and guests to take advantage of their presence by talking with their representatives and ordering the books they have put on display. If you have any questions about the exhibit or particular books, please talk with Harve Horowitz (coordinator of the exhibit), who is on duty in the exhibit room all day Friday and Saturday.


Society for the Scientific Study of Religion


EXECUTIVE OFFICE
James D. Davidson
Department of Sociology
and Anthropology
1365 Stone Hall
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1365

BUSINESS OFFICE
Anna T. Davidson
Pierce Hall
Room 193
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
47907-1305

Officers

President:
Eileen Barker, London School of Economics

President Elect:
Ruth Wallace, George Washington University

Past President:
Donald Capps, Princeton Theological Seminary

Secretary:
William Silverman, Hicksville, New York

Treasurer:
Richard Schoenherr, University of Wisconsin

Council Members

SSSR Committee Chairs


AMS Representative:
Hart M. Nelson, Pennsylvania State University

Book Review Editor:
Hans Baer, University of Arkansas-Little Rock

Distinguished Book Award:
William Garrett, St. Michael's College

Distinguished Article Award:
David Hackett, University of Florida

Editor of JSSR:
Armand Mauss, Washington State University

Monograph Series:
Katherine Meyer, Ohio State University

Publicity:
Stuart Wright, Lamar University

Student Award:
Nancy Nason-Clark, University of New Brunswick

Research Award:
Ruth Wallace, George Washington University

1992 Program Chair:
Nancy Nason-Clark, University of New Brunswick

1993 Program Chair:
Marie Cornwall, Brigham Young University

Religious Research Association


EXECUTIVE OFFICE
H. Paul Chalfant
Department of Sociology
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409-1012

BUSINESS OFFICE
Lorraine D'Antonio
Marist Hall, Room 108
Catholic University
Washington D.C. 20064

Officers


President:
Wade Clark Roof, University of California-Santa Barbara

President Elect:
Peggy Shriver, Union Theological Seminary

Past President:
James D. Davidson, Purdue University

Secretary:
Ruth Doyle, Archdiocese of New York

Treasurer:
David Roozen, Hartford Seminary

Board Members


Committee Chairs


Book Review Editor:
Ted G. Gelen, Illinois Benedictine College

Editor of RRA:
D. Paul Johnston, Texas Tech University

Nominating:
Nancy Nason-Clark, University of New Brunswick

Publicity:
Stuart Wright, Lamar University

Research Planning:
Theodore Long, Merrimack College

1992 Program Chair:
Alan K. Mock, West Virginia University

1993 Program Chair:
Kevin Demmitt, Taylor University


Membership and Registration


SSSR
Membership
Pre-registration
On Site
Students, Emeriti $12 $10 $12
Members $23 $25 $35
Non members ... $35 $45
    
RRA   
Students $10 $10 $12
Fellows $24 $25 $35
Contributing $35 $25 $35
Supporting $50 $25 $35
Patron $100 $25 $35
Nonmembers ... $35 $45

Acknowledgements

SSSR and RRA are grateful to the following individuals and institutions for their support and assistance during the preparation of this year's program: Nancy Nason-Clark (SSSR Program Chair), the Department of Sociology at the University of New Brunswick; Alan K. Mock (RRA Program Chair), the Department of Sociology at the West Virginia University; the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Purdue University; the staff at Purdue University's Printing Services Department and the staff of the Stouffer Concourse Hotel.


Program Schedule



Friday

Friday, November 6, 8:00 - 8:30
Opening Session Farragut
Welcome, Program Highlights

Eileen Barker-SSSR President
Wade Clark Roof-RRA President

Friday, November 6, 8:45 -10:30

[SSSR]

A1 Farragut

THE POST-WAR GENERATION AND ESTABLISHMENT RELIGION: Cross-National Perspectives

Organizer/Convener
Jackson Carroll Center for Social and Religious Research Hartford Seminary77 Sherman Street Hartford, CT 06105

"The Post War Generation and Establishment Religion: A Window to 50 Years of Religious Change in the United States"
David A. Roozen and Jackson Carroll. Center for Social and Religious Research Hartford Seminary 77 Sherman Street Hartford, CT06105
Wade Clark Roof. Dept. of Religious Studies Univ of Calif-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106

"The Post-War Generation and Establishment Religion in England"
Eileen Barker. Department of Sociology London School of Economics Houghton Street London WC2A2AE

"The Post-War Generation and Established Religion: The Case of French Catholicism"
Danièle Hervieu-Léger. Groupe de Sociologie des Religions Center National de la Recherche Scientifique 3 bis rue Emile Duclaux 75015 Paris France

Friday, November 6, 8:45 - 10:30
[SSSR]
A2 Decatur

QUASI-RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS

Organizer/Convener
Thomas Robbins. 427 SW 4th Street Apt. 8A Rochester, MN 59902

"The Mythological Source of the New Age Movement"
Irving Hexham. Dept. of Religious Studies University of Calgary 2500 University Dr. NW CALGARY, ALTA. Canada T2N 1 N4

"You Shall Be as God: Religiosity and Spirituality in the New Theory of Addiction"
John S. Rice Dept. of Sociology Boston University 96-100 Cummington St. Boston, MA 02215

"When Religion is Therapy: SFF and ARE"
M. Bollar Wagner. Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology Radford University Radford, VA 24142

"Gendered Spirituality: Quasi-religious Ritual for Gender Identities"
Meredith McGuire. Dept. of Sociology Trinity University 715 Stadium Drive San Antonio, TX78212

Organizer/Discussant
Arthur L. Greil. Div. Social Sciences Alfred University Alfred, NY 14802

Friday, November 6, 8:45 -10:30
[SSSR]
A3 Rappahannock

PERSPECTIVES ON POWER IN WOMEN'S MINISTRY

Organizer/Convener
Edward Lehman. Dept. of Sociology State Univ. of New York College at Brockport Brockport, NY 14420

"Opting for Collaborative Leadership: Catholic Women Pastors"
Ruth A. Wallace. Department of Sociology George Washington University Washington, D.C. 20052

"The Source of Power Among African-American Women Ministers"
Delores Carpenter. The School of Divinity Howard University 1400 Shepherd Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20017

"On Why Post-Christian Feminism Does Not Work in the Parish: An Inquiry into Christian and Post-Feminist Power"
Victoria L. Erickson. Department of Sociology New York Theological Seminary 5 West 29th Street New York, NY 10001

Discussant
Catherine Wessinger. Religious Studies Loyola University 6363 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, Louisiana 70118

Friday, November 6, 8:45 -10:30
[SSSR]

A4 Dewey I

RELIGION AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Organizer/Convener
Peter Beyer. Department of Religious Studies University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S lA1

"Ecological Action in the Canadian Mainline Churches"
Peter Beyer. Department of Religious Studies University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S lA1

"Images of God and Environmental Concern"
Eric Woodrum and Beth Davison. Dept. of Sociology North Carolina State Univ. POB 8107 Raleigh, NC 27695-8107

"Fundamentalist Faith: Impediment to Environmentalism"
Conrad L. Kanagy. Dept of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Penn State University Weaver Building 304 University Park, PA 16802
Hart M. Nelsen. Dept. of Sociology Penn State University Oswald Tower University, PA 16802

"Thirsting after Righteousness: The Natural Environment's Impact Upon Moral Reasoning"
John Snarey. Emory University 1C Bishops Hall Atlanta, GA 30322

Discussant
William A. Stahl. Department of Sociology Luther College University of Regina Regina, Saskatchewan Canada S4S OA2

Friday, November 6, 8:45 -10:30
[SSSR]

A5 Charleston I

RELIGION, POLITICS AND SOCIAL ISSUES

Convener
Heather Harvey-Crowell. 360 Summit Drive Saint John, NB Canada E2J 3M1

"Profiling Assemblies of God Pastors: Effects of Conversion and Socialization on Politics"
Margaret M. Poloma and John C. Green. University of Akron Akron, OH 44325-1 905

"Religiosity and Charity: A Multivariate Comparison of Religious Beliefs and Attitudes Toward Public Assistance in Northeast Louisiana"
Ralph Henson. Dept of History and Government Robert Eisenstadt Dept of Economics Northeast Louisiana University Monroe, Louisiana 71209

"Availability Factors for Social Movement Participation: A Study of the Sojourners Community of Washington D.C."
Charles Hall. Department of Sociology Purdue University W. Layfayette, IN 47907

"'The Caring Church?': The Seventh-day Adventist Church and its Homosexual Members"
Ronald Lawson. Urban Studies Queens college CUNY Flushing, NY 11367

Discussant
Daniel J.B. Hofrenning. Department of Political Science St. Olaf College Northfield, Minnesota 55057

Friday, November 6, 8:45-10:30
[SSSR/ASSJ]
A6 Dewey 111

JEWS AND JUDAISM IN TRANSITION: A Socio-Historical Perspective [This session is co sponsored with the Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry.]

Convener
Arnold Dashefsky. Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry Department of Sociology University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 06269-2068

"American Jewish Population Trends 1950 -1990"
William M. Newman and Peter Halvorson. Department of Geography University of Connecticut Box U-148, Room 438354 Mansfield Road Storrs, CT 06269-3656

"The Black-Jewish Alliance, 1930-1954: Revisiting the 'Golden Age' Hypothesis"
Cheryl Greenberg. Dept. of History Trinity College Hartford, CT06106

"The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of the Kibbutz: The Application of Webers' Theory to Economic Development in Israel"
Martin Laskin. City University of NY Graduate Center 15 Stowe Court Hamden, CT 06514

Friday, November 6, 8:45 -10:30
[SSSR]

A7 James

CHURCH ATTENDANCE: Shifting Participation Trends

Convener
Marjorie Royle. St. Joseph's Hospital ana Medical Center 703 Main Street Paterson, New Jersey 07503

"Graphic Presentations of Church Attendance from the General Social Survey"
Donald R. Ploch and Donald W. Hastings. Dept. of Sociology The Univ. of Tennessee 901 McClung Tower Knoxville, TN37996-0490

"The Strength of Strict Churches, Revisited"
Larry Iannaccone. Department of Economics Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA 95053

"Rural-Urban Differences in Denominational Benevolence: Evidence from the Censuses of Religious Bodies"
Samuel Mueller. 893 Quarry Drive Akron, Ohio 44307

"Predicting Religious Marginality Among Protestant Baby Boomers"
C. Kirk Hadaway. Board-Homeland Ministries United Church of Christ 700 Prospect Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115-1100

Discussant
Penny Marler. Hartford Seminary Hartford, Conn. 06105

Friday, November 6, 8:45 -10:30
[SSSR]

A8 Charleston II

RELIGION, YOUTH AND EDUCATION

Convener
Olga Scarpetta. Dept. of Sociology John Jay Coll-Crim Justice City Univ of New York 445 West 59th Street New York, NY 10019

"Reanalysis of German School Enrollment Data: A Challenge to Weber's and Merton's Interpretation Critically Examined"
George Becker. Department of Sociology Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee 37235

"Indicators of Commitment to the Church in a Longitudinal Study of Church-Related Youth"
Roger Dudley. Inst. Church Ministry Andrews University Berrien Springs, Ml 49104

"Meeting the Needs of Youth in the Metropolitan New York Area"
Kevin G. Phillips. Dept. of Christian Education and Youth Ministry Nyack College Nyack, NY 10960

"Does Being a 'Church-related' College Make Any Difference?"
Allen Fisher. Department of Sociology Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

Discussant
Lois Mitchell. Dept. of Sociology Univ. of New Brunswick POB 4400 Fredericton, NB Canada E3B 5A3

Friday, November 6, 8:45 -10:30
[SSSR]
A9 Dewey II

GENDER AND IMAGES OF GOD: The Vision of Power

Organizer/Convener
Georgie Ann Weatherby. WSU - Vancouver 1812 E. McLoughlin Blvd. Vancouver, WA 98663-3597

"Parental Influence on God Images Among Children: Testing Durkheim's Metaphoric Parallelism"
Bradley Hertel. Dept. of; Sociology Virginia Polytechnic Inst.& State University Blacksburg, VA 24061
Michael J. Donahue. Search Institute 122 West Franklin Avenue Suite 525 Minneapolis, MN 55404

"Gender Effects on the God Image Inventory"
Richard T. Lawrence. St. Vincent de Paul Church 120 N Front Street Baltimore' MD 21202

"The Goddess Religions"
Jo Anne Eaton. 41 Vaughn St. Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426

Discussant
Marie Cornwall. Dept. of Sociology Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602

Friday, November 6, 8:45 - 10:30
[SSSR/SSSML]

A10 Potomac

SOCIOLOGY OF MORMONISM [This session is co-sponsored by the Society for the Sociological Study of Mormon Life.]

Convener
Daryl White. Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology Box 247 Spelman College Atlanta, GA 30314

"Scales of Religiosity for Mormons: A Black White Comparison"
Cardell K. Jacobson. Department of Sociology Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602
Jessie L. Embry. Charles Redd Center for Western Studies Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602

"'Of One Flesh': An Analysis of Co-Wife Housing Strategies in Contemporary Mormon Polygyny"
Janet Cannon. Department of Anthropology 102 Stewart Building University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 84112

"Does LDS Missionary Training Center Spiritually Educate or Discipline and Punish?"
Kary D. Smout. Department of English Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450

"The Power of a Religious Leader to Influence Public Attitudes and Behavior"
Bruce Chadwick. Center for Studies of the Family Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602
Dean Garrett. Center for Studies of the Family Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602
Janet Jensen. 111 Cherry Lane Provo, UT 84604
Larry Jensen. Center for Studies of the Family Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602

Discussant
Merlin Brinkerhoff. Dept. of Sociology University of Calgary Calgary, Alta. T2N 1N4

Friday, November 6, 10:45 - 12:30
[SSSR]

B1 Farragut

NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS: An International Perspective

Convener
Eileen Barker. Department of Sociology London School of Economics Houghton Street London, England WC2A 2AE

"What Have We Learned About New Religions?"
Thomas Robbins. 427 SW 4th Street Apt. 8A Rochester, MN 59902
David Bromley. Department of Sociology and Anthropology Virginia Commonwealth University Box 568, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0568

"Children in New Religious Movements"
Charlotte Hardman. INFORM Houghton Street LONDON, England WC2A 2AE

Discussant
James Richardson Department of Sociology University of Nevada Reno, NV 89557

Friday, November 6, 10:45 - 12:30
[RRA]

B2 Charleston II

USING CONGREGATIONAL NARRATIVE FOR CRITIQUE AND RENEWED ENERGY

Convener
Sally A. Johnson.5432 N. Bernard Chicago, IL 60625

Panelists
Carl S. Dudley. Center for Church and Community Ministries 5600 S. Woodlawn Avenue Chicago, IL 60637
Sally A. Johnson. 5432 N. Bernard Chicago, IL 60625
Carl Smith. New Ministries Project 4452 Washington Blvd. Indianapolis' IN 46205

Friday, November 6, 10:45 - 12:30
[SSSR]
B3 Dewey I

THE SOCIOLOGY OF JAPANESE RELIGION

Organizer/Convener
Mark R. Mullins. Meiji Gakuin Univ. 3-25 Hachiyama Cho Shibuya-Ku Tokyo JAPAN 150

"Social Linguistic Factors in the Syncretism of Japanese Religion: A New Interpretation"
K. Peter Takayama. Dept. of Soci & Social Work Memphis Sate University Memphis, TN

"Social Ethics in Japanese New Religions: The Concept and Practice of Peace"
Bob Kisara. University of Tokyo Dept. of Religious Studies 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku Tokyo Japan 113

"Healing in Japanese New Religions"
Shigehiko Araya. Seikei University 4-3-21-6 Higashi Narita, Suginami-Ku Tokyo Japan 166

Discussant
Armand L. Mauss. Dept. of Sociology Washington State Univ. POB 2061 C.S. Pullman, WA 99165

Friday, November 6, 10:45 - 12:30
[SSSR]

B4 Charleston I

RESISTANCE TO ASSIMILATION: Buddhism and Islam

Convener
William A. Stahl. Department of Sociology Luther College University of Regina Regina, Saskatchewan Canada S4S OA2

"Islam vs. Liberalism in Europe"
Peter O'Brien. Dept of Political Science Trinity University 715 Stadium Drive San Antonio, Texas 78212

"The Diffusion of Buddhism and Islam to North America From the Perspective of Social IdentityTheory"
Robert Montgomery. Seaman's Church Institute of NY and NJ 384 Vesta Court Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450

"Wondrous Events and Religious History in Medieval Asia and Europe"
James McClenon. Dept of Social Sciences Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, NC 27909

"A Just Society: the Interpretation of the Radical Faction in the Islamic Republic of Iran"
Sussan Siavoshi. Dept of Political Science Trinity University 715 Stadium Drive San Antonio, TEXAS 78212

Discussant
Peter Beyer. Department of Religious Studies University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S lA1

Friday, November 6, 10:45 -12:30
[SSSR]

B5 Decatur

LOST IN THE CULTURAL SHUFFLE: Changes in Redemptive Institutions

Organizer/Convener
Phillip Hammond. Dept. of Religious Studies U. of Calif-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106

"Evangelical Education: Made in the Image of American Culture?"
Julie Ingersoll. Dept. of Religious Studies University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106

"New Religion and the 'Acids' of Postmodernity"
Phillip Lucas. Dept. of Religion Stetson University Deland, FL 32720-3757

"Baby Boomers and Redemptive Experiences"
Wade Clark Roof. Dept. of Religious Studies Univ of Calif-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106

"Southern Religion Outside the South: From Center to Periphery"
Mark Shibley. Dept. of Sociology Univ of Calif.-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106

Discussant
Phillip E. Hammond

Friday, November 6, 10:45 -12:30
[SSSR]

B6 Rappahannock

CHURCH-STATE RELATIONS

Convener
Ted Jelen. Dept. of Pol. Science Illinois Benedictine Coll. 5700 College Road Lisle, IL 60532-0900

"Changes in Church-State Relationship in Mexico from 1988 to 1992"
Roberto Blancarte Pimentel. Apartado Postal 48-D50110, Toluca, Mexico

"The New Relations Between the Mexican Government and the Churches"
Elio Masferrer Kan. A.P. 21-45604000 Coyoacan Mexico, D.F.

"Two Episodes of Church-State Relations in New York City: the 1820s and the 1980s"
William Silverman. POB 584 Hicksville, NY 11802

"Measuring the Acceptance of a "State Church"by its Constituents"
Donald R. Ortner. Dept. of Psychology and Sociology Hampden-Sydney College c/o 1421 Gilliam Dr Farmville, VA 23901

Discussant
Rhys Williams. Department of Sociology Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL62901

Friday, November 6, 10:45 -12:30
[SSSR]

B7 Dewey II

RELIGION AND THE POWERLESS

Convener
Joseph Bryant. Department of Sociology University of New Brunswick P.O. Box 4400 Fredericton, N B. Canada E3B 5A3

"Liberation Theology and Feminism: Inextricably Linked or Irreconcilable"
Heather Harvey-Crowell. 360 Summit Drive Saint John, NB Canada E2J 3M1

"Articulating Popular Issues in Peru: A Consensus Mobilization Analysis of Liberation Theology"
Milagros Pena. Dept. of Sociology Bowling Green State Univ. Bowling Green, OH 43403

"Winti, a Religion of the Powerless and its New Influence in Dutch Society"
Reender Kranenborg. Faculteit der Godgeleerdheid Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam

"Religion and "Powerlessness" Among American Slaves"
Robert Simpson. 1600 Alvamar Drive Lawrence, KS 66047

Discussant
James Spickard. Dept. of Sociology Univ. of Redlands Redlands, CA 92373-0999

Friday, November 6, 10:45 -12:30
[SSSR]

B8 James

BELIEFS, VALUES AND RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION

Convener
Roger Dudley Inst. Church Ministry Andrews University Berrien Springs, Ml 49104

"The Making of a Religious Liberal"
Tyson Frey. Trinity United Church of Christ 101 South Main Street Telford' PA 18969
Marjorie Royle. St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center 703 Main Street Paterson, New Jersey 07503

"Switching Close to Home: Volatility or Coherence in Protestant Affiliation Patterns?"
D. Paul Sullins. 5306 Brabant Road Baltimore, MD 21229

"Lifestyles and Religious Tastes of the Protestant 'New Class"
Penny Marler. Hartford Seminary Hartford, Conn. 06105

"Intra-Denominational Conflict and Religious Disaffiliation: The Case of the Southern Baptists"
Darren E. Sherkat. Department of Sociology Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee 37235
Ronald D. Eatman. Department of Sociology Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee 37235

Discussant
C. Kirk Hadaway. Board-Homeland Ministries United Church of Christ 700 Prospect Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115-1100

Friday, November 6, 10:45 -12:30
[SSSR]

B9 Dewey 111

RELIGION, SEX AND VIOLENCE

Convener
Razelle Frankl. School of Business Administration Glassboro State College Glassboro NJ 08028

"Clergy Sexual Misconduct"
John Young and Ezra Griffith. State of Connecticut Whiting Forensic Institute P.O. Box 70, O'Brien Drive Middletown, Connecticut 06457

"The Power and the Pedestal: Roman Catholic Women in Newfoundland Reassess their Beliefs and Attitudes in the Aftermath of Scandal"
Anne F. Stapleton and Nancy Nason-Clark. Dept. of Sociology Univ. of New Brunswick POB 4400 Fredericton, NB Canada E3B 5A3

"Religion and Wife Abuse: Identifying Contradictions in the Relationship Between Religious and Secular Responses to Wife Abuse"
Lori Beaman-Hall and Nancy Nason-Clark. Dept. of Sociology POB 4400 University of New Brunswick Fredericton, NB Canada E3B 5A3

"Special Interest Religious Organizations: A Case Study"
Terry Schmitt. Prog Non-Profit Organ Yale University 88 Trumbull Street New Haven, CT 06520-0154

"Responding to Family Violence: The Role of the Churches"
Lois Mitchell. Dept. of Sociology Univ. of New Brunswick POB 4400 Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3

Friday, November 6, 10:45 -12:30
[SSSR]

B10 Potomac

RELIGION AND MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING

Convener
Bruce Hunsberger. Department of Psychology Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2L 3C5

"Women's Cognitive Strategies for Self Empowerment Through Religious Beliefs and Practices"
Elizabeth Weiss Ozorak and Katherine D Campbell. Department of Psychology Allegheny College Meadville, Pennsylvania 16335

"The Impact of Self-Esteem and Mental Set on Selfish and Sacrificial Behavior: A Test of Religious Intent"
H. Newton Malony and Richard W. Raney. Graduate School of Psychology Fuller Theological Seminary 180 North Oakland Avenue Pasadena, CA 91101

"Church Attendance, Denomination, and Mental Health Among Young Men and Women"
Larry Jensen and Janet Jensen. Center for Studies of the Family Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602

"Exploring the Relationships Between Time and Religion"
Conrad L. Kanagy. Dept of Agri Econ and Rural Sociology Penn State University Weaver Building 304 University Park, PA 16802

Discussant
Michael Nielsen. Dept. of Psychology Northern Illinois Univ. Dekalb, IL 60115

Friday, November 6, 12:45 - 1:45
James

SSSR Business Meeting

Friday, November 6, 2:00 - 3:30
[SSSR]

C1 Decatur

RELIGION AND POLITICS: The Local Context

Convener
Arthur L. Greil. Div. Social Sciences Alfred University Alfred, NY 1 4802

"Religion in Local Politics: Contingencies of Context, Access, and Issue"
N.J. Demerath. 111 Department of Sociology University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003
Rhys Williams. Department of Sociology Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL 62901

"Religious Organizations as Sources of Political Information: A Study of Six Middletown Congregations"
Judith M. Buddenbaum. Department of Technical Journalism Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

"Re-examining the Local Church as a Political Community"
Catharine H. Hamrick. University of Notre Dame 314 O'Shaughnessy Notre Dame, IN 46556

"Faults in the Firmament: Recent Supreme Court Decisions"
C. Keith Boone. Denison University Granville, OH 43028

Friday, November 6, 2:00 - 3:30
[SSSR]

C2 Dewey 111

EXPLORATIONS INTO NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS

Convener
Susan J. Palmer. Dawson College 3040 Sherbrooke St. W. Westmount, PQ Canada H3Z 1A4

"New Religions and the Law"
Evan Hendricks Editor / Publisher Privacy Times Newsletter P.O. Box 21501 Washington, D.C. 20009

"Solara and the Star-Borne: A Test-Case for Sociological Theories of Religious Prophecy"
Christel Manning. Dept. of Religious Stds. University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106

"The Religious Ideology of Scientology"
Steve Kent. Dept. of Sociology Univ. of Alberta 5-21 HM Tory Bldg Edmonton, ALTA Canada T6G 2H4

"Methodological Problems in Understanding New Religious Movements"
Nurit Zaidman-Dvir. 2055 Willowbrook Rd. Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006

Friday, November 6, 2:00 - 3:30
[SSSR]

C3 Rappahannock

FEMINIST SPIRITUALITY

Organizer
Adair Lummis. Hartford Seminary 77 Sherman Street Hartford, CT06105

Convener
Nancy Nason-Clark. Dept. of Sociology University of New Brunswick POB 4400 Fredericton, NB Canada E3B 5A3

"Feminist Spirituality in a Catholic Context"
Ruth A. Wallace Department of Sociology George Washington University Washington, D.C. 20052

"Ritual, Politics, and Spirituality: A Study of Jewish Feminist Collectives"
Lynn Davidman. Department of Sociology University of Pittsburgh 2J26 Forbes Quadrangle Pittsburgh, PA 15260

"Feminist Spirituality and Images of God"
Allison Stokes. Clergywomen's Interfaith Institute 22 Gilmore Avenue Great Barrington, MA 01230
Adair Lummis. Hartford Seminary 77 Sherman Street Hartford, CT 06105

"Feminist Spirituality across Religious Traditions: Review and Response"
Mary Paula Walsh. Lutheran Theol. Seminary Gettysburg, PA 17325

Friday, November 6, 2:00 - 3:30
[SSSR]

C4 James

RESEARCH AND DEBATE IN THE PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION

Convener
Michael Nielsen. Dept. of Psychology Northern Illinois Univ. Dekalb, IL 60115

"Threat and ambiguity as factors eliciting religious attributions"
Kevin Ladd. Dept. of Psychology University of Denver Denver, CO 80208
Bernard Spilka. Dept. of Psychology University of Denver 2155 S. Race Street Denver, CO 80208

"Two Longitudinal Studies of Changes in Religious Belief and Behavior as a Function of Individual Differences in Adult Attachment Style"
Lee A. Kirkpatrick. Department of Psychology College of William & Mary P.O. Box 8795 Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8795

"The Two Mysticisms of William James"
Ralph W. Hood. Department of Psychology Univ. of Tenn-Chattanooga 350 Holt Hall 615 McCallie Avenue Chattanooga, TN 37403

Discussant
H. Newton Malony. Graduate School of Psychology Fuller Theological Seminary 180 North Oakland Avenue Pasadena, CA 91101

Friday, November 6, 2:00 - 3:30
[SSSR]

C5 Dewey I

PROPHETS AND POWER
Convener
Lauve Steenhuisen. Dept. of Philosophy & Religious Studies George Mason University Fairfax, VA 22030-4444

"Religious Principles and the Dynamics of Power in a Charismatic Catholic Prayer Group"
Matthew Lawson. Department of Sociology Princeton University 2-N-2 Green Hall Princeton, NJ 08544-1010

"Shifts in Sectarian Power Values"
Kevin Shanahan. 5878 Montevideo Road, #3 Mississauga, Ontario Canada L5N 2V5

"When the Prophet Gets Pushed Aside: The Case of Edward Irving"
Robert Lively. Department of Religion Univ of Maine-Farmington Farmington, Maine 04938-1720

Discussant
Lorne Dawson. Department of Sociology University of Waterloo Waterloo, ON Canada N2L 3G1

Friday, November 6, 2:00 - 3:30
[SSSR]

C6 Charleston I

ETHNICITY AND RELIGION

Convener
Cheryl Greenberg. Dept. of History Trinity College Hartford' CT06106

"Exposing Denominational Bedrock: The Return of Ethnicity"
Roger Nemeth and Donald Luidens. Department of Sociology and Social Work Hope College Holland, Michigan 49423

"Black Christianity, Consciousness, and Activism"
Frances Kostarelos. Dept of Sociology and Anthropology University of the Pacific 3601 Pacific Avenue Stockton, California 95211

"Religiosity and Afro-centrism Among African American College Students"
Mark R. Kowalewski. Department of Theology Xavier Univ of Louisiana 7325 Palmetto St. New Orleans, LA 70125

Discussant
Steve Glazier. Dept. of Sociology Univ. of Nebraska at Kearney 2200 FDHL Kearney, NE 68849

Friday, November 6, 2:00 - 3:30
[SSSR]

C7 Dewey II

RELIGION AND NATIONHOOD: Albania and Kosove

Organizer
Vatro Murvar. FSSSN at the Univ of Wisconsin POB 285 Brookfield, WI 53008-0285

Convener
Peter R. Prifti. POB 4441 San Diego, CA 92164

Panelists
"Religion and Nationalism In Albania"
Nicholas Pano. Dept. of History Western Illinois University Macomb, IL 61455

TBA
Sami Repishti. 663 Westminster Road Baldwin, NY 11510

"The Albanian-Serb Conflict in Kosova: Accommodation versus Confrontation"
Elez Biberaj. 8951 Sycamore Ridge Road Fairfax Station. VA 22039

Friday, November 6, 2:00 - 3:30
[RRA]

C8 Charleston II

THE NARRATIVES OF CONGREGATIONAL LIFE

Organizer/Convener
Thomas E. Frank. Candler School of Theology Emory University Atlanta, GA 30322

"Evoking the Stories of Multi-Cultural Congregations"
Ted Brelsford. Division of Religion Emory University Atlanta, GA 30322

"Continuity and Change in Black Church Tradition"
Terry Walker. Candler School of Theology Emory University Atlanta, GA 30322

"Congregations and Public Life: The Story of a Downtown Church"
Thomas E. Frank. Candler School of Theology Emory University Atlanta, GA 30322

Friday, November 6, 2:00 - 3:30
[SSSR]

C9 Potomac

RELIGIOUS DISCOURSE AND ABORTION

Convener
S. Kay Andrews. 411 Orwell Way Pittsburgh' PA 15224

"Religion, Magic, and the Abortion Controversy: a Durkheimian-Jungian Perspective"
Susan Greenwood. Department of Sociology University of Maine Orono, Maine 04469-0124

"Private Legislatures / Public Discourse: The Case of the United Methodist General Conference"
James Wood, Jon Bloch. Department of Sociology Indiana University Bloomington In. 47401

"Denomination, Meaning and Persistence: Differences in Individual Motivation to Obstruct Abortion Practice"
Carol Maxwell. 108 Baxter Acres Manchester. MO 63011

Discussant
Paula D. Nesbitt. The Iliff School of Theology 2201 S. University Boulevard Denver Co 80210

Friday, November 6, 2:00 - 3:30
[SSSR]

C10 Farragut

Glenn M. Vernon Memorial Lecture [This session is co-sponsored by the Society for the Sociological Study of Mormon Life.]

Convener
O. Kendall White, Jr. Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology Washington and Lee Univ Lexington' VA 24450

"Agency and Obedience: Problems of Power and Legitimacy in a Lay Priesthood"
Armand L. Mauss. Dept. of Sociology Washington State Univ. POB 2061 C.S. Pullman, WA 99165

Friday, November 6, 3:45 - 5:00
PLEN 1 Farragut

RELIGION AND POLITICS: The View from Inside Washington

Organizer
James Dunn. Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs 200 Maryland Avenue NE Washington, D.C. 20002-5797

Panelists
Fr. Robert Drinan. Georgetown University Law School
Oliver Thomas. Baptist Joint Committee of Public Affairs
Judy Golub. American Jewish Committee
Forest Montgomery. National Association Evangelicals

Friday, November 6, 5:15 - 6:15

PLEN 2 Farragut

RRA PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS

"Religion and Narrative"
Wade Clark Roof. Department of Religious Studies University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106

Friday, November 6, 6:15 - 7:15
Chesapeake Hall

Reception and Cash Bar

Saturday

Saturday, November 7, 7:00 - 8:00
Ondine Lounge

BRK Women's Caucus Breakfast
Sign up by Friday, 6:00 pm

Organizer
Lynn Davidman. Department of Sociology University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Saturday, November 7, 8:00 - 9:45
[SSSR]

D1 Decatur

FREEDOM AND RELIGION IN THE EASTERN EUROPEAN CONTEXT

Convener
Kevin J. Christiano. Department of Sociology University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556

"Orthodoxy Between Heaven and Earth: Case of the Serbian Orthodox Church"
Dragoljub B. Djordjevic. Mechanical Eng. Faculty University of Nis 18000 Nis (Serbia)Yugoslavia

"The Existence of the Slovak Evangelical/Lutheran Church During a Totalitarian Period in Czecho-Slovakia"
Vasil Gluchman. Department of Philosophy Philosophical Faculty University of P. J. Safárik Matice slovenskej 15 08301 Sabinov Czecho-Slovakia

"Factors Changing Unconditional Acceptance of the Institution of the Church in Poland"
Halina Grzymala-Moszczynska. Inst. Science of Religion Jagiellonian University 30-658 Cracow Luzycka ST. 63/99, Poland

"The Freedom Movement in East Germany: A Life Cycle Analysis"
Karen C. Hartley. 3649 Mogadore Road Mogadore, OH 44260

Discussant
Eileen Barker. Department of Sociology London School of Economics Houghton Street London WC2A 2AE

Saturday, November 7, 8:00 - 9:45
[RRA]

D2 Dewey III

SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF RELIGIOUS NARRATIVES

Organizer/Convenor
Anthony J. Blasi. Dept. of Sociology Muskingum College New Concord, OH 43762

"Titus Coan and the Catholic Card: Symbohc Construction of Advantage in Unity"
Jeffrey L. Crane and Frank DeRego. Division of Social Science Univ. of Hawaii at Hilo Hilo, Hawaii 96720

"The Trouble with Religious Studies. Or Why Scientific Claims in the Study of Religions Should Be Left to the Symbolic Interactionists and Other Scientists"
Anthony J. Blasi. Dept. of Sociology Muskingum College New Concord, OH 43762

"The Politics of the Soul"
Richard K. Fenn. Christianity and Society Princeton Theo. Seminary - CN 821 Princeton, NJ 08542-0803

Discussant
William H. Swatos, Jr. SA Editorial Office 1500 7th Ave. Silvis, IL 61282

Saturday, November 7, 8:00 - 9:45
[RRA]

D3 Charleston I

ROUNDTABLE NARRATIVES OF SOUTHERN WOMEN: Religious Experience and Life Commitments

Organizer/Convenor
Betty Franklin. Education and Psychology Emory University Atlanta, GA 30322

"Yearning for the Spiritual: A Childhood of Civic Religion,1925-1950"
Betty Franklin. Education and Psychology Emory University Atlanta, GA 30322

"'When in Doubt, Quote Shakespeare': The Story of Cathryn Futral"
Kyra Osmus. Education and Human Services Mercer Univ. College Macon, GA 31204

"Calling and Culture: The Story of a Southern Women in Ministry"
Fred W. Bongiovanni. Dept. of Social Sciences Mercer University University College Forsyth, GA 30129

"The Faith of Our Father: The Nelson Sisters of Arkansas, 1900-1930"
Jeannie Bettis Graham. English Dept. Head The Lovett School Atlanta, GA 30322

Saturday, November 7, 8:00 - 9:45
[SSSR/RRA]

D4 Charleston II

FINANCES AND THE CHURCH: Dynamics Affecting Giving

Convener
Penny Marler. Hartford Seminary Hartford, Conn. 06105

"Theoretical Approaches for Explaining Levels of Financial Giving By Church Members"
Dean Hoge. Department of Sociology The Catholic University of America Washington, D.C. 20064

"Passing the Plate: Why People Give to the Church"
James D. Davidson and Ralph E. Pyle. Dept of Sociology and Anthropology Purdue University 1365 Stone Hall West Lafayette, IN 47907

"Policy-Making with Respect to the Tax Exemption of Religion: A Strategic Research Site of Examining Sociological Conceptions of the State"
Deborah Podus. Department of Sociology UCLA 4346 Redwood Avenue, #301 Marina del Rey, CA 90292

"Homogeneity, Fitting In, and Giving to One's Church"
Dan Olson. Department of Sociology Indiana University at South Bend South Bend, IN 46634
David Caddell. Department of Behavioral Science Belmont University Nashville,TN 37212

Saturday, November 7, 8:00 - 9:45
[SSSR]

D5 Dewey I

BETWEEN TWO ABSOLUTES: Authors Meet Critics

Organizer
John Simpson. Department of Sociology University of Toronto 203 College Street Toronto, ON M5T 1P9

Convener
Michael W. Cuneo. Dept of Sociology and Anthropology Fordham University Bronx, New York 10458

Authors
Elizabeth Adell Cook, Ted Jelen and Clyde Wilcox
Between Two Absolutes: Public Opinion and the Politics of Abortion.

Critics
Bradley Hertel. Dept. of Sociology Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State University Blacksburg, VA 24061
James Kelly. Department of Sociology and Anthropology Fordham University Bronx, New York 10458
Carol Maxwell. 108 Baxter Acres Manchester, MO 63011
Lee Sigelman. Department of Political Science George Washington University Washington, D.C. 20052
Corwin Smidt. Department of Political Science Calvin College Grand Rapids, Ml 49506

Response
Elizabeth Adell Cook. Department of Political Science American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave. N.W. Washington, DC 20016
Ted Jelen. Dept. of Poll Science Illinois Benedictine Coll. 5700 College Road Lisle, IL 60532-0900
Clyde Wilcox. Department of Government Georgetown University Washington, D.C. 20057

Saturday, November 7, 8:00 - 9:45
[SSSR]

D6 James

VARIETIES OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCES

Convener
James Spickard. Dept. of Sociology Univ. of Redlands Redlands, CA 92373-0999

"Focusing, Channeling and Re-creating: Energy in Contemporary American Settings"
Connie Elsberg. Dept of Sociology and Anthropology North Virginia Comm Coll 3001 N. Beauregard St. Alexandria, VA 22311
Patricia Powers. School of Social Work Univ of Maryland-Baltimore 525 W. Redwood St. Baltimore, MD

"The Routinization of Spontaneity"
Helen Berger. Department of Anthropology and Sociology West Chester University West Chester, Penn. 1 9383

"The Incubus: Experience, Folk Religion, and Film"
James McClenon Dept of Social Sciences Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Emily Edwards. Div of Broadcasting/Cinema Department of Communications The University of North Carolina, Greensboro Greensboro, N.C. 27412

"Religious Dream Experiences: A Preliminary Investigation"
Ralph W. Hood, Jr. and Ron Morris. Department of Psychology Univ. of Tenn-Chattanooga 350 Holt Hall 615 McCallie Avenue Chattanooga, TN 37403

Discussant
Mary Jo Neitz. Department of Sociology University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65211

Saturday, November 7, 8:00 - 9:45
[SSSR/RRA]

D7 Potomac

AUTHORITY AND RELIGIOUS LEADERSHIP

Convener
Paula D. Nesbitt. The Iliff School of Theology 2201 S. University Boulevard Denver CO 80210

"Leadership Competency Assessment of Leaders of Religious Orders"
David J. Nygren and Miriam D. Ukeritis. Ctr Applied Social Research DePaul University 2219 North Kenmore Avenue Chicago, Illinois 6061 4-5702

"Living With Authority: A View From the Inside: Patterns of Growth in Authority"
Celia Allison Hahn. Editor in Chief The Alban Institute 4125 Nebraska Ave, NW Washington, D.C. 20016-2700

"Ideological Authority and Progressive Messianism: Annie Besant's Millennial Movement"
Catherine Wessinger. Religious Studies Loyola University 6363 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, Louisiana 70118

"Characteristics of Southern Baptist Pastors Exhibiting Quality in Ministry"
John Dever. Southern Baptist Theo1. Seminary 2825 Lexington Rd. Louisville, KY 40280

Discussant
Marjorie Royle. St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center 703 Main Street Paterson, New Jersey 07503

Saturday, November 7, 8:00 - 9:45
[SSSR]

D8 Rappahannock

FUNDAMENTALISM IN AMERICA

Convener
Roger Finke. Dept. of Sociology Purdue University 1365 Winthrop E. Stone Hall West Lafayette, IN 47907-1365

"The Political, Economic, and Social Views of Fundamentalists in Middletown"
Ronald Burton, Stephen D. Johnson and Joseph B. Tamney. Department of Sociology Ball State University Muncie, IN 47306-0530

"Rum On the One Side; Snobs on the Other: The Dualism of Fundamentalist Anthropology"
Richard R. Lee. College of Communication Florida State Univ. Tallahassee, FL 32306-4021

"Fundamentalism in America Re-visited: The Fading of Modernity As A Source of Symbolic
Capital"
John Simpson. Department of Sociology University of Toronto 203 College Street Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5T 1 P9

Saturday, November 7, 8:00 - 9:45
[SSSR/SSSML]

D9 Dewey II

MORMONISM AND POWER [This session is co-sponsored with the Society for the Sociological Study of Mormon Life.]

Convener
Perry H. Cunningham. Research Information Division Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 18th Floor 50 East North Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84150

"Censorship, Power and Discourse in Mormonism"
David Knowlton. Department of Anthropology Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602

"Mormon Ecclesiastical Power and Intellectual Diversity: A Biographical Account"
O. Kendall White, Jr. Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology Washington and Lee Univ Lexington, VA 24450

"The Bane of Church Imposed Political Correctness on Mormon Intellectuals"
Donald B. Lindsey. Dept. of Criminal Justice California State Univ. San Bernardino, CA 92407-2397

"Do Mormonism and the Former German Democratic Republic Have Anything in Common? An Examination of Marx's Concept of the Asiastic Mode of Production"
Hans A. Baer. Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology University of Arkansas at Little Rock 2801 South University Avenue Little Rock, AR 72204

Discussant
Larry Young. Department of Sociology Brigham Young University Provo, Utah 84602

Saturday, November 7, 8:00 - 9:45
[SSSR]

D1 0 Farragut

SCIENCE, POWER AND RELIGION

Organizer/Convener
Irving Hexham. Dept. of Religious Studies University of Calgary 2500 University Dr. NW Calgary, ALTA. Canada T2N 1 N4

"New Science for the New Age"
Joan Townsend. Dept. of Anthropology University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MAN Canada R3T 2N2

"The Power of the Concrete: Scientists who are Charismatic Christians"
Karla Poewe. Department of Anthropology University of Calgary Calgary, ALTA Canada T2N 1 N4

"African Zionism and Traditional Empowerment for Healing Especially Cultural Diseases"
G. C. Oosthuizen. New Relig. Mvmts. &Independent Churches University of Zululand 2 Jamieson Drive Westville, South Africa 3630

"The Myth of Anti-Science"
Rodney Stark. Micro Case Corp. West Lafayette, IN 47906"TBA"
Bill Stuart. Dept. of Anthropology University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-1600

Discussant
Irving Hexham

Saturday, November 7, 10:00 - 11:45
[SSSR]

E1 Charleston II

WOMEN, RELIGION, ROLES AND POWER

Convener
Victoria L. Erickson. Department of sociology New York Theological Seminary 4 West 29th Street New York, NY 10001

"'Caring and Sharing' or 'Fellowship and Support': Ritual Differences Between Laywomen's Meetings in An Australian Anglican Parish"
Julie Manville. Department of Anthropology University of Western Australia Nedlands, Western Australia Australia 6009

"Gender, Discourse, and Power: An Analysis of Speech Acts in an American Religious Institution"
Ruth Jarles. Iliff school of Theology University of Denver 2201 South University Denver, CO 80210

"Fundamentalism, Self-concept and Sensitivity to Issues of Feminism"
Cheryl Rowe Taslimi. Inst for Women's Studies Emory University P.0. Box 21164 Atlanta, GA 30322

Saturday, November 7, 10:00 - 11:45
[SSSR]

E2 Potomac

FEMINIST SPIRITUALITY GROUPS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE ORGANIZED RELIGION

Organizer
Adair Lummis. Hartford Seminary 77 Sherman Street Hartford, CT 06105

Convener
Allison Stokes. Clergywomen's Interfaith Institute 22 Gilmore Avenue Great Barrington' MA 01230

"Feminism and Spirituality in Communal Living Groups"
Angela Aidala. Sociomedical Sciences Columbia University 722 W 168th St. - Box 14 New York, NY 10032

"Ideologies by Generation' A Description of Mormon Feminist Groups and Their Issues"
Marie Cornwall. Dept. of Sociology Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602

"Feminist Spirituality and Men: Views of Women Inside and Outside of Organized Religion"
Mary Jo Neitz. Department of Sociology University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65211

"Types of Feminist Spirituality Groups and Their Impact"
Adair Lummis. Hartford Seminary 77 Sherman Street Hartford, CT 06105

Discussant
Cheryl Townsend Gilkes. Dept. of Sociology Colby College Waterville, ME 04901

Saturday, November 7, 10:00 - 11:45
[ RRA]

E3 Dewey II

PUBLIC EXPRESSIONS OF RELIGION l: Church and Community Relations

Convener
Michael Roberts. Eastern Nazarene College 23 E. Elm Ave. Quincy, MA 02170

"Prelude to Struggle: Philadelphia's African American Clergy and the Resurgence of Community Organizing for Economic Development in the 1990s"
Donna (Katie) Day. Lutheran Theological Seminary 7301 Germantown Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19119

"Local Interchurch Cooperation in Downtown Redevelopment"
D. Paul Johnson. Dept. of Sociology Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 79409-1012

"Styles of Partnering in Church and Community Ministries"
Sally A. Johnson. 5432 N. Bernard Chicago, IL 60625
Tom Van Eck. Center for Church and Community Ministries 5600 S. Woodlawn Avenue Chicago, IL 60637

"Weathering the Storm: Clergy-Laity Attitude Differences Over Social and Political Issues"
Erik Viel and Alan K. Mock. Dept. of Soc/Anthro West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 26506

Discussant
Joseph H. Fichter, S.J. Loyola University of the South 6363 St. Charles Ave. New Orleans, LA 70118

Saturday, November 7, 10:00 - 11:45
[RRA/NSIR]

E4 Rappahannock

IMPLICIT RELIGION AND NARRATIVE [This session is co sponsored with the Network for the Study of Implicit Religion.]

Organizer/Convener
William H. Swatos, Jr. SA Editorial Office1500 7th Ave.Si Ivis, IL 61282

"Inside Life's Labyrinths: The Value of the Implicit Religion Concept"
Arnaldo Nesti. Dipartimento di Studi Sociali Via Cavour 8250129 Firenze ITALY

"Mythology in Modern Society: Richard Wagner and Bob Dylan"
Meerten ter Borg. Faculteit der Godgeleerdheid Rijks Universiteit Postbus 9515 2300RA Leiden The Netherlands

"Heroes and Gurus: Religiosity of theTherapeutic Ethos"
Kees de Groot. Faculteit der Godgeleerdheid Rijks Universiteit Postbus 9515 2300RA Leiden The Netherlands

Discussant
H. Paul Chalfant. Dept. of Sociology Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 79409

Saturday, November 7, 10:00 - 11:45
[RRA]
E5 Charleston I

Narratives of Conversion, Commitment, and Leaving

Convener/Discussant
Michael J. Donahue. Search Institute 122 W. Franklin Ave.-Suite 525 Minneapolis, MN 55404

"Why Do Older People Become Roman Catholic?: A Narrative Sociological Approach"
Rev. Richard M. Erickson. St. John's Seminary College 197 Foster Street Brighton, MA 02135

"Reasons for Changes in Levels of Church Involvement Among Lutherans"
Wayne Luther Thompson. Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology Weber State University Ougden, UT 84408-1208

"Narratives of Leaving"
David T. Stewart. Dept. of Near Eastern Studies Univ. of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720
James T. Richardson. Dept. of Sociology Univ. of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV 89557

Saturday, November 7, 10:00 - 11:45
[RRA]

E6 James

PATTERNS OF CHANGE AND CONTINUITY IN ORGANIZED RELIGION

Convener
David Roozen. Hartford Seminary 77 Sherman St. Hartford, CT 06105

"Mormon African Americans: Bridging Narrative and Quantitative Data"
Jessie L. Embry. C. Redd Center for Western Studies Brigham Young Univ. Provo, UT 84602

"The Quiet Transformation: Changes in the Southern Baptist Churches, 1950-1990"
Roger Finke. Dept. of Soc/Anthro Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907

"African American Denominationalism"
Elizabeth L. Strugatz and Eric Woodrum. Dept. of Soc/Anthro North Carolina State Univ./ Raleigh, NC 27695-8107

"Communal Groups in Decline: The Case of Roman Catholic Religious Orders"
Patricia Wittberg. Sociology Dept. Indiana University-Indianapolis 425 University Blvd. Indianapolis, IN 46202

Discussant
William J. McKinney, Jr. Hartford Seminary 77 Sherman St. Hartford' CT 06105

Saturday, November 7, 10:00 - 11:45
[SSSR]

E7 Farragut

RELIGION AND THE MEDIA

Convener
Stuart A. Wright. Department of Sociology Lamar University P.O. Box 10026 Beaumont, Texas 77710

"The Catholic Church of Germany in the 'mediatongs"'
Gerhard Schmied. Institut fur Soziologie Johnannes Gutenberg Univ. 6500 Mainz Germany

"Politics, The Pulpit and the Press: Religion in Editorial Cartoons"
John Heeren and Donald Lindsey. Dept. of Sociology California State Univ. San Bernardino, CA 92407-2397

"Televangelism as Vehicle of Empowerment within American Society by a Marginalized Constituency"
Bobby C. Alexander. Dept of Religious Studies Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275-2095

"Televangelism and Postmodernism: The Impact of the Medium on the Message"
Lorne Dawson. Department of Sociology University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1

Discussant
Razelle Frankl. School of Business Administration Glassboro State College Glassboro, NJ 08028

Saturday, November 7, 10:00 - 11:45
[SSSR]

E8 Dewey III

EVANGELICAL VOTERS IN 1992

Organizer/Convener
John C. Green. Bliss Institute University of Akron Akron, OH 44325-1904

"Evangelicals' Attitudes on the Morality of War"
Joel Fetzer. Dept. of Political Science Yale University 3532 Yale Station New Haven, CT 06520-3532

"Evangelical Voters in 1992"
James Guth. Dept. of Political Science Eurman University Greenville, SC, 29613

"Diversity Among Evangelical Voters: Implications for Coalition Building"
Lyman Kellstedt. Dept. of Political Science Wheaton College Wheaton, IL 60187
Corwin Smidt. Department of Political Science Calvin College Grand Rapids, Ml 49506

Discussant
John Schmalzbauer. Dept. of Sociology Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544

Saturday, November 7, 10:00 - 11:45
[SSSR]

E9 Decatu
ISSUES OF BELIEF AND SECULARIZATION: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Convener
Horst J. Helle. Institut fur Soziologie Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ. Konradstr. 6,8000 Munchen 40 Germany

"Individualisation du Croire et Recomposition de la Religion"
Roland J. Campiche. President, SISR Rue des Terreaux 10CH-1003 Lausanne Switzerland

"The Library of Congress in the Analysis of American Secularization"
Frank D. Schubert. Kenedy Lecturer in Religious Studies Rice University POB 1892 Houston, TX 77251 -1892

"Circulation of the Saints: New Data, New Reflections"
Reginald W. Bibby. Department of Sociology The University of Lethbridge 4401 University Drive Lethbridge, Alberta Canada T1K 3M4
Merlin B. Brinkerhoff. The University of Calgary Calgary' Alberta Canada T2N 1 N4

"Religiosity of post-communist Societies in 1991: Research report from Belorussia, Ukrania and Russia"
Irena Borowick. Institut for Science of Religion Jagiellonian University 30-658 Cracow Luzycka Street 63199, Poland

Saturday, November 7, 10:00 - 11:45
[RRA]

E10 Dewey I

ROUNDTABLE: SYMPOSIUM ON IMPORTANT PROBLEMS IN RELIGIOUS RESEARCH [This session is sponsored by the Research Planning Committee of the Religious Research Association.]

Convener/Organizer
Theodore E. Long. Provost and Academic Vice President Merrimack College North Andover, MA 01845

Panelists
To Be Announced

Saturday, November 7, 12:00 - 1:00

James

RRA Business Meeting

Saturday, November 7, 1:15 - 2:45
[SSSR]

F1 Decatur

THE NEW AGE MOVEMENT

Convener
Susan Greenwood. Department of Sociology University of Maine Orono, ME 04469-0124

"New Age Nursing: Religion and Empowerment in a Traditionally Female Profession"
Alan Myatt. 1505 Chadwell Drive Madison, TN 37115

"The Quest for Individualism and Conformity as Reflected in the New Age Movement"
Diane M. Roy. P.O. Box 421 Stillwater, ME 04489-0421

Discussant
Lois Mitchell. Dept. of Sociology Univ. of New Brunswick POB 4400 Fredericton, NB Canada E3B 5A3

Saturday, November 7, 1:15 - 2:45
[SSSR]

F2 Charleston II

RELIGION, KNOWLEDGE AND THE SELF

Convener
Thomas P. Imse. Holy Cross College Worcester, MA 01610

"Religious Knowledge and the Transformation of the Self: A Theoretical Model"
Kurethara Bose. 1800 Jefferson Park Avenue Apt. 92 Charlottesville, Virginia 22903

"Autonomy in Religion: A Study of Dimensions and Types"
Lauve Steenhuisen. Department of Religious Studies George Mason University 4400 University Drive Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
Susan Kwilecki. Dept. of Religious Stds. Radford University Radford, VA 24142

"Knowledge, Power and the Self: The Significance of the Thought of Michel Foucault for Religion in a Post-Modern Culture"
Peter J. Albano. St. John's University Staten Island, New York 10301

Discussant
Frederick Denny. Department of Religious Studies Campus Box 292 University of Colorado-Boulder Boulder, Colorado 80309

Saturday, November 7, 1:15 - 2:45
[SSSR]

F3 Charleston I

COMMUNITY MINISTRIES: Congregations in the Public Realm

Organizer/Convener
Tom Van Eck. Ctr for Church & Community Ministries 5600 South Woodlawn 4th Floor Chicago, III 60637

"Churches and Neighborhood Quality of Life"
Thomas J. Duggan and John Wybraniec. Department of Sociology Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan 48202

"Prophets and Non-Prophets: Congregations as Mutual Benefit and Public Benefit Organizations"
James D. Davidson and Jerry Koch. Dept of Sociology and Anthropology Stone Hall Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907

"Building on Sand or Rock: Assessing theViability of Church-Based Social ActionPrograms"
Kevin Demmitt. Dept. of Sociology Taylor University Upland, IN 46989

Discussant
Alan Mock. Department of Sociology University of West Virginia Morgantown WV 26506

Saturday, November 7, 1:15 - 2:45
[SSSR]

F4 Dewey I

ISSUES OF IDENTITY

Convener
Steve Glazier. Dept. of Sociology Univ. of Nebraska at Kearney 2200 FDHL Kearney, NE 68849

"Pastoral Identity and Communication"
Reinard Nauta. Theological Faculty Tilburg Catholic Univ. of Brabant POB 901535000 LE Tilburg The Netherlands

"Drawing the Line on Jewish Identity: Jewish Christians and the Jewish Community"
Shoshanah Feher. Dept. of Sociology University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106

"Personal versus Institutional Authority"
Harri Palmu. Departmnet of Practical Theology University of Helsinki SF-00140 Helsinki Finland

Saturday, November 7, 1:15 - 2:45
[SSSR]

F5 Dewey II

RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL IDENTIFICATION OF AMERICAN CATHOLICS

Convener
William M. Newman. 338 Harland Road Norwich' CT 06360

"The Catholic Restoration: Survey Results in Five Samples"
Pierre Hegy. Department of Sociology Adelphi University Box 701 Garden City Long Island, New York 11530

"The Shift in Catholic Party Identification: A Question of Assimilation"
Steven Bird. Department of Sociology Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana 47907

"Both 'American' end 'Catholic': Religious Authority in the Lives of American CatholicLaity"
Daniel Stuhlsatz. 700 Rock Creed Road, Apt. B Charlottesville, VA 22903

Discussant
Patricia Wittberg. Dept. of Sociology Cavanaugh Hall 303 425 University Boul. Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5140

Saturday, November 7, 1:15 - 2:45
[SSSR]

F6 James

GLOBALIZATION AND NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS: The Sociology of Japanese Religion

Convener
Mark R. Mullins. Meiji Gakuin Univ. 3-25 Hachiyama Cho Shibuya-Ku Tokyo Japan 150

"Okinawan Shamanism and Charismatic Christianity"
Yoshimasa Ikegami. Tsukuba University Dept. of Philosophy Tsukuba Science City Japan

"Christianity as a New Religion: Charisma, Mini-Founders, and Indigenous Movements"
Mark R. Mullins. Meiji Gakuin Univ. 3-25 Hachiyama Cho Shibuya-Ku Tokyo Japan 150

"New Age and New Spirituality Movements in Japan"
Susumu Shimazono. Univ. of Tokyo Dept. of Religious Studies 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku Tokyo, Japan 113

Discussant
K. Peter Takayama. Dept. of Soci & Social Work Memphis Sate University Memphis, TN

Saturday, November 7, 1:15 - 2:45
[SSSR]

F7 Farragut

SATANISM AND VIOLENCE

Convener
Dallas Blanchard. Dept. of Sociology U. of West Florida Pensacola' FL 32514

"Satanic Cults, Ritual Sacrifice and Rumor Panic: A Study of Mass Hysteria in Rural Texas"
Stuart A. Wright. Department of Sociology Lamar University P.O. Box 10026 Beaumont, Texas 77710

"Violence and Evil Spirits"
Dan Punzak. 815 Randolph Court Springfield, IL 62702

"Satanism and the Biased Juror: Is The Devil Making Them Do It?"
Jeffrey Pfeifer. Department of Psychology University of Regina Regina, Saskatchewan S4SOA2 Canada

Discussant
David Bromley. Department of Sociology and Anthropology Virginia Commonwealth University Box 568, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0568

Saturday, November 7, 1:15 - 2:45
[SSSR]

F8 Dewey III

THE GROWTH OF NON-MAINLINE CHURCHES: Three Case Studies

Organizer/Convener
Donald E. Miller. School of Religion University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089-0355

"Calvary Chapel: Understanding the Mega Church Phenomenon"
Brenda Brasher. School of Religion University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089-0355

"Vineyard Christian Fellowship: Demographic Characteristics of Pastors and People"
Paul Kennedy. Department of Sociology University of Southern Califorma Los Angeles, CA 90089-2539

"Hope Chapel: Revisioning the Four Square Gospel"
Donald E. Miller. School of Religion University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089-0355

Discussant
Robin Perrin. Social Science Division Pepperdine University Malibu, CA 90263

Saturday, November 7, 1:15 - 2:45
[SSSR]

F9 Rappahannock

RELIGION, POWER AND REFORM

Convener
Peter Halvorson. Department of Geography University of Connecticut Box U-148, Room 438354 Mansfield Road Storrs, CT 06269-3656

"Protestant Influence in a Rural Ouechua Community"
Robyn Harbert Eversole. Department of Sociology Trinity University 715 Stadium Drive San Antonio, TX 78212

"Towards a Theory of Religion and Power in the Latino Experience"
Caleb Rosado. Department of Sociology Humboldt State University Arcata, California 95521-4957

"Protestantism and Political Reform in Mexico"
Carlos Garma Navarro. Dept. de Antropologia Universidad Autonoma Metroplitana-lztapalapa Mexico, D.F.(C.P. 09340)

Discussant
Donald R. Ortner. Dept. of Psyc & Soci Hampden-Sydney College c/o 1421 Gilliam Dr Farmville, VA 23901

Saturday, November 7, 1:15 - 2:45
[SSSR]

F10 Potomac

RELIGIOSITY AND THE SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION IN THE THEORY OF TALCOTT PARSONS

Organizer/Convener
Bruce C. Wearne. Dept. of Anthropology and Sociology Monash Univ-Frankston Campus POB 527 Frankston VIC 3199 Australia

Participants


Saturday, November 7, 3:00 - 4:30
[RRA]

G1 Rappahannock

NARRATIVES AS A FORM OF ANALYSIS l: Theory and Method

Convener/Discussant
Jeffrey L. Crane. Division of Social Science Univ. of Hawaii at Hilo Hilo, Hawaii 96720

"Narratives as Evaluative Theory and Method: From an Intuited Image to a Narrativized Image"
Kyong Liong Kim. Dept. of Communication Mount Vernon Nazarene College Mt. Verno,' OH 43050

"The Resurrection Story Based on Moore's Writing: Semilogical Reflection"
Kyong Liong Kim. Dept. of Communication Mount Vernon Nazarene College Mt Verno,' OH 43050

"Epistomology and Narratology in the Ecclesiological Writings of Samuel Taylor Coleridge"
Peter Staples. Fac. of Theology - Heidelberglaan 2 P.O. Box 80.1053508 TC Utrecht The Netherlands

"Theory, Substance, and Method: The Promise and Perils of Narrative in Studying Religious Experience"
David Yamane. Dept. of Sociology 1180 Observatory Dr.University of Wisconsin Madison, WI 53706

Saturday, November 7, 3:00 - 4:30
[SSSR]

G2 Farragut

HOW TO PUBLISH: Listening to the Editors

Participants
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
David Bromley (incoming editor)Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology Virginia Commonwealth University Box 568, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0568
Armand L. Mauss (outgoing editor) Dept. of Sociology Washington State Univ. POB 2061 C.S. Pullman, WA 99165

Review of Religious Research
D. Paul Johnson. Department of Sociology Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas 79409-1012

Sociological Analysis. A Journal in the Sociology of Religion
William H. Swatos. 1500 7th Avenue Silvis, IL 61282

Saturday, November 7, 3:00 - 4:30
[SSSR]

G3 Dewey I

IN BUT NOT OF THIS WORLD: Beliefs, Values and Materialism

Convener
Marie Cornwall. Dept. of Sociology Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602

"Gender, Denomination, Religiosity and Basic Values"
Clifford Kindred and Larry Jensen. Center for Studies of the Family Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602

"Americans' Belief in an Afterlife, 1973-1991: Individual and Aggregate Trends"
Brian Harley and Glenn Firebaugh. Dept. of Sociology Pennsylvania State Univ. 206 Oswald Tower University Park, PA 16802-6207

"Affluence and the Advent of Hope: The Secularizing Influence of Wealth"
Caleb Rosado. Department of Sociology Humboldt State University Arcata, California 95521-4957

Discussant
Clyde Wilcox. Department of Government Georgetown University Washington, D.C., 20057

Saturday, November 7, 3:00 - 4:30
[SSSR]

G4 Dewey II

THEORETICAL ISSUES IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION

Convener
Susan Greenwood. Department of Sociology University of Maine Orono, Maine 04469-0124

"Spatial Hierarchies and Sacred Order"
Gustavo Benavides. Villanova University Villanova, Penn. 19085

"Contract and Covenant: Secular and Sacred Conceptions of Reciprocity of Spencer and Durkheim"
Eugene Schoenfeld. Dept. of Sociology Georgia State Univ. Atlanta, GA 30303-3083

"Georg Simmel's Writings on Religion"
Horst J. Helle. Institut fur Soziologie Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ. Konradstr. 6,8000 Munchen 40 Germany

"Who Are the Truly Poor?"
Frederick Sontag. Department of Philosophy Pomona College 551 N. College Avenue Claremont, CA 9171 1-6355

Discussant
Victoria L. Erickson. Department of Sociology New York Theological Seminary 5 West 29th Street New York, NY 10001

Saturday, November 7, 3:00 - 4:30
[SSSR]
G5 Dewey III

WOMEN AND THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

Convener
Anne F. Stapleton. Dept. of Sociology Univ. of New Brunswick POB 4400 Fredericton, NB Canada E3B 5A3

"No 'Nunsense': Attitudes of the New Generation of Catholic Women Religious in New England"
Mary Johnson Department of Sociology Emmanuel College Boston, Mass. 02115

"The Power of Discourse and the Social Construction of Sexual Ethics in the Roman Catholic Church"
Susan Farrell. Queen's College 130-17 120 Street S. Ozone Park, NY 11420

"Women Who Testified: A Sociological Study of Responses to the First Draft of the National Council of Catholic Bishops' Pastoral Letter on Women's Concerns"
S. Kay Andrews. Department of Sociology University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15260

"Unchanging Morality and Changing Power Relationships: Contraception, Abortion and the Roman Catholic Church in the United States"
Florence A. Ruderman. Department of Sociology CUNY, Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY 11210

Discussant
Helen Rose Ebaugh. Department of Sociology University of Houston Houston, TX 77004

Saturday, November 7, 3:00 - 4:30
[SSSR]

G6 Decatur

RELIGION AND POLITICS: Challenging the State

Convener
Stephen Sharrot. Dept. of Behavioural Sciences Beer Sheva 84105 POB 653 Israel

"The Politics and Political Influence of the Unification Church"
Michael Mickler. Unification Theol. Semin. 10 Dock Road Barrytown, NY 1 2507

"In Washington But Not Of It: Religious Lobbyists Challenge the State"
Daniel J.B. Hofrenning. Department of Political Science St. Olaf College Northfield, Minnesota 55057

"Challenging the State: The Rise of Prophetic Christianity as a Force for De-Legitimizing the South African State"
Tristan Borer. 814 Sorin Street South Bend, IN 46617

Discussant
Ted Jelen. Dept. of Poll Science Illinois Benedictine Coll. 5700 College Road Lisle, IL 60532-0900

Saturday, November 7, 3:00 - 4:30
[SSSR]

G7 Charleston II

EXPLORATIONS IN THE PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION

Convener
Macy McCallister. The Dean's House 73 St. George Street Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 2E5

"Domain-Specific Self-Complexity: The Religious and the Intellectual"
Michael Nielsen and Jim Fultz. Dept. of Psychology Northern Illinois Univ. Dekalb, IL 60115

"In the Eye of the Beholder: A Social-Cognitive Model of Religious Belief Development"
Elizabeth Weiss Ozorak. Department of Psychology Allegheny College Meadville, Pennsylvania 16335

"The Religiosity / Integrative Complexity Relationship: An Examination of the Roles of Religious Fundamentalism and Social Identification"
Lynne M. Jackson and Bruce Hunsberger. Department of Psychology Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2L 3C5

"Thinking About Religious and Nonreligious Topics: Does Fundamentalism Affect Complexity?"
Bruce Husberger, Michael Pratt and Mark Pancer. Department of Psychology Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2L 3C5

Discussant
Lee A. Kirkpatrick. Department of Psychology College of William & Mary P O. Box 8795 Williamsburg, Virginia 231 87-8795

Saturday, November 7, 3:00 - 4:30
[SSSR]

G8 Charleston I

BECOMING GOD'S PEOPLE AGAIN: A Critical Assessment of Latino Religion in the Quincentennial Year

Organizer/Convener
Anthony M. Stevens-Arroyo. Exec. Chair- PARAL Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies CUNY, 33 West 42nd Street New York NY 10036

"Towards a Sociological Theory of Religious Switching Among the Latino Population in the United States"
Edwin I. Hernandez. Department of Sociology Andrews University Berrien Springs, Michigan 49104

"Gramsci Maduro and the Sociology of Chicano/Latino Religious Experience"
Gilbert Cadena. Department of Sociology Pomona College Claremeont, California 91711

"Chicana /o Ritual: Contemporary Practices"
Lara Medina. University Catholic Center UCLA, 840 Hillgard Avenue Los Angeles, California 90024

Discussant
Ana Maria Diaz-Stevens. Dept. of Puerto Rican and Hispanic Caribbean Studies Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ 08903

Saturday, November 7, 3:00 - 4:30
[SSSR]

G9 James

CULTURAL INFLUENCE ON RELIGIOUS PRACTICE

Convener
Mary Jo Neitz. Department of Sociology University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65211

"Pentecostal Churches of Cuba, Field Notes on Worship and Culture"
Jualynne E. Dodson. Center Studies in Ethnicity & Race in America University of Colorado Boulder, CO 803-0339

"Religion and the Powerless"
Margaret P. Johnson. 260 Maple Court, Suite 122 Ventura, California 93003

"Shamans as Political Leaders: The Sacred in the Construction of Ethnicity"
Lydia Nakashima Degarrod. Commonwealth Center for the Study of Literary and Cultural Change 219 Minor Hall University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22903

Discussant
Murray L. Wax. Department of Anthropology Washington University POB 1114 St. Louis, MO 63130-4899

Saturday, November 7, 3:00 - 4:30
[SSSR]
G10 Potomac

TALCOTT PARSONS AND THE SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION [This roundtable discussion follows on from Session F10.]

Organizer/Convener
Bruce C. Wearne. Dept. of Anthropology and Sociology Monash Univ-Frankston Campus POB 527 Frankston VIC 3199 Australia

Participants


Saturday, November 7, 4:45 - 6:00
[SSSR]

PLEN 3 Farragut

REMEMBRANCES OF THINGS PAST: SSSR's Formative Years

Organizer
Charles Glock. 319 South Fourth Avenue Sandpoint, Idaho 83864

Convener
Armand L. Mauss. Dept. of Sociology Washington State Univ. POB 2061 C.S. Pullman, WA 99165

Participants


Saturday, November 7, 6:00 - 8:00

Chesapeake Hall

BUFFET

Saturday,November7, 8:30-10:00
[SSSR]

PLEN 4 Farragut

SSSR PLENARY SESSION

SSSR Student Paper Award

Presentor:
Nancy Nason-Clark

SSSR Distinguished Article Award

Presentor:
David Hackett

SSSR Distinguished Book Award

Presentor:
William Garrett

Plenary Address
"Religious Change, Empowerment, and Power: Reflections on Latin American Experience"
Daniel Levine. Professor of Political Science The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ml 48109-1045
Author of Popular Voices in Latin American Catholicism (Princeton University Press, 1992).

Sunday


Sunday, November 8, 8:00 - 9:45
[RRA]

H1 Charleston II

Perspectives on Three Centuries of Quaker Narratives

Organizer/Convener
Michael Graves, Chair School of Communication Regent University Virginia Beach, VA 23464-9800

"Stephen Crisp's Short History as Spiritual Journey"
Michael Graves, Chair School of Communication Regent University Virginia Beach, VA 23464-9800

"John Woolman's Journal: Narrative as Quaker Values Transmission"
Edward F. Higgins. Department of English George Fox College Newberg, OR 97132

"The Transformation of Quaker Narrative Style, 1850-1910"
Thomas D. Hamm. Department of History Earlham College Richmond, IN 47374

Discussant
J. William Frost. Friends Historical Library Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA 19081

Sunday, November 8, 8:00 - 9:45
[RRA]

H2 Potomac

PUBLIC EXPRESSIONS OF RELIGION II.: Religion, Work, and Politics

Convener
Mark Templeton. Dept. of Sociology Virginia Wesleyan College Norfolk-Virginia beach, VA 23502-5599

"Pastor's Narratives Concerning the Democracy Movement and the Reconstruction of Eastern German Society: A Contrast of World Views"
Robert E. Beckley. Dept. of Behavior West Texas State Canyon, TX 79016
H. Paul Chalfant and D. Paul Johnson. Dept. of Sociology Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 79409-1012

"If Jesus Could Vote: Religious Beliefs and Political Behavior"
Judith M. Buddenbaum. Dept. of Tech. Journalism Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523

"Religious Faith and Work Life: Grass Roots Connections and the Role of Congregations"
Stephen Hart. Department of Sociology University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 53211

"Surrendering the Privileged Narrative: White Women and the African American Freedom Movement"
Vereene Parnell. Iliff School of Theology 2201 S. University Blvd. Denver, CO 80210

Discussant
Ted G. Jelen. Dept. of Political Science Illinois Benedictine College Lisle, IL 60532-0900

Sunday, November 8, 8:00 - 9:45
[SSSR]

H3 Decatur

A BRIDGING OF FAITHS: Authors Meet Critics

Organizer
John Simpson. Department of Sociology University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario Canada M5T 1 P9

Convener
David G. Hackett. Department of Religion University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-2005

Authors
Jay Demerath and Rhys Williams
A Bridging of Faiths: Religion and Politics in a New England City.

 Critics
Nancy Ammerman. The Candler School of Theology Emory University Atlanta, GA 30322
Kevin Christiano. Department of Sociology University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556
Benton Johnson. Department of Sociology University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1 291
R. Stephen Warner. Department of Sociology (M/C 312) University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL 60680

Response
Jay Demerath. Department of Sociology University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003
Rhys Williams. Department of Sociology Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL 62901

Sunday, November 8, 8:00 - 9:45
[SSSR]

H4 Dewey II

ISSUES IN RELIGIOUS CONVERSION

Convener
Joseph H. Fichter, S.J. Dept. of Sociology Loyola University New Orleans, LA 70118

"Obstacles to the Conversion of the Indians in Puritan New England"
Richard Cogley. Dept. of Religious Studies Southern Methodist Univ Dallas, TX 75275-0202

"The Milford Trials-Religion vs. Society"
Karl-Wilhelm Westmeier. Dept. Missiology & Theology Alliance Theological Sem. Nyack, NY 10960

"New Social Relations: Power and Religious Salvation"
Artemia Fabre Zarandona. A.P. 22-61414000 Tlalpan Mexico, D.F

"The Path to the Path: Conversion Careers of Disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda, Founder of Self-Realization Fellowship (1920)"
Jane Dillon. Department of Sociology University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093

Discussant
Gerald B. Strickler. Professor Emeritus, Philosophy California State University Long Beach, CA 90840

Sunday, November 8, 8:00 - 9:45
[SSSR]
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H5 Dewey I

RELIGION AND THE FAMILY

Convener/Discussant
Debra Kaufman. Dept. of Sociology Northeastern Univ. 515 Holmes Hall Boston, MA 02115

"Quality of Family Life and the Effects on Adventists Youth Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors"
Althea Ho. Department of Sociology Andrews University Berrien Springs, Michigan 49104

"The Relationship Between Family Life and Deviant Behavior Among Hispanic Seventh-day Adventist Youth"
Ivonne Segui and Edwin I. Hernandez. Department of Sociology Andrews University Berrien Springs, Michigan 49104

"The Impact of Religiosity on Family Formation"
Fenggang Yang. Department of Sociology The Catholic University of America Washington, D.C.20064

Sunday, November 8, 8:00 - 9:45
[SSSR]

H6 Farragut

REGULATING RELIGIOUS MARKETS

Organizers
Roger Finke. Dept. of Sociology Purdue University Winthrop E. Stone Hall West Lafayette, IN 47907-1 365
Larry Iannaccone. Department of Economics Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA 95053

Convener
Rodney Stark. Micro Case Corp. West Lafayette, IN 47906

"Economic Practices and State Support for Jesus Movement Groups"
David Stewart. Department of Ancient Near Eastern Languages University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720
James Richardson. Department of Sociology University of Nevada Reno, NV 89557

"Religious Regulation: 'Supply Side' Explanations for Trends and Change in the American Religious Marketplace"
Roger Finke Dept. of Sociology Purdue University Winthrop E. Stone Hall West Lafayette, IN 47907-1365
Laurence Iannaccone. Department of Economics Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA 95053

"Regulation, Pluralism, and Religious Market Structure: Explaining Religion's Vitality"
Mark Chaves Department of Sociology University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, In 46556
David Cann. Department of Sociology Loyola University of Chicago 6525 North Sheridan Road Chicago, Illinois 60626

Sunday, November 8, 8:00 - 9:45
[SSSR]

H7 Rappahannock

FEMINISM, SPIRITUALITY AND LIFESTYLE

Convener
Nancy Nason-Clark. Dept. of Sociology University of New Brunswick POB 4400 Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3

"Responses to Changing Lifestyles: 'Feminists' and 'Traditionalists' in Mainstream Religion"
Lyn Gesch. Department of Sociology Univ. of Calif -Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106

"A Gift of the Spirit: Empowerment Among Pentecostal Women"
Nancy Eiesland. 1288 Clairmont Road Decator, GA30033

"'Church Friends Aren't Friends': Constructing Symbolic Boundaries between Church and Home"
Julie Manville. Department of Anthropology University of Western Australia Nedlands, Western Australia Australia 6009

"Feminism and God's Will"
C. Margaret Hall. Department of Sociology Georgetown University WASHINGTON, DC 20057

Sunday, November 8, 8:00 - 9:45
[SSSR]

H8 James

SHIFTS OF POWER IN A RELIGIOUS CONTEXT

Convener
Frederick Denny. Department of Religious Studies Campus Box 292 University of Colorado-Boulder Boulder, Colorado 80309

"Power and Denominational Transition: Legitimate Authority, Leadership, and a Doctrine of the Church in the Southern Baptist Convention"
Fred Bongiovanni. Department of Social Sciences Mercer University University College Forsyth, GA 31029

"Looking for Religious Power: Out of the Pew and into the Board Room"
Richard R. Lee. College of Communication Florida State Univ. Tallahassee, FL 32308

"Citizens of the World: Power, Administration and Values in the Baha'i Religion"
Margit Warburg. Harvard University Committee on the Study of Religion Phillips Brooks House, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA 02138

Sunday, November 8, 8:00 - 9:45
[RRA]

H9 Dewey III

PANEL DISCUSSION: Religious Research Using Focus Groups and Related Techniques

Organizer/Convener
Jack Marcum. Research Services Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) 100 Witherspoon St. Louisville, KY 40202-1396

"Clergy and Lay Perspectives on Church Life: Focus Groups in the ABC"
Paul Light. National Ministries, ABC/USA P.O. Box 851 Valley Forge, PA 19482-0851

"'Group Think': Focus Interview as an Hypothesis-Testing Strategy in the EthnographicContext"
Penny Long Marler. Hartford Seminary 77 Sherman St. Hartford, CT 06105

"Plumbing the Depths: A Discussion of Open Ended Data Gathering Techniques"
Gary W. Selnow. The Daniels Group 8001 Jackson Rd. Alexandria, VA 22308

"Where Two or Three are Gathered: Experiences in Group Interviewing"
Scott Thumma. Emory University 2807 Craigie Ave. Decatur, GA 30030

"Focus Groups: Not the Answer But They Help"
Keith M. Wulff. Research Services Presbyterian Church (USA)100 Witherspoon St. Louisville, KY 40202-1396

Sunday, November 8, 8:00 - 9:45
[RRA]

H10 Charleston I

Narratives as a Form of Analysis II: In Theology

Convener/Discussant
Anthony J. Blasi. Dept. of Sociology Muskingum College New Concord, OH 43762

"How Do Stories Save Us? Geertz's Anthropology, Eliade's Phenomenology, and Contemporary Theology's Search for a Constructive Narratology"
Scott Holland. 1423 Carnegie Ave. McKeesport, PA 15132

"The Cultural Management of Space and Time in the Narrative of the Gospel of Mark"
Peter Staples. Fac. of Theology - Heidelberglaan 2 P.O. Box 80.1053508 TC Utrecht The Netherlands

"Force, Power and Relativism in Religious Hermeneutics"
Phillip Crowell. 360 Summit Drive Saint John, NB Canada E2J 3M2

Sunday, November 8, 9:50 - 11:20
[RRA]

J1 Dewey I

MINORITIES WITHIN MAJORITY RELIGION

Convener
Jerry Koch. Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907

"Quantifying and Qualifying Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Experience Within Two Protestant Denominations"
Gary David Comstock. Wesleyan University Middletown, CT 06459-0029

"Challenging Patriarchial Religion: Women's Protest Narratives"
Allison Stokes. Clergywomen's Interfaith Institute 22 Gilmore Ave. Great Barrington, MA 01230

Discussant
Mary Jo Neitz. Dept. of Sociology University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65211

Sunday, November 8, 9:50 - 11:20
[RRA]

J2 Dewey II

FINDING THE STORY: A Panel On Methods

Organizer/Convener
Barbara G. Wheeler. Auburn Theo. Seminary 3041 Broadway (at 121st St.)New York, NY 10027

Panelists
James P. Wind. Lilly Endowment, Inc. P.O. Box 88068 Indianapolis, IN 46208
R. Stephen Warner. Dept. of Sociology Northwestern University 1810 Chicago Ave. Evanston, IL 60208-1330
Daniel Aleshire. The Assoc. of Theo. Schools 10 Summit Park Dr. Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1103
Carl S. Dudley. McCormick Theo. Seminary S. Woodlawn Ave. Chicago, IL 60637

Sunday, November 8, 9:50 - 11:20
[RRA]

J3 Dewey III

PANEL: Census Use in Denominational and Congregational Planning

Organizer/Convener
Paul Light. National Ministries, ABC/USA P.O. Box 851 Valley Forge PA 19482-0851

"Overview of Home Mission Board, Southern Baptist Conventions' Material for Accessing and Interpreting 1990 Census Data"
Phillip B. Jones. Home Mission Board, SBC 1350 Spring St Atlanta, GA 30367

"Census, Church Membership and Church Body Data: County Level Analysis of Population Factors Related to LCMS Membership Changes"
John O'Hara. Planning and Research, LCMS 1333 S. Kirkwood Rd. St. Louis, MO 63122

"Using Census Data to Interpret Ministry Opportunities in a State: Denominational Needs and Resources"
Dale Jones. Church Growth Research Center Church of the Nazarene 6401 the Paseo Kansas City, M0 64131

"Observations on Life and Family Cycle Effects in New Church Development Areas From Population Studies"
Anthony E. Healy. Visions / Decisions P.O. Box 94144 Atlanta, GA 30377

Sunday, November 8, 9:50 - 11:20
[SSSR]

J4 Decatur

THE MYTH OF RELIGIOUS NEUTRALITY: Author Meets Critics

Organizer/Convener
Bruce C. Wearne. Dept. Anthro & Soci Monash Univ-Frank ton Campus POB 527 Frankston VIC 3199 Australia

Author
Roy A. Clouser
The Myth of Religious Neutrality.

 Critics
Martin Rice 337 Bloomlield St. Apt. 5 Johnstown, PA 15904
Peter Staples. Faculteit der Godgeleerdheid Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht Heidelberglaan 2 Post Box 80-105 3508 Utrecht The Netherlands
Bruce C. Wearne. Dept. Anthro & Soci Monash Univ-Frankston Campus POB 527 Frankston VIC 3199 Australia

Response
Roy A. Clouser. 204 Bradley Avenue Haddonfield, NJ 09033

Sunday, November 8, 9:50 - 11:20
[SSSR]

J5 Charleston II

POWER, AUTHORITY AND GOD

Convener
Richard Cogley. Dept. of Religious Stds. Southern Methodist Univ. Dallas, TX 75275-0202

"The Double Helix and Non-Duality"
Betsy Moriarty. 208 Bragg CircleTullahoma, TN 37388

"What Has Power to do with Domination?: An Alternative View"
Kyle Pasewark. Department of Religion Gustavus Adolphus College St. Peter, Minn 56082

"Power and Natural Authority in the Book of Job"
David Odell. 411 West Lancaster Ave, #4 Haverford, PA 19041

"The Sociology of Religious Exclusion and the Formation of Early Theocratic States: The Genetic Background for Understanding Modern Fundamentalism"
William Herbrechtsmeier. Dept. of Religious Studies Humboldt State University ARCATA, CA 95521

Discussant
Horst J. Helle. Institut fur Soziologie Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ.Konradstr. 6, 8000 Munchen 40 GERMANY

Sunday, November 8, 9:50 -11:20
[SSSR]

J6 James

RELIGION, TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE

Convener
Barbara Denison. Continuing Education Lebanon Valley College Annville PA 1 7003

"Ideology, Science, and New Religions in Brazil and the U.S."
David J. Hess. STS Department Humanities & Social Science Rensselaer Polytech Inst. Troy, NY 12180-3590

"Is There an Implicit Religion of Technology?"
William A. Stahl. Department of Sociology Luther College University of Regina Regina, Saskatchewan Canda S4S OA2

"Religion and Power: Television and the Shaping of Religious Belief"
Brian K. Simmons. Dept. of Communication Saint Joseph's College Rensselaer, IN 47978

Discussant
John Simpson. Department of Sociology University of Toronto 203 College Street Toronto, ONTARIO Canada M5T 1P9

Sunday, November 8, 9:50 - 11:20
[SSSR]

J7 Potomac

RELIGION AND SPORT: A Multi- Disciplinary Approach

Organizer/Convener
James Mathisen. Dept. of Sociology Wheaton College Wheaton, lll601 87-5593

"Prayers, Piety and Pigskins: Religion in Modern Sports"
Shirl J. Hoffman. School of Physical Education Univ. of North Carolina Greensboro, NC

"Hogs' Heads, Purple Perms, and Body Barrels: The Religious Significance of Sports Fans' Masks"
Joseph L. Price. Dept. of Religion Whittier College Whittier, CA 90608

"The Rhetoric of Modem 'Muscular Christianity': Taking a Second Look at Sports Spectrum"
James Mathisen. Dept. of Sociology Wheaton College Wheaton, III 60187-5593

Discussant
Donald W. Musser. Department of Religion Stetson University Deland, FL 32720

Sunday, November 8, 9:50 - 11:20
[SSSR]

J8 Charleston

WOMEN, LEADERSHIP AND ORDINATION

Convener
Nancy Nason-Clark. Dept. of Sociology University of New Brunswick POB 4400 Fredericton, NB 3B 5A3

"Lamentations: The Politics of Gender and Ministry"
Paula D. Nesbitt. The Iliff School of Theology 2201 S. University Boulevard Denver Co 80210

"Transcending Bureaucratic and Cultural Linkages: Women and the Church"
Linda M. Givens and Frederick W. Schmidt Dept. of Biblical and Religious Studies Messiah College Grantham, PA 17027

"A Comparative Study of Women in Religion and Development in Nigeria: A Subtle Struggle for Power"
Sr. Mary Paul Asoegwu. Dept. of Sociology Loyola University of Chicago 7430 N. Ridge Blvd. Chicago, IL 60645

Discussant
Martha Ice. Dept. of Sociology & Social Work Concordia college 901 South Eighth Street Moorhead, MN 56560

Sunday, November 8, 9:50 -1 1:20
[SSSR]

J9 Farragut

GENDER AND AUTHORITY IN NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS

Organizer/Convener
Susan Palmer. Dept. of Religion Dawson College 3040 Sherbrooke St. W. Westmount, QUEBEC Canada H3Z 1 A4

"Women as Playmates in the Raelian Movement: Power Sexuality and UFO's"
Susan Palmer. Dept. of Religion Dawson College 3040 Sherbrooke St. W. Westmount, Quebec Canada H3Z 1A4

"Sexual Power in the Sullivan Institute/Fourth Wall Community"
Amy Siskind. 59 Livingston Street Apt. 5B1 Brooklyn, New York 11201

"No One Commits Suicide: A Sociology of Knowledge for the Women of Peoples Temple"
Mary McCormick Maaga. Campus Mail Box 1211P.0. Box 802, Drew University Madison. New Jersey 07940

Discussant
Thomas Robbins. 427 SW 4th Street Apt. 8A Rochester, MN 59902

Sunday, November 8, 9:50 - 11:20
[SSSR]

J10 Rappahannock

CULTURE, LANGUAGE AND POLITICAL MOVEMENTS

Convener
Phillip Crowell. 360 Summit Drive Saint John, NB Canada E2J 3M2

" Ecstasy and Religious Organization: Empirically Testing a Cultural-linguistic Theory"
David Yamane. Department of Sociology University of Wisconsin Madison, WI 53706

"Desire, Language and the Other: The Significance of the Thought of Jacques Lacan for Religion in a Post-Modern Culture"
Peter J. Albano. St. John's University Staten Island, New York 10301

"The Rhetoric of Political Movements: Constructing a Version of 'The Public'"
Rhys H. Williams Department of Sociology Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL 62901

Discussant
Lydia Nakashima. Degarrod Commonwealth Center for the Study of Literary and Cultural Change 219 Minor Hall University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22903

Sunday, November 8, 11:30 -1:00
[SSSR]

K1 Charleston II

SELF EVALUATION IN A RELIGIOUS CONTEXT

Convenor:
Lori Beaman-Hall Department of Sociology POB 4400 University of New Brunswick Fredericton, NB Canada E3B 5A3

"Religious Orientation Fluctuations in Response to the Experience of Guilt"
Christopher T. Burris, C. David Batson, Kelly C. Wagner. Department of Psychology University of Kansas 426 Fraser Hall Lawrence, Kansas 66045

"Calling and Career in Christian Ministry"
Richard Christopherson. Department of Sociology Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA 91720

"The Correlation Between Religiosity and Assimilation of Korean Immigrants in the Chicago Metropolitan Region"
Young-IL Kim. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary 2121 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60201

Sunday, November 8, l 1:30 - 1:00
[SSSR/RRA]

K2 Dewey I

SOCIAL CONTROL AND RELIGION: Perceptions and Reality

Convener
William Silverman. POB 584 Hicksville, NY 11802

"'Jailhouse Religion': Institutional Perceptions and Inmate Realities with Particular Reference to Muslims and Latinos in New York State Corrections"
Frederick Denny. Department of Religious Studies Campus Box 292 University of Colorado-Boulder Boulder, Colorado 80309
Olga Scarpetta. Dept. of Sociology John Jay Coll-Crim Justice City Univ of New York 445 West 59th Street New York, NY 10019

"The Power of Powerlessness: TransformativePower and the Social Control of the Self in 12 Step Groups"
Randolph Atkins, Jr. Dept. of Sociology University of Virginia 539 Cabell Hall Charlottesville, VA 22903

"Persistently Mentally Il1 Persons and the Church: A Survey of Their Frustrations and Their Desires"
James J. Thiesen and H. Newton Malony. Graduate School of Psychology Fuller Theological Seminary 180 N. Oakland Avenue Pasadena, CA 91101

Discussant
Mary Ellen Batiuk. Department of Sociology Wilmington College Wilmington, Ohio 45177

Sunday, November 8, 11:30 - 1:00
[SSSR]

K3 Dewey II

RELIGION AND REVOLUTION: Bosna-Hercegovina and Croatia

Organizer
Vatro Murvar. FSSSN at the Univ of Wisconsin POB 285 Brookfield, WI 53008-0285

Convener
Edward Yambrusich. The Library of Congress Washington, D C.

"Religion and Nationhood: Croatia"Rudolph J. Hrascanec Holy Apostles College Cromwell, CO 06416

"Religion and Revolution: Bosnia and Harcegovina"Vatro Murvar and Rerum Politicarum FSSSN at the Univ of Wisconsin POB 285 Brookfield, WI 53008-0285

Sunday, November 8, 11:30 - 1:00
[SSSR]

K4 James

THE SCATTERED VOICE: Author Meets Critics

Organizer/Convener
Bruce C. Wearne. Dept. Anthro & Soci Monash Univ-Frankston Campus POB 527 Frankston VIC 3199 Australia

Author
James W. Skillen
The Scattered Voice: Christians at Odds in the Public Square.

 Critics
Roy A. Clouser Department of Philosophy Trenton State College 204 Bradley Avenue Haddonfield, NJ 09033
Judith M. Buddenbaum. Department of Technical Journalism Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523
Bruce C. Wearne. Dept. Anthro & Soci Monash Univ-Frankston Campus POB 527 Frankston VIC 3199 Australia

Response
James W. Skillen Center for Public Justice 321 Eighth Street, NE Washington, DC 20002

Sunday, November 8, 11:30 - 1:00
[SSSR/RRA]

K5 Charleston I

RELIGION AND VIOLENCE: Violence Against Self, Violence Against Others

Convener
Nancy McAuley. The Catholic University of America 9101 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20814

"Girard's Mimetic Model: A "Scientific" Theory of Violence and Religion"
James Williams. Department of Religion Syracuse University 501 Hall of Languages Syracuse, New York 13244-1170

"The Strange, Short Career of Danny Thomas: A Narrative of Baseball and Religion"
Jack Marcum. Research Services Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)100 Witherspoon St. Louisville, KY 40202-1396

"Kierkegaard and the Holocaust"
J. Norris Beam. Department of Philosophy The University of Tampa 401 W. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa, FL 33606-1490

Discussant
Arfa Alflatooni. Department of Sociology Whitman College Walla Walla. WA 99362

Sunday, November 8, 11:30 - 1:00
[SSSR]

K6 Rappahannock

UNDERSTANDING POWERLESSNESS

Convener
Carl S. Dudley. McCormick Theo. Seminary S. Woodlawn Avenue Chicago, IL 60637

"Power and Peasants"
Thomas P. Imse. Holy Cross College Worcester, MA 01610

"Cultural Dualism, Power and Liberation Theology in Haiti"
Guérin C. Montilus. Department of social science Wayne State University 6001 Cass Avenue, Justice Building Detroit, Ml 48202

"Does Religion Fit?" Finding a Place in the Current World Views"
John D. Hill. Department of Sociology Box 8107 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695

Discussant
Sr. Mary Paul Asoegwu. Loyola University of Chicago 7430 N. Ridge Blvd. Chicago, IL 60645

Sunday, November 8, 11:30 - 1:00
[SSSR]

K7 Dewey III

RELIGION AND SEXUALITY

Convener
Lori Beaman-Hall. Dept. of Sociology POB 4400 University of New Brunswick Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3

"Religious Behavior of Gay Men"
William Bartruff and Robert Tapp. Religious Studies Program University of Minnesota 314 Ford Hall 224 Church St. SE Minneapolis, MN 55455

Discussant
Barbara Denison. Continuing Education Lebanon Valley College Annville PA 17003

Sunday, November 8, 11:30 - 1:00
[SSSR]

K8 Decatur

Society for the Sociological Study of Mormon Life: Business Meeting

Convener
O. Kendall White, Jr. Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology Washington and Lee Univ Lexington, VA 24450

Sunday, November 8, 11:30 - 1:00
[SSSR]

K9 Farragut

BEYOND THE OBJECTIVE OBSERVER: Problems in Qualitative Research

Organizer/Convener
Scott Thumma. Emory University 2807 Craigie Avenue Decatur, GA 30030

Participants
Nancy Ammerman. The Candler School of Theology Emory University Atlanta, GA 30322
Lynn Davidman. Department of Sociology University of Pittsburgh 2J26 Forbes Quadrangle Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Nancy Eiesland. Emory University 1288 Clairmont Road Decator, GA 30033
Shoshanah Feher. Department of Sociology University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Mike McMullen. Department of Sociology Emory University Atlanta, GA 30322
Mary Jo Neitz. Department of Sociology University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65211
Margaret Poloma. Dept. of Sociology University of Akron Akron, OH 44325-1905

Sunday, November 8, 11:30 - 1:00
[SSSR]

K10 Potomac

RELIGION AND POPULAR VALUES: An International Perspective

Convener
Murray L. Wax. Department of Anthroploogy Washington University POB 1114St. Louis, MO 63130-4899

"Religion and Public Honesty"
Marijke ter Voert. Department of Sociology Catholic University of Nijmegen P.0. Box 9108 The Netherlands

"The Influence of the Church on Popular Support for Democratic Values: A Comparison Between East and West Germany at the Time of Reunification"
Mary L. Gautier. Department of Sociology Louisiana State University Baton rouge, LA 70803

"The Thai Buddhist Funeral"
Michael R. Leming. Department of Sociology Saint Olaf college Northfield, MN
Sommai Premchit. Faculty of Social Sciences Chiang Mai University Chiang Mai, Thailand

"Identity Christianity: How Much Support does It Have?"
Lin collette. 78 Gooding Street Pawtucket, RI 02860-1217

Index



Aidala, Angela E2
Albano Peter J. F2BJ1C
Aleshire, Daniel J2
Alexander, Bobby C. E7
Alflatooni, Arfa K5
Ammerman, Nancy H3.K9
Andrews, SK. C9, G5
Araya, Shigehiko B3
Asoegwu, Mary Paul J8, K6
Atkins, Randolph K2
Baer, Hans D9
Barber, Bernard G10
Barker, Eileen OPEN,A1,B1,D1
Bartruff, William K7
Batiuk, Mary Ellen K2
Batson, C. David K1
Beam, J. Norris K5
Beaman-Hall, Lori B9,K7
Becker, George A8
Beckley, Robert E. H2
Benavides, Gustavo G4
Berger, Helen D6
Beyer, Peter A4,B4
Bibby, Reginald W. E9
Biberaj, Elez C7
Bird, Steven F5
Blanchard, Dallas F7
Blasi, Anthony J. D2,H10
Bloch, Jon C9
Bongiovanni, Fred D3,H8
Boone, C. Keith C1
Borer, Tristan G6
Borowick, Irean E9
Bose, Kurethara F2
Brasher, Brenda F8
Brelsford, Ted K1
Brinkerhoff, Merlin A10,E9
Bromley, David B1,F7,G2
Bryant, Joseph B7
Buddenbaum, Judith M. C1,H2,K4
Burhoe, Ralph PLEN3
Burris, Christopher T. K1
Burton, Ronald D8
Caddell, David D4
Cadena, Gilbert G8
Campbell, Katherine D. B10
Campiche, Roland J. E9
Cann, David H6
Cannon, Janet A10
Carpenter, Delores A3
Carroll, Jackson A1
Chadwick, Bruce A10
Chalfant, H Paul E4,H2
Chaves, Mark H6
Chriss, Jim F10,G10
Christiano, Kevin D1,H3
Christopherson, Richard K1
Clouser, Roy A J4,K4
Cogley, Richard H4, J5
Collette, Lin K10
Comstock, Gary David J1
Collette, Lin F4
Cook, Elizabeth Adell D5
Cornwall, Marie A9, E2, G3
Crane, Jeffrey L. D2, G1
Crowell, Phillip H10, J10
Cuneo, Michael W. D5
Cunningham, Perry H. D9
D'Antonio, William V. PLEN3
Dashefsky, Arnold A6
Davidman, Lynn BRK,C3,K9
Davidson, James D. D4,F3
Davison, Beth A4
Dawson, Lorne C5,E7
Day, Donna (Katie) E3
de Groot, Kees E4
Degarrod, Lydia Nakashima G9, J1
Demerath, Jay C1,H3
Demmitt, Kevin F3
Denison Barbara J6, K7
Denny, Frederick F2,H8,K2
DeRego, Frank D2
Dever, John D7
Diaz-Stevens, Ana Maria G8
Dillon, Jane H4
Dittes, James E Plen3
Djordjevic, Dragoijub B. D1
Dodson, Juaynne E. G9
Donahue, Michael J. A9,E5
Dudley, Carl S. B2,J2,K6
Dudley, Roger A8,B8
Duggan, Thomas J. F3
Dunn, James PLEN1
Eatman, Ronald D. B8
Eaton, Joanne A9
Ebaugh, Helen Rose G5
Edwards, Emily D6
Eisenstadt, Robert A5
Eisland, Nancy H7,K9
Elsberg, Connie D6
Embry, Jessie L. A10,E6
Erickson, Richard E5
Erickson, Victoria L. A3,E1,G4
Eversole, Robyn Harbert F9
Farrell, Susan G5
Feher, Shoshanah F4,K9
Fenn, Richard K. D2
Fetzer, Joel E8
Fichter, Joseph E3,H4
Finke, Roger D8,E6,H6
Firebaugh, Glenn G3
Fisher, Allen A8
Frank, Thomas C8
Frankl, Razelle B9,E7
Franklin, Betty D3
Frey, Tyson B8
Frost, J William H1
Fultz, Jim G7
Garrett, Dean A10
Garrett, William PLEN4
Gautier, Mary K10
Gesch, Lyn H7
Gilkes, Cheryl Townsend E2
Givens, Linda M. J8
Glazier, Steve C6,F4
Glock, Charles PLEN3
Gluchman, Vasil D1
Graham, Jeannie Bettis D3
Graves, Michael H1
Green, John C. A5,E8
Greenberg, Cheryl A6,C6
Greenwood, Susan C9,F1,G4
Greil, Arthur L . A2,C1
Griffith, Ezra B9
Grzymala-Moszczynska, Halina D1
Guth, James H3,PLEN4
Hackett, David G. H3,PLEN4
Hadaway, C. Kirk A7,B8
Hahn, Celia Allison D7
Hall, Charles A5
Hall, C Margaret H7
Halvorson, Peter A6,F9
Hamm, Thomas H1
Hammond, Phillip B5
Hamrick, Catharine H. C1
Hardman, Charlotte B1
Harley, Brian G3
Hart, Stephen H2
Hartley, Karen C. D1
Harvey-Crowell, Heather A5,B7
Hastings Donald W. A7
Healy, Anthony J3
Heeren, John E7
Hegy, Pierre F5
Helle, Horst J E9,G4,J5
Hendricks, Evan C2
Henson, Ralph A5
Herbrechtsmeier, William J5
Hernandez, Edwin I. G8,H5
Hertel, Bradley A9,D5
Hervieu-LÇger, Daniäle A1
Hess, David J. J6
Hexham, Irving A2,D10
Hill, John D. K6
Higgins, Edward H1
Ho, Althea H5
Hoffman, Shirl J. J7
Hoirenning, Daniel JB A5,G6
Hoge, Dean D4
Holland, Scott H10
Hood, Ralph W. C4,D6
Hrascanec, Rudolph J. K3
Hunsberger, Bruce B10,G7
Iannaccone, Laurence A7,H6
Ice, Martha J8
Ikegami Yoshimasa F6
Imse, Thomas P. F2,K6
Ingersoll, Julie B5
Jacobson Cardell K. A10
Jackson, Lynne M. G7
Jarles, Ruth E1
Jelen, Ted B6,D5,G6,H2
Jensen, Janet A10,B10
Jensen, Larry A10,B10,G3
Johnson, Benton F10,G10,H3
Johnson, D. Paul E3,G2,H2
Johnson, Margaret P. G9
Johnson, Mary G5
Johnson, Sally B2,E3
Johnson, Stephen D. D8
Jones, Dale J3
Jones, Phillip J3
Kan, Elio Masferrer B6
Kanagy, Conrad L. A4,B10
Kaufman, Debra H5
Kellstedt, Lyman E8
Kelly, James D5
Kennedy, Paul F8
Kent, Steve C2
Kim, Kyong Liong G1
Kim, Young-IL K1
Kindred Clifford G3
Kirkpatrick, Lee A. C4,G7
Kisara, Bob B3
Klausner, Samuel PLEN3
Knowlton, David D9
Koch, Jerry F3,J1
Kostarelos, Frances C6
Kowalewski, Mark R. C6
Kranenborg, Reender B7
Kwilecki, Susan F2
Ladd, Kevin C4
Laskin, Martin A6
Lawrence, Richard T. A9
Lawson, Matthew C5
Lawson, Ronald H8
Lee, Richard R D8,H8
Lehman, Edward A3
Leming, Michael K10
Levine, Daniel PLEN4
Light, Paul H9,J3
Lindsey, Donald D9,E7
Lively, Robert C5
Long, Theodore E. E10
Lucas, Phillip B5
Luidens, Donald C6
Lummis, Adair C3,E2
McCormick Maaga, Mary J9
Malony, H. Newton B10,C4,K2
Manning, Christel C2
Manville, Julie E1,H7
Marcum, Jack H9,K5
Marler, Penny A7,B8,D4,H9
Mathisen, James J7
Mauss Armand L. B3,C10,G2,Plen3
Maxwell, Carol C9,D5
McAuley, Nancy K5
McCallister, B. Macy G7
McClenon, James B4,D6
McGuire, Meredith A2
McKinney, William J. E6
McMullen, Mike K9
Medina, Lara G8
Mickler, Michael G6
Miller, Donald E. F8
Mitchell, Lois A8,B9,F1
Mock, Alan E3,F3
Montilus, Guérin K6
Montgomery, Robert B4
Moriarty, Betsy J5
Morris Ron D6
Mueller, Samuel A7
Mullins, Mark R. B3,F6
Murvar Vatro C7,K3
Musser, Donald W. J7
Myatt, Alan F1
Nason-Clark, Nancy B9,C3,H7,J8,PLEN4
Nauta, Reinard F4
Navarro, Carlos Garma F9
Neal, Marie-Augusta F10,G10
Neitz, Mary Jo D6,E2,G9,J1,K9
Nelsen, Hart M. A4
Nemeth, Roger C6
Nesbitt, Paula D. C9,D7,J8
Nesti, Arnaldo E4
Newman, William M. A6,F5
Nielsen, Michael B10,C4,G7
Nygren, David D7
O'Brien, Peter B4
O'Hara, John J3
Odell, David J5
Olson, Dan D4
Oosthuizen, G.C. D10
Ortner, Donald R B6,F9
Osmus, Kyra D3
Ozorak, ElizabethWeiss B10,G7
Palmer, Susan : C2,J9
Palmu, Harri F4
Pancer, Mark G7
Pano, Nicholas C7
Parnell, Vereene H2
Pasewark, Kyle J5
Peña, Milagros B7
Perrin, Robin F8
Pfeifer, Jeffrey F7
Phillips, Kevin G. A8
Pimentel, Roberto Blancarte B6
Ploch, Donald R. A7
Podus, Deborah D4
Poewe, Karla D10
Politicarum, Rerum K3
Poloma, Margaret A5,K9
Powers, Patricia D6
Pratt, Michael G7
Premchit, Sommai K10
Price, Joseph L J7
Prifti Peter R. C7
Punzak, Dan F7
Pyle, Ralph E. D4
Raney, Richard W. B10
Repishti, Sami C7
Rice, Martin J4
Rice, John S. A2
Richardson, James B1,E5,H6
Robbins, Thomas A2,B1,J9
Roberts, Michael E3
Robertson, Roland F10,G10
Roof, Wade Clark OPEN,A1,B5,PLEN2
Roozen, David A. A1,E6
Rosado, Caleb F9,G3
Roy, Diane M. F1
Royle, Mariorie A7,B8,D7
Ruderman, Florence A. G5
Scarpetta, Olga A8,K2
Schmalzbauer, John E8
Schmidt, Frederick W. J8
Schmied, Gerhard E7
Schmitt, Terry B9
Schoenfeld, Eugene G4
Schubert, Frank D. E9
Segui, Ivonne H5
Selnow, Gary W. H9
Shanahan, Kevin C5
Sharrot, Stephen G6
Sherkat, Darren E. B8
Shibley, Mark B5
Shimazono, Susumu F6
Siavoshi, Sussan B4
Sigelman, Lee D5
Silverman, William B6,K2
Simmons, Brian K. J6
Simpson, John D8,H3,J6
Simpson, Robert B7
Siskind, Amy J9
Skillen, James W. K4
Smidt, Corwin D5,E8
Smith, Carl B2
Smout, Kary D. A10
Snarey, John A4
Sontag, Frederick G4
Spickard, James B7,D6
Spilka, Bernard C4,PLEN3
Stahl, William A. A4,B4,J6
Staples, Peter G1,H10,J4
Stapleton, Anne F. B9,G5
Stark, Rodney D10,H6
Steenhuisen, Lauve C5,F2
Stevens-Arroyo, Anthony M. G8
Stewart, David E5,H6
Stokes, Allison C3,E2,J1
Strickler, Gerald B. H4
Strugatz, Elizabeth L. E6
Stuart, Bill D10
Stublsatz, Daniel F5
Sullins, D Paul B8
Swatos, WiIliam H. D2,E4,G2
Takayama, K. Peter B3,F6
Tamney, Joseph D8
Tapp, Robert K7
Taslimi, Cheryl Rowe E1
ter Borg, Meerten E4
ter Voert, Marijke , K10
Templeman, Mark H2
Thiesen, James K2
Thompson, Wayne Luther E5
Thumma, Scott H9,K9
Townsend, Joan D10
Ukeritis, Miriam D. D7
Van Eck, Tom E3,F3
Viel, Erik E3
Wagner, Kelly C. K1
Wagner, M. Bollar A2
Walker, Terry C8
Wallace, Ruth A. A3,C3
Walsh, Mary Paula C3
Warburg, Margit H8
Warner, R. Stephen H3,J2
Wax, Murray G9,K10
Wearne, Bruce C. F10,G10,J4,K4
Weatherby, Georgie A9,K5
Wenzel, Harald G10
Wessinger, Catherine A3,D7
Westmeier, Karl-Wilhelm H4
Wheeler, Barbara J2
White, Daryl A10
White, O Kendall C10,D9,K8
Wilcox, Clyde D5,G3
Williams, James K5
Williams, Rhys B6,C1,H3,J10
Wind, James J2
Wittberg, Patricia E6,F5
Wood, James C9
Woodrum, Eric A4,E6
Wright, Stuart A. E7,F7
Wulff, Keith M. H9
Wybraniec, John F3
Yamane, David G1,J10
Yambrusich, Edward K3
Yang, Fenggang H5
Young, John B9
Young, Larry D9
Zaidman-Dvir, Nurit C2
Zarandona, Artemia Fabre H4