Handbook of the Sociology of Religion

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.