Association for the Sociology of Religion

Association for the Sociology of Religion
AbbreviationASR
Formation1938; 86 years ago (1938)
Founded atChicago, Illinois, US
TypeLearned society
Legal status501(c)(6) organization
Location
  • United States
FieldSociology of religion
Membership402[1] (2019)
President
James C. Cavendish
Executive officer
Rachel Kraus
Revenue$112,660[2] (2016)
Expenses$79,945[2] (2016)
Websitesociologyofreligion.org Edit this at Wikidata
Formerly called
American Catholic Sociological Society

The Association for the Sociology of Religion (ASR) is an academic association with more than 700 members worldwide. It publishes a journal, Sociology of Religion, and holds meetings at the same venues and times as the American Sociological Association.[3]

History

The ASR was founded by Catholic sociologists in Chicago in 1938 as the American Catholic Sociological Society.[3] The organization adopted its present name in 1970, reflecting changes in the Vatican's policy that led to greater openness towards other faiths. It has long since become a base for sociological research on religion without regard to belief, creed, or religious orientation.

Activities

The association publishes a journal, Sociology of Religion, as well as a quarterly newsletter.[3] It is the co-publisher of an annual series entitled Religion and the Social Order.[3] The association provides research grants.[3]

The ASR, which has over 700 members worldwide, continues its historical practice of holding its meetings at the same venues and times as the American Sociological Association, allowing mutual cross-fertilization between the two associations.[3] Past presidents of the ASR include David G. Bromley,[4] James T. Richardson,[5] Eileen Barker[6] Benton Johnson,[7] and Christopher G. Ellison.[8]

Presidents

  • 1938: Ralph A. Gallagher
  • 1939: Raymond W. Murray
  • 1940: Paul J. Mundie
  • 1941: Francis J. Friedel
  • 1942: Walter L. Willigan
  • 1943: Eva J. Ross
  • 1944: Paul Hanly Furfey
  • 1945: Gerald J. Schnepp
  • 1946: Alphonse H. Clemens
  • 1947: Leo J. Robinson
  • 1948: Franz Mueller
  • 1949: Robert B. Navin
  • 1950: Clement S. Mihanovich
  • 1951: Thomas P. Harte
  • 1952: John J. Kane
  • 1953: Joseph P. Fitzpatrick
  • 1954: C. J. Neuse
  • 1955: M. Jeanine Gruesser
  • 1956: D. Augustine McCaffrey
  • 1957: Allen Spitzer
  • 1958: John D. Donovan
  • 1959: Mary Edward Healy
  • 1960: John L. Thomas
  • 1961: Jack H. Curtis
  • 1962: Frances Jerome Woods
  • 1963: John E. Hughes
  • 1964: Paul Facey
  • 1965: Paul Mundy
  • 1966: Andrew Greeley
  • 1967: Donald N. Barrett
  • 1968: Gordon Zahn
  • 1969: Robert J. McNamara
  • 1970: Paul Reiss
  • 1971: Ralph Lane Jr.
  • 1972: Marie Augusta Neal
  • 1973: Thomas P. Imse
  • 1974: William H. Jarrett
  • 1975: Ruth A. Wallace
  • 1976: John L. Thomas
  • 1977: David O. Moberg
  • 1978: Thomas M. Gannon
  • 1979: Jeffrey K. Hadden
  • 1980: Carroll J. Bourg
  • 1981: Hart M. Nelsen
  • 1982: Meredith B. McGuire
  • 1983: Rodney Stark
  • 1984: Patrick H. McNamara
  • 1985: William R. Garrett
  • 1986: James T. Richardson
  • 1987: Benton Johnson
  • 1988: Roland Robertson
  • 1989: James A. Beckford
  • 1990: Helen Rose Ebaugh
  • 1991: Theodore E. Long
  • 1992: Edward C. Lehman
  • 1993: William V. D'Antonio
  • 1994: David G. Bromley
  • 1995: John H. Simpson
  • 1996: Nancy Ammerman
  • 1997: R. Stephen Warner
  • 1998: James R. Kelly
  • 1999: Nancy Nason-Clark
  • 2000: José Casanova
  • 2001: Anthony J. Blasi
  • 2002: Eileen Barker
  • 2003: Grace Davie
  • 2004: Joseph B. Tamney
  • 2005: N. J. Demerath III
  • 2006: Kevin J. Christiano
  • 2007: James D. Davidson
  • 2008: Mary Jo Neitz
  • 2009: Michele Dillon
  • 2010: Rhys H. Williams
  • 2011: Peter Beyer
  • 2012: Roger Finke
  • 2013: Fred Kniss
  • 2014: Christopher G. Ellison
  • 2015: Melissa J. Wilde
  • 2016: Lori G. Beaman
  • 2017: Michael O. Emerson
  • 2018: Daniel V.A. Olson
  • 2019: Paula Nesbitt
  • 2020–2021: James C. Cavendish
  • 2022: James Spickard
  • 2023: Gerardo Martí
  • 2024: Grace Yukich
  • 2025: Tricia Bruce

See also

References

  1. ^ Editor’s Report August 2018– August 2019 sociologyofreligion.com p. 24
  2. ^ a b 2016 Tax document sociologyofreligion.com
  3. ^ a b c d e f Swatos, William H.; Kivisto, Peter (1998). Encyclopedia of religion and society. Rowman Altamira. ISBN 978-0-7619-8956-1. Retrieved December 19, 2009.
  4. ^ Lewis, James R. (2004). The Oxford handbook of new religious movements. Oxford University Press US. pp. xi. ISBN 978-0-19-514986-9.
  5. ^ Bromley, David G. (2007). Teaching new religious movements. Oxford University Press US. pp. x. ISBN 978-0-19-517729-9.
  6. ^ Beckford, James A.; Richardson, James T. (2003). Challenging Religion: Essays in Honour of Eileen Barker. Routledge. pp. 5. ISBN 978-0-415-30948-6.
  7. ^ Swatos, William H.; Peter Kivisto (1998). Encyclopedia of Religion and Society. Latham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 251–252. ISBN 978-0-7619-8956-1.
  8. ^ "Ellison, Christopher". UT Health San Antonio. Retrieved June 26, 2020.


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