Sssr 2009 Denver Paper Session Preliminary Schedule

11:30-12:30 SSSR Plenary Panel Discussion on ISIS (TBD)
12:45-1:45 RRA Business Meeting (TBD)
12:45-1:45 MSSA Business Meeting (TBD)

Period G: 2:00pm-3:30pm
Sessions:

G-1. SSSR: Religion in Africa: Peacebuilding, terrorism, natural resources and government

Room: Coral Cove

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SSSR: Africanist Political Theology and Peacebuilding

Presenter: Sarah MacMillen, Duquesne University ([e-mail])

Keywords: peacebuilding, pluralism, Africa

SSSR: Religious Freedom and Domestic Terrorism in Africa, 2001-2008: A Logistic Reassessment of the 'Diversity Dividend'

Presenter: Luke Herrington, University of Kansas ([e-mail])

Keywords: Religious Freedom, Terrorism, Clash of Civilizations
SSSR: The effects of household religiosity and other demographic characteristics on natural resource consumption in rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Presenter: Peter Balint, George Mason University ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Freddy Manongi, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority, Tanzania

Keywords: Tanzania, Religiosity, Conservation

SSSR: The Religious Tango of Spirituality and Governmentality in Kenya

Presenter: Steven Lichty, University of Florida ([e-mail])

Keywords: Africa, pedagogy, empowerment
G-2. SSSR/RRA Joint Session: Young Adults and Millennials

Room: Sapphire Cove

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SSSR: A Religious Profile of Young Millennials

Presenter: Becka Alper, Pew Research Center ([e-mail])

Keywords: millennials, religious identity, religious practice

SSSR: Faith, Family, and the Challenge of Facebook: The Effects of Social Networking Sites on Adolescent Religion and the Rival Influence of (Parental) Religiosity

Presenter: Paul Mcclure, Baylor University ([e-mail])

Keywords: Social Networking Sites, technology, religion
SSSR: The Twentysomething Soul: What Do American 20-Somethings Believe?

Presenter: Tim Clydesdale, The College of New Jersey ([e-mail])

Keywords: Young Adults, American Religion, Survey
RRA: Christian College Students and Emerging Adulthood

Presenter: Steven Bird, Taylor University ([e-mail])

Keywords: Christian college students, Emerging adulthood, Christian Life Survey
G-3. SSSR: The new Development of Chinese Religions

Room: Grand Pacific Ballroom A

Organizer: Dedong Wei, Renmin University of China ([e-mail])

Convener: Nanlai Cao, Renmin University of China ([e-mail])

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SSSR: The New Developments of Chinese Religions:based on Renda Data

Presenter: Dedong Wei, Renmin University of China ([e-mail])

Keywords: Reliigous Venues, Modernity, Church and State

SSSR: The Political Attitudes of Chinese Clergies

Presenter: Weidong Wang, Renmin University of China ([e-mail])

Keywords: Chinese clergies, church-state relations, public engagement
SSSR: The Religious Demand and Supply in Chinese Metropolitans

Presenter: Zhifeng Zhong, Renmin University of China ([e-mail])

Keywords: Chinese religion, religious economy, Renda Religion Survey
G-4. SSSR: ASREC/SSSR Session #3: Religious Institutions and Collective Action

Room: Grand Pacific Ballroom B

Organizer: Laurence Iannaccone, Chapman University ([e-mail])

Convener: Anthony Gill, University of Washington ([e-mail])

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SSSR: Does the welfare state undermine the generosity of Catholics and Muslims? A comparative study in Europe and Turkey

Presenter: Carolyn Warner, Arizona State University ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Ramazan Kilinc, University of Nebraska, Omaha

Co-Author 2: Christopher Hale, University of Alabama

Keywords: XXX, XXX, XXX

SSSR: Oaths, Commitment Problems and Insurgent Strategy: The Case of The Mau Mau Rebellion

Presenter: Yuan Hsiao, University of Washington ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Steven Pfaff, University of Washington

Keywords: XXX, XXX, XXX

SSSR: Cultural legacies, political preferences and ecological effects: Explaining the failure of Jurassic separatism in Switzerland

Presenter: David Siroky, Arizona State University ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Sean Mueller, Institute of Political Science, University of Berne

Co-Author 2: Michael Hechter, Arizona State University

Keywords: XXX, XXX, XXX
SSSR: The Structure of Religious Institutions and the Voluntary Contribution Mechanism: An Agent-Based Model

Presenter: Christopher Hale, University of Alabama ([e-mail])

Keywords: XXX, XXX, XXX
G-5. SSSR: Trends and dynamics in Pentecostalism and Neopentecostalism in Latin America

Room: Grand Pacific Ballroom F

Organizer: Christopher L Chiappari, St Olaf College ([e-mail])

Convener: Henri Gooren, Oakland University ([e-mail])

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SSSR: An actor-church-society model of Pentecostalization in Latin America

Presenter: Henri Gooren, Oakland University ([e-mail])

Keywords: Pentecostalism, Church-Society, Latin America

SSSR: Neopentecostalism, family and new spaces of exchange of religious goods

Presenter: Claudia Dary, FLACSO Guatemala ([e-mail])

Keywords: Neopentecostalism, religious goods, Guatemala
SSSR: Religious demography and diversification in Latin America

Presenter: Juan Carlos Esparza Ochoa, Pew Research Center ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Conrad Hackett, Pew Research Center

Co-Author 2: MarÃa Concepción ServÃn Nieto, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Keywords: Latin America, Religious diversity, Catholicism
SSSR: Spirit of the times: The pentecostalization of Latin American Christianity per Pew

Presenter: R. Andrew Chesnut, Virginia Commonwealth University ([e-mail])

Keywords: Pentecostalism, Latin America, Charismatic Christianity
G-6. SSSR: Belief and Nonbelief are Complex: Longitudinal, Demographical, and Cognitive Perspectives

Room: Newport Coast Salon 1

Organizer: Thomas J. Coleman III, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga ([e-mail])

Convener: Thomas J. Coleman III, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga ([e-mail])

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SSSR: Predicting Religious Identity and Belief Change After Stressful Life Events Using Longitudinal Data

Presenter: Alex Uzdavines , Case Western Reserve University ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Julie J. Exline, Case Western Reserve University

Keywords: Stressful Life Events, Longitudinal, Belief and Nonbelief
SSSR: The Demographics of Religious and Spiritual Struggles in the USA

Presenter: Nick Stauner, Case Western Reserve University ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Julie J. Exline, Case Western Reserve University

Co-Author 2: Kenneth I. Pargament, Bowling Green State University

Keywords: Stressful Life Events, Longitudinal, Belief and Nonbelief
SSSR: Atheist and Theist Theory of Mind: Gender Differences

Presenter: Thomas J. Coleman, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Ralph W. Hood Jr. , The University of Tennessee Chattanooga

Co-Author 2: Catherine Caldwell-Harris, Boston University

*Co-Author 3: Robert B Arrowood, The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

*Co-Author 4: Christopher F Silver, The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Keywords: Stressful Life Events, Longitudinal, Belief and Nonbelief
G-7. SSSR: Secularization, Progressivism and Sexuality

Room: Treasure Cove

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SSSR: "Christ Came on a Donkey, Not a Warhorse": Examining Habermas' "Institutional Translation Proviso" in Progressive Religious Communities

Presenter: Todd Fuist, Arkansas State University ([e-mail])

Keywords: Politics, Public Sphere, Theory

SSSR: Collective Forgetting: Becoming a Sexually Progressive Religious Group

Presenter: Melissa Wilde, University of Pennsylvania ([e-mail])

Keywords: eugenics, sexually progressive, collective memory
SSSR: The "Language of Reverence": Secularization Movement(s) and Countermovement(s) in the Unitarian Universalist Association

Presenter: Peter Ryan, University of Notre Dame ([e-mail])

Keywords: Secularization, Social Movements, Religious Change
SSSR: The sub-politics of post-secularization: Media and the legalization of same sex marriage in Australia.

Presenter: Alphia Possamai-Inesedy, UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Bryan Turner, CUNY

Keywords: post-secularization, sub-politics, same sex marriage

G-8. SSSR: Innovation and Change in Religious Belief and Practice

Room: Newport Coast Salon 2

Organizer: Richard Flory, University of Southern California ([e-mail])

Convener: Richard Flory, University of Southern California ([e-mail])

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SSSR: Building the Future of Religion, One Burrito at a Time: Service Groups and Religious 'Nones' in Los Angeles

Presenter: Nick Street, University of Southern California ([e-mail])

Keywords: Nones, Social Service, Innovation

SSSR: Mindfulness: A Buddhist Innovation for the "Spiritual But Not Religious" Age?

Presenter: Nalika Gajaweera, University of Southern California ([e-mail])

Keywords: Mindfulness, Buddhism, Spiritual-Not-Religious
SSSR: Religious Innovation on the Edges of Los Angeles

Presenter: Andrew Johnson, University of Southern California ([e-mail])

Keywords: Innovation, Social Service, Los Angeles
SSSR: Managing Religious Change: Innovation, Competition, Moral Authority and Religious Authenticity

Presenter: Brie Loskota, University of Southern California ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Richard Flory, University of Southern California

Keywords: Competition, Innovation, Change

G-9. SSSR: Prayer in Practice

Room: Crystal Cove

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SSSR: Can we pray together? Accommodating the other in the Catholic parish

Presenter: Gustavo Morello, Boston College ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Eric Berrellezza, Boston College

Keywords: religious, urban, identity
SSSR: Mentalizing and prayer: The relationship of Theory of Mind and knowing a personal God

Presenter: Laird Edman, Northwestern College ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Jacob Vermeer, Northwestern College

Co-Author 2: Haley Chambers, Northwestern College

Keywords: Prayer, Mentalizing, Cognition
SSSR: Sweden's Protestant Rosary: Prayer and Pilgrimage with the Pearls of Life

Presenter: Cecil Berit Marshall, Drew University ([e-mail])

Keywords: pilgrimage, identity, nature
G-10. SSSR/RRA Joint Session: Education and Its Later Impact

Room: Avalon

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SSSR: School Sector and Catholic Religiosity: Re-examining How School Type Relates to Later Religiosity among American Catholics

Presenter: Linda Kawentel, University of Notre Dame ([e-mail])

Keywords: Catholicism, School sectors, Education

SSSR: School Sector and Volunteering in Young Adulthood

Presenter: David Sikkink, NOTRE DAME ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Albert Cheng, University of Arkansas

Keywords: religious schools, volunteering, civic engagement

RRA: Religion and Parental Encouragement to Pursue STEM

Presenter: Christopher Scheitle, West Virginia University ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Elaine Howard Ecklund, Rice University

Keywords: religion, science, education

SSSR: The Educational Consequences of Religion-and-Science Beliefs in Young Adulthood

Presenter: Jeremy Uecker, Baylor University ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Kyle Longest, Furman University ([e-mail])

Keywords: education, science, young adults

G-11. SSSR/RRA Joint Session: Real and Perceived Experiences of Lived Faith: Work and mysticism

Room: Del Mar

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RRA: Christian Mystical Experiences and Belief in the Paranormal among Self-Identified Christians

Presenter: Carson Mencken, Baylor University ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Joseph Baker, East Tennessee State U.

Co-Author 2: Christopher Bader, Chapman University

Keywords: paranormal beliefs, Christians, mystical experiences

RRA: Dreams of Ancestors: perceived spiritual relevance

Presenter: T.L. Brink, Crafton Hills College ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Sharifa Kato, Biola University

Keywords: dreams, ancestors, death

SSSR: Evangelicals' Understanding of the Theology of Work

Presenter: Wendy Martin, Trinity International University ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Martha Lim-Shin, Trinity International University

Keywords: Theology of Work, Occupation, Jobs

G-12. RRA: Religion Around the Globe

Room: Laguna

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RRA: Affect, Morality, and Self: The Pre-Discursive in Afro-Caribbean Religions

Presenter: Stephen Glazier, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln ([e-mail])

Keywords: Afro-Caribbean, morality, personhood

RRA: Demography of Religion and Multiculturalism: Australasia Perspective

Presenter: Yaghoob Foroutan, The University of Waikato ([e-mail])

Keywords: Demography of Religion, Multiculturalism, Australasia
RRA: Clergy work orientation profiles and wellbeing at work: A study of the Lutheran clergy in Finland

Presenter: Kati Niemela, University of Helsinki ([e-mail])

Keywords: clergy, wellbeing, work orientation
RRA: The inconsistent religious logics of belonging, practising and believing - on the interplay between collectivistic and individualistic religion

Presenter: Per Pettersson, Karlstad University and Uppsala University ([e-mail])

Keywords: Majority religion, Collectivistic and individualistic religion, Definition of religion
G-13. SSSR: American Religious and Multiracial Identities

Room: Grand Pacific Ballroom E

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SSSR: "Serving the Poor" in Multiracial Religious Organizations: Comparing Congregations and Faith-Based Organizations

Presenter: Collin Mueller, Duke University ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Jessica Barron, Duke University

Keywords: Stratification and Inequality, Organizations, Ethnographic Methods
SSSR: A visual sociology of race, ethnicity and religion among Mexican and Irish Americans

Presenter: Christopher Carroll, Northwestern University ([e-mail])

Keywords: visual sociology, ethnicity, Catholic
SSSR: Defining the Relationship: Interracial Couples in Multiracial Congregations

Presenter: Samuel Perry, University of Chicago ([e-mail])

Keywords: race and religion, multiracial congregations, families
SSSR: Denominational Differences in Explanations for Racial Inequality Among White Multiracial Church Attendees

Presenter: Ryon Cobb, USC ([e-mail])

Keywords: Religion, Diverse Congregations, Racial Attitudes
G-14. SSSR: Youth and Young Adults' Religiosity

Room: Sunset

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SSSR: Consciousness and Concern: New Ways of Talking about Young Adult Religiosity

Presenter: Nicolette Manglos-Weber, Notre Dame ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Jade Avelis, University of Notre Dame

Keywords: Everyday Religion, Young Adults, Spirituality
SSSR: Does Religious Diversity Reduce Individual Religiosity Over Time Among Teens and Young Adults?

Presenter: Daniel V A Olson, Purdue University ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Joey Marshall, Purdue University

Co-Author 2: Mike Vuolo, Ohio State University

Keywords: Religious Diversity, Religiosity, Secularization
SSSR: Religiosity among Latino Youth: Are Latino Protestants Unique?

Presenter: Melinda L Denton, University of Texas at San Antonio ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Aida Ramos, University of Texas at San Antonio

Keywords: Latino, Protestantism, Youth

SSSR: Religiosity and happiness among a sample of youth in Pakistan

Presenter: Dr. Mandy Robbins, Glyndwr University ([e-mail])

Keywords: happiness, youth, Pakistan
G-15. SSSR: Perfectionism and Religious Life, a Perspective from among Latter-day Saints

Room: Mariner Cove

Organizer: David Knowlton, Utah Valley University ([e-mail])

Convener: Cameron John, Utah Valley University ([e-mail])

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SSSR: Toxic Perfectionism in a Highly Religious Society

Presenter: Jared Stirland, Utah Valley University ([e-mail])

Keywords: perfectionism, Latter-day Saint, religious activity

SSSR: Adam and Eve:  An exploration of a Christian based archetype of perfectionism

Presenter: Cameron John, Utah Valley University ([e-mail])

Keywords: perfectionism, Latter-day Saint, religious activity
SSSR: Extrinsic-Intrinsic or Traditional Religion Measures: Which One Best Predicts Political Tolerance Outcomes?

Presenter: Marie Eisenstein, INDIANA UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST ([e-mail])

Keywords: Tolerance, Religion, Measures
SSSR: Ontopolitics and the Question of Method in the Study of Religion and Politics

Presenter: Devin O'Rourke, University of Chicago Divinity School ([e-mail])

Keywords: Secularism, Politics, Method

Period H: 3:45pm-5:15pm
Sessions:

H-1. SSSR: University Students in China, the U.K., and the U.S.: Visibility, suicide and Christian faith

Room: Copper Cove

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SSSR: 'The "Hidden Christians" of the University Campus: The significance of public visibility for the future of UK religion'

Presenter: Mathew Guest, Durham University ([e-mail])

Keywords: Campus-based Christianity, Universities, UK

SSSR: Religion, Race, Gender, and Well-Being Among American University Students.

Presenter: Jerome Koch, Texas Tech University ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Alden Roberts,

Co-Author 2: Myrna Armstrong,

Keywords: Religion, Health, Race
SSSR: The Disciplined Spirit in Secularist Universities: An Ethnographic Study of Pentecostal College Students' Lived Faith in Contemporary China

Presenter: Ke-hsien Huang, National Taiwan University ([e-mail])

Keywords: Pentecostalism, Christian Youth in China, Secularism and Education
SSSR: The investigation on the Christian belief of undergraduate student in Xi'an city

Presenter: Chao Wang, International Associate ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: ying hei,

Keywords: undergraduate students, christian belief, chinese traditional culture

H-2. SSSR: Islam, Law and Citizenship in the Middle East and the U.S.

Room: Crystal Cove

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SSSR: A Dialogics of the Hutbe The movement of knowledge, between the hutbe, the Imam and the Citizen-Actor

Presenter: Umut Korkut, Glasgow Caledonian University ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Hande Eslen-Ziya,

Co-Author 2: Kesi Mahendran, Open University

Keywords: islam, Turkey, Dialogical analysis

SSSR: Apprehending the Non-Muslim Other: Second-Generation Muslim American Perceptions of Non-Muslim American Norms and Practices(s)

Presenter: Christine Soriea Sheikh, Metropolitan State University of Denver ([e-mail])

Keywords: Muslim Americans, Interfaith Relations, Second-Generation
SSSR: Sharia Law, Consumer sentiment and Islamic Equity Market

Presenter: Ali Ahmed, Linkoeping University ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Gazi Salah Uddin, Linkoeping University

Keywords: Sharia law, Global Islamic Equity indices, Asymmetric quantile regression

H-3. RRA: Examining Islam

Room: Sapphire Cove

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RRA: Religious/American Identity Negotiation of Young Muslims in the Pursuit of Marriage

Presenter: Amy Poppinga, RRA ([e-mail])

Keywords: Identity, Islam, Marriage

RRA: Religion and Gender Role Shifts across the Immigrant Lifecourse

Presenter: Catherine Holtmann, University of Saskatchewan ([e-mail])

Keywords: gender, immigrants, lived religion
RRA: Personal Religion as a Source of Islamic Fundamentalism: The Role of Religious Orientations and Gender Differences

Presenter: Chang-Ho Ji, La Sierra University ([e-mail])

Keywords: Muslim Fundamentalism, Religious Orientation, Gender Difference
RRA: Access to Politics: The Effect of Race and Education Level for Muslim Americans

Presenter: Nazita Lajevardi, University of California, San Diego ([e-mail])

Keywords: Religion, Islam, Politics
H-4. SSSR: Same-Sex Issues: Individuals and society in the U.S. and Muslim nations

Room: Mariner Cove

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SSSR: "I found God in the glory hole": The Moral Career of a Gay Christian

Presenter: Ryan T. Cragun, University of Tampa ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: J. Sumerau, The University of Tampa

Co-Author 2: Lain Mathers, University of Illinois-Chicago

Keywords: gay, LGBT, conversion

SSSR: Brother Whom I Love: Alternative Sexual Relations in Turkey

Presenter: Nathaniel Bailey, University of Arkansas ([e-mail])

Keywords: Turkey, alternative sexuality, homosexuality
SSSR: Same-Sex Marriage and the Objective Adjudication of Religious Liberty Claims Internationally

Presenter: Robert Smith, Université de Montréal ([e-mail])

Keywords: international same-sex marriage politics, objectivity and judicial adjudication, religious freedom claims
SSSR: The Great Reversal: How Muslim Nations Went from Tolerating Same-Sex Practices to Repressing LGB People, 1750-2010

Presenter: Hassan El Menyawi, New York University ([e-mail])

Keywords: Globalization, Collective Memory, Crime
H-5. RRA: Cultural Pluralism in Catholicism

Room: Grand Pacific Ballroom E

Organizer: Mary L Gautier, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate ([e-mail])

Convener: Jonathon Holland, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate ([e-mail])

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RRA: Multiculturalism and U.S. Catholicism: A Microcosm of the Global Church in One Country

Presenter: Mark Gray, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Jon Wiggins, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate

Keywords: Parishes, Ethnicity, Catholics
RRA: Pluralism in Catholic Presbyterates

Presenter: Stephen Fichter, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate ([e-mail])

Keywords: Priesthood, Catholics, Leadership
RRA: Sister Stories: International Sisters Living and Working in the United States

Presenter: Patricia Wittberg, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Mary Gautier, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate

Co-Author 2: Mary Johnson, Trinity Washington University

Keywords: Women Religious, globalization, immigration
RRA: Who's in the Pews: Catholics' Experiences of Parish Life

Presenter: Jonathon Wiggins, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate ([e-mail])

Keywords: Catholics, Parish, Ethnicity
H-6. SSSR: The Effects of Religious Practices and Cognitions on the Development of Virtues and Emotional Well-Being: Attending to Psychological Mechanisms, Intergroup Behavior, and Cultural Contexts

Room: Grand Pacific Ballroom F

Organizer: Sarah Schnitker, Fuller Theological Seminary, School of Psychology ([e-mail])

Convener: Schnitker Sarah, Fuller Theological Seminary, School of Psychology ([e-mail])

Discussant: Sarah Schnitker, Fuller Theological Seminary, School of Psychology ([e-mail])
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SSSR: Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself (and as Thy In-group): Examining the Effects of Moral Intuitions and Intercessory Prayer on Generous Behavior toward Religious In-group and Out-group Members

Presenter: Tyler Greenway, Fuller Theological Seminary, School of Psychology ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Abigail Shepherd, Fuller Theological Seminary, School of Psychology

Keywords: Intercessory prayer, Generosity, Moral intuitions
SSSR: Effects of Spiritual vs Instrumental Framing on Self-control Promoting Interventions as Moderated by African American Ethnicity

Presenter: Nathaniel Fernandez, Fuller Theological Seminary, School of Psychology ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Sarah Schnitker, Fuller Theological Seminary, School of Psychology

Keywords: Self-control, Spiritual framing, African American

SSSR: Perception of God in the Context of Elite Competition

Presenter: Benjamin Houltberg, Fuller Theological Seminary, School of Psychology ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Kenneth Wang, Fuller Theological Seminary, School of Psychology

Keywords: God perception, Perfectionism, Athletics

H-7. SSSR: New Religions

Room: Treasure Cove

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SSSR: A New Religion? Twenty Years of Drum Circle Facilitation Playshops

Presenter: Tanice G Foltz, Indiana University Northwest ([e-mail])

Keywords: spiritual engagement, drumming, interaction rituals

SSSR: Exploring a New Religious Movement's Anti-Religious Religious Culture

Presenter: Justin Van Ness, University of Notre Dame ([e-mail])

Keywords: new religious movements, social movements, sociology
SSSR: Prophecy in New Religious Movements: Moving Beyond Festinger

Presenter: Jon R Stone, California State University ([e-mail])

Keywords: New Religious Movements, Prophecy, Charismatic Leadership
SSSR: Zalmoxianism - a Romanian New Religious Movement in Context of Modern Paganism

Presenter: George Enache, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati ([e-mail])

Keywords: Zalmoxianism, new religious movement, modern paganism
H-8. SSSR: The Intersection of Religion and Finances

Room: Laguna

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SSSR: Does economic insecurity predict religiosity? Evidence from the European Social Survey 2002-2012

Presenter: Ingrid Storm, University of Manchester ([e-mail])

Keywords: Financial insecurity, Religious change, Europe

SSSR: The Great Recession and Health in the United States: Did Religion Make a Difference?

Presenter: Sedefka Beck, Valparaiso University ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Donka Mirtcheva, The College of New Jersey

Keywords: Religion, Health, Great Recession

SSSR: The Impact of Religion on Personal Financial Decisions

Presenter: Dan Hess, Seattle Pacific University ([e-mail])

Keywords: religiosity, personal financial decisions, ethical behavior
SSSR: Who Gives & Why? Giver Types, Religious Attendance, Education, & Income

Presenter: Patricia Snell Herzog, Univ Arkansas Fayetteville ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Heather Price, Basis Policy Resarch

Keywords: giving, congregations, national survey

H-9. SSSR: Muslims in the West I

Room: Del Mar

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SSSR: Global Comparison of Muslims in Australia and New Zealand: Socio-Demographic Perspective

Presenter: Yaghoob Foroutan, The University of Waikato ([e-mail])

Keywords: Muslims, Australasia, Demography

SSSR: Islamic Creationism in Europe: Biological evolution in service of the "Clash of Civilizations" narrative

Presenter: Salman Hameed, Hampshire College ([e-mail])

Keywords: Creationism, Muslims, Europe
SSSR: Muslim belonging in the diaspora in the Facebook era

Presenter: Roberta Ricucci, University of Turin ([e-mail])

Keywords: Muslim, Religious belonging, Religious socialization
SSSR: The politics of Muslim and Christian youth in a global city

Presenter: Daniel DeHanas, King's College London ([e-mail])

Keywords: second-generation youth, politics, global city
H-10. RRA: FACT2015 National Survey of Congregations: Denominational Specific Findings

Room: Newport Coast Salon 1

Organizer: David A Roozen, HARTFORD SEMINARY ([e-mail])

Convener: David Roozen, Hartford Institute for Religion Research ([e-mail])

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RRA: The Current State of UCC Congregations

Presenter: Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi, United Church of Christ ([e-mail])

Keywords: United Church of Christ, FACT2015, Survey of Congregations

RRA: Correlates of Growth and Decline Among Episcopal Congregations

Presenter: Kirk Hadaway, The Episcopal Church ([e-mail])

Keywords: United Church of Christ, FACT2015, Survey of Congregations
RRA: Orthodox Parish FACTs -- 2015

Presenter: Alexei Krindatch, Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America ([e-mail])

Keywords: United Church of Christ, FACT2015, Survey of Congregations
RRA: Continities and Change in Presbyterian (U.S.A.) Congregations -- 2015

Presenter: Susan Barnett, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) ([e-mail])

Keywords: Presbyterian, FACT2015, Survey of Congregations
H-11. SSSR: Practical Spiritualities in a Media Age

Room: Grand Pacific Ballroom B

Organizer: Martha Smith Roberts, University of California, Santa Barbara ([e-mail])

Convener: Martha Smith Roberts, University of California, Santa Barbara ([e-mail])

Discussant: Curtis Coats, Millsaps College ([e-mail])
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SSSR: Hula Hoop Spiritualities: Social Media, Embodied Experience, and Communities of Practice

Presenter: Jenna Gray-Hildenbrand, Middle Tennessee State University ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Martha Smith Roberts, University of California, Santa Barbara

Keywords: hula hoop community, embodied spirituality, social media
SSSR: Strategic Confession: Pragmatic Religion and Spirituality in the PostSecret Community

Presenter: Stewart Hoover, Center for Media, Religion and Culture, University of Colorado. ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Rachael Liberman, University of Denver ([e-mail])

Keywords: religion, digital, community

SSSR: Spirituality at Work: Servant Leadership in the Western Workplace

Presenter: Jeffrey Mahan, Iliff School of Theology ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: RuthAnn Ritter, Iliff School of Theology ([e-mail])

Keywords: Servant Leadership, Authority, Networked Relations

H-12. SSSR: The Bearing of Religion on Mental Health, Wellness and Again

Room: Coral Cove

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SSSR: Christians predict the highest level of happiness in China

Presenter: Xiuhua Wang, graduate student ([e-mail])

Keywords: Christianity in China, Happiness, Religion

SSSR: Mental Health Care Utilization Among the Most Traditionally Religious Jews and Muslims in Israel

Presenter: Ephraim Shapiro, ARIEL UNIVERSITY ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Irit Elroy, Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute

Keywords: Mental Health, Jews, Muslims

SSSR: Psychological Distress among Atheists and the Religiously Unaffiliated

Presenter: Matt Henderson, Baylor University - Sociology of Religion ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Matt Bradshaw, Baylor University

Co-Author 2: Paul McClure, Baylor University

Keywords: Mental Health, Atheism, Spiritual but not religious
SSSR: Towards a spiritualization of aging? An empirical investigation in Switzerland

Presenter: Christophe Monnot, University of Lausanne ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Irene Becci, University of Lausanne

Keywords: Aging, New spiritualites (NRM), Elderly people

H-13. RRA: Mormons and the Global

Room: Newport Coast Salon 2

Organizer: David Knowlton, UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY ([e-mail])

Convener: David Knowlton, Utah Valley University ([e-mail])

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RRA: Mirrored Mormon Migrations: Latin American Mormons in Utah

Presenter: Jason Palmer, University of California Irvine ([e-mail])

Keywords: Mormon, Migration, Latin America

RRA: Mormon Kinship and Cross-National Marriage

Presenter: David Knowlton, Utah Valley University ([e-mail])

Keywords: family, Mormon, marriage
RRA: Mormonism and the Legal and Social Structure of Global Society

Presenter: David Knowlton, Utah Valley University ([e-mail])

Co-Author 1: Joshua Larkin, Utah Valley University

Keywords: Family, State, Mormon

H-14. SSSR: Pluralization in the U.S., Europe and Canada

Room: Avalon

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SSSR: Facing Pluralization of Religions: secularism? or secularization?

Presenter: Xinhua Han, Communication University of China ([e-mail])

Keywords: Pluralization, secularism, secularization

SSSR: Pluralization and Financing of Churches: European Experience

Presenter: Zrinscak Sinisa, University of Zagreb - Faculty of Law ([e-mail])

Keywords: Financing, Religion, Europe
SSSR: Religious Polarization in Canada: A Major Empirical Update

Presenter: Reginald Bibby, LETHBRIDGE ([e-mail])

Keywords: Secularization, Polarization, Immigration
SSSR: The Finnish Church: Dedifferentiation by reinforcing a public service role?

Presenter: Valdemar Kallunki, Helsinki University/KyUAS ([e-mail])

Keywords: Secularization, Differentiation, Welfare services