Part I. Religion as a Field of Sociological Knowledge: 1. The sociology of
religion in late modernity Michele Dillon; 2. Studying religion, making it
sociological Robert Wuthnow; 3. The ritual roots of society and culture
Robert Bellah; 4. Social forms of religion and religions in contemporary
global society Peter Beyer; 5. The evolution of the sociology of religion:
theme and variations Grace Davies; Part II. Religion and Social Change: 6.
Demographic methods for the sociology of religion Michael Hout; 7. Church
attendance in the United States Mark Chaves and Laura Stephens; 8. The
dynamics of religious economies Roger Fink and Rodney Stark; 9.
Historicizing the secularization debate: an agenda for research Philip
Gorski; 10. Escaping the procrustean bed: a critical analysis of the study
of religious organizations, 1930-2001 Patricia M. Y. Chung; 11. Religion
and spirituality: toward an integrated analysis Wade Clark Roof; Part III.
Religion and the Life Course: 12. Religious socialization: sources of
influence and influences of agency Darren Sherkat; 13. In rhetoric and
practice: defining the 'good family' in local congregations Penny Edgell
Becker; 14. Religion and health: depressive symptoms and mortality as case
studies Michael McCullough and Timothy Smith; 15. Religion, spirituality,
and vital involvement in late adulthood Michele Dillon and Paul Wink; Part
IV. Religion and Social Identity: 16. Religious identities and religious
institutions Nancy Ammerman; 17. Religion and the new immigrants Helen Rose
Ebaugh; 18. A journey of the 'straight way' or the 'roundabout path':
Jewish identity in the United States and Israel Arnold Dashefsky, Bernard
Lazerwitz and Ephraim Tabory; 19. Beyond the synogogue Lynn Davidman; 20.
Dis/location: emerging feminist inquiry in the sociology of religion Mary
Jo Neitz; Part V. Religion, Political Behavior, and Public Culture: 21.
Religion and political behavior Jeff Manza and Nathan Wright; 22. Religious
social movements in the public sphere: organization, ideology, and activism
Rhys Williams; 23. Mapping the moral order: depicting the terrain of
religious conflict and change Fred Kniss; 24. Civil society and civil
religion as mutually dependent N. J. Demerath, III; 25. Religion and
violence: social processes in comparative perspective John Hall; Part VI.
Religion and Socio-Economic Inequality: 26. Religion, faith-based community
organizing, and the struggle for justice Richard Wood; 27. Latina
empowerment, border realities, and faith-based organizations Milagros Pena;
28. 'Worldly' or 'other worldly'?: activism in an urban religious district
Omar McRoberts.
