How prophecy never fails: interpretive reason in a flying-saucer group
Diana Tumminia
Until recently little was known about the cult…
Category: Sociology of Religion
The debate over a crypto-Jewish presence in New Mexico: The role of ethnographic allegory and orientalism
Michael P. Carroll
For th…
The Cultural Significance of New Religious Movements: The Case of Soka Gakkai
Lorne L. Dawson
Lorne L. Dawson [*]
This paper…
The Feast of the Sorcerer: Practices of Consciousness and Power – Review
Thomas Borchert
by BRUCE KAPFERER. Chicago, IL: University…
Culture wars? Insights from ethnographies of two Protestant seminaries
Jackson W. Carroll
In The restructuring of American religion,…
Catholic Divorce: The Deception of Annulments. – book review
James C. Cavendish
Catholic Divorce: The Deception of Annulments, PIER…
The Catholic “Consistent Life Ethic” and Attitudes Toward Capital Punishment and Welfare Reform
Paul Perl
Paul Perl [*]
Amer…
God helps those who help themselves?: The effects of religious affiliation, religiosity, and deservedness on generosity toward the poor
Je…
Move over, Murphy: some “laws” of the sociology of religion
William Silverman
Engineers are familiar with Murphy’s Law: “If anything…
The marginalization of evangelical feminism
Sally K. Gallagher
INTRODUCTION
Drawing on the theoretical perspectives of relig…