Religion: The Social Context

Professional Organizations

• Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR)
  • Publishes the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 
  • Annual conference in October or November, jointly with the Religious Research Association. Next conference 17-19 October, 2008 in Louisville, Kentucky.
• Association for the Sociology of Religion (ASR)
  • Publishes the journal Sociology of Religion
  • Annual conference in August, jointly with the American Sociological Association.  Next conference 31 July - 2 August in Boston, Massachusetts.
• Religious Research Association (RRA)
  • Publishes the journal Review of Religious Research
  •  Annual conference in October or November, jointly with the SSSR.  Next conference 17-19 October, 2008 in Louisville, Kentucky.
• International Society for the Sociology of Religion/Société Internationale de Sociologie des Religions (SISR/ISSR)
  • Bilingual French/English scholarly association, largely centered in Europe.
  •  Biennial conference in odd-numbered years.  Next conference 27-31 July, 2009 in Santiago de Campostela, Spain.
  • Connected with the international journal  Social Compass.

Sites with Religious Data

• Association of  Religious Data Archive (ARDA)
  • A wealth of data and data sets, including downloadable analysis software.
• Hartford Institute for Religious Research
  • Research data, reports, and information on congregations and denominations.
• BeliefNet
  • A popular site with lots of religious information.  Non-scholarly, but often informed by scholars.

Resources on Sociology of Religion

• Hartford Seminary's Sociology of Religion Page
  • Information about the field of sociology of religion, including connections to various sociologists. 
• Encyclopedia of Religion and Society
  • Online version of this Sage encyclopedia.

Sites on Related Topics

• Jim Spickard's Social Theory Pages
  • A web site with materials on social theory, including the classic works in the sociology of religion.  
• Jim Spickard's Social Data Pages
  • A web site with links to online data of all types.   
• ReligionFilms
  • A blog with information about films on various aspects of religion and society.   Users can post comments and usage notes.  Apply to post full reviews.
• Mike Kearl's Sociological Tour through Cyberspace
  • A well-stocked website with links to all aspects of sociology.

 

Useful Links

Lots of resources for students and teachers.  Categories:
 -- Professional Orgs
 -- Religious Data
 -- On Soc of Religion
 -- Related Topics

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