2019 FINAL PROGRAM
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Thursday, October 30, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
MTG-1- SSSR Council Meeting
Room: Birch Lake
Thursday, October 30, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
MTG-2- RRA Board of Directors Meeting
Room: Lake Nokomis
Thursday, October 30, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Registration - Thursday- Registration
Room: Atrium
Friday, October 31, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
RRA Coffee - Friday- RRA Coffee
Room: Atrium
Friday, October 31, 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
MTG-3- RRA Business Meeting
Room: Crystal Lake
Friday, October 31, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Registration - Friday- Registration
Room: Atrium
Friday, October 31, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Session A-1 (SSSR) Health Outcomes
Room: Lake Calhoun
Convener: Jane Lankes Smith,
Penn State University
(jane.lankes.smith@psu.edu)
Daoist Standing Meditation and Flourishing (Z-FLO): Randomized Controlled Trial
Zhuo Job Chen, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (job.chen@charlotte.edu)
What Dimensions of Religion Affect Fertility? A Cross-Cultural Theoretical Framework
Jane Lankes Smith, Penn State University (jane.lankes.smith@psu.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Mary Shenk, Penn State University
Co-Author 2:
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The Lifeline of Prayer? How Varying Dimensions of Prayer Buffers the Link Between Food Insecurity and Mental Health
Hayoung Oh, Baylor University (hayoung_oh1@baylor.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Laura Upenieks, Baylor University
Co-Author 2:
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A systematic review on spirituality and religiosity’s influence on alcohol use/misuse among Latine adults
Audrey Hai, Tulane University (ahai@tulane.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Stacey Li, University of Miami
Co-Author 2:
Carmen Zhou, Massachusetts General Hospital
Active Transportation and Congregational Participation in Older Mexican Americans
Samuel Stroope, Louisiana State University (sstroope@lsu.edu)
Co-Author:
Jessica Stroope, Louisiana State University
Session A-2 (SSSR) Relational Spirituality Research in Differing Contexts
Room: Cedar Lake
Organizer:
Steven Sandage, Boston University (ssandage@bu.edu)
Forced Migration, Spirituality, and Mental Health: A Relational Spirituality Model Exploring Refugee Experiences
Xiaodi Wu, Boston University (xwu199@bu.edu)
Co-Author:
Laura Captari, Boston University
Relational Spirituality in the Formation of Emerging Jewish Religious Leaders
Laura Stein, Boston University (lbstein@bu.edu)
Co-Author:
Judith Gerstenblith, Boston University
A Typological Approach to Relational Spirituality: Differences in Mature Alterity and Well-being
Peter Jankowski, Bethel University (pjankows@bethel.edu)
Co-Author:
Steven Sandage, Boston University
Session A-3 (RRA) Religion and Mental Health/Religious Trauma
Room: Wayzata Bay
Convener: Beth Schwartz,
UCLA
(bethaks@icloud.com)
Healing the Nation: A Public Health Approach to Adverse Religious Experiences and Holistic Well-Being
Beth Schwartz, UCLA Nursing Professor (bethaks@icloud.com)
Co-Author:
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The Religiosity of the Traumatized: Coloniality and the Shaping of Religious Experience in Postcolonial Africa
William Orbih, Saint John's School of Theology and Seminary (worbih001@csbsju.edu)
Antisemitism in 2025: Problems on Campus and the Mental Health Response
Neil Kressel, William Paterson University (kresseln@wpunj.edu)
Session A-4 (SSSR) Becoming, Being, Leaving, Returning: Diachronic Religious Identity among Jehovah’s Witnesses
Room: Birch Lake
Organizer:
Danny Cardoza, Independent scholar (danny@cardoza.one)
Territories of Faith: Spatial definitions of becoming a Jehovah’s Witness
Danny Cardoza, Independent scholar (danny@cardoza.one)
Being and belonging among Jehovah’s Witnesses in post-Soviet, post-genocide, and non-Western societies
Jolene Chu, WHQ of Jehovah's Witnesses (jochu@jw.org)
Coping mechanisms associated with disaffiliation from Jehovah's Witnesses
Anatolii Tokmantcev, Pazmany Peter Catholic University (atokmantcev@ucla.edu)
Leaving and returning: Views on interruption and resumption of affiliation with Jehovah’s Witnesses
Ollimatti Peltonen, European Association of Jehovah's Witnesses (opeltonen@jw.org)
Session A-5 (SSSR) Comparative Migration Experiences
Room: Cooks Bay
Convener: Jill Thornton,
University of South Carolina
(jillt@email.sc.edu)
Religion and Identity Crisis in African Diaspora Communities: A Critical Study of Yoruba Muslims' Community in Chicago, Illinois
Danoye Oguntola-Laguda, Department of Religions and Peace Studies, Lagos State University (danoye.oguntola-laguda@lasu.edu.ng)
Shared Migrant Spaces: Informal Integration Activities of Missionaries and Refugees in Germany
Jill Thornton, University of South Carolina (jillt@email.sc.edu)
Intricate Modernity: The South Korean Protestant Experience
Jeyoul Choi, University of Florida (jeyoul@ufl.edu)
Co-Author:
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Religion Matters in the Migration Experiences of Migrants in the United States of America
Opeyemi Adedoyin, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State (opemoraks@gmail.com)
Co-Author:
Ojo Rapheal, Federal University Lokoja, Nigeria
Session A-6 (RRA) Views from Congregations: Minority Churches, Community, Virtual Worship and Giving, and Current Issues
Room: Deer Lake
Organizer/Convener:
Allison Norton, Hartford International University (anorton@hartfordinternational.edu)
Minority Churches in Focus: The Evolving Role of Asian, Black and Latino Congregations in the US
Clarvon Watts, Hartford International University (brwatts@hartfordinternational.edu)
Co-Author:
Joyce Chang, Hartford International University
Community: Exploring the Similarities and Divergences Across Congregations
Maureen Day, Center for Religion and Civic Culture (maureen@daypalermo.com)
Virtual worship, Real money: The Impact of Virtual Worship on Giving
Erica Dollhopf, Lake Institute on Faith & Giving (erdoll@iu.edu)
Co-Author:
David King, Lake Institute on Faith & Giving
“I have my own opinion about certain things:” Church Attender and Leader Views About Current Issues
Allison Norton, Hartford International University (anorton@hartfordinternational.edu)
Session A-7 (SSSR) Discussion Panel: The Strict Ethnic Religion Phenomenon: Motivating Research on a New Typology by Comparing Ultra-Orthodox Jews and the Amish
Room: Elk Lake
Session A-8 (SSSR) Religious Pluralism
Room: Lake Nokomis
Convener: Giuseppe Giordan,
University of Padova
(giuseppe.giordan@unipd.it)
The Rule of Law under Divine Threat: The Normative Challenge of Religious Freedom’s Expanding Scope in Democratic Societies
Albert Soto Vilches, Department of Sociology, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile (albert.soto@mail.udp.cl)
Religious Pluralism and National Unity: Lessons For Nigerians
Elijah Okpanachi, Federal University of Lafia (eltonia4u@gmail.com)
Co-Author:
Amodu Salisu, Kogi State University Anyigba
Local Discourses on Religious Freedom: A Case Study of Padova
Giuseppe Giordan, University of Padova (giuseppe.giordan@unipd.it)
Co-Author 1:
Olga Breskaya, University of Padova
Co-Author 2:
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Congregations in plural (urban) European societies
Anna Koers, University of Hamburg (anna.koers@uni-hamburg.de)
Session A-9 (SSSR) Book Panel: The Stories Congregations Tell: Flourishing in the Face of Transition and Change
Room: Spring Park Bay
Organizer/Convener:
Joel Thiessen, Ambrose University (jathiessen@ambrose.edu)
Author: Joel Thiessen, Ambrose University (jathiessen@ambrose.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Arch Wong, Ambrose University
Co-Author 2:
Mark Chapman, Tyndale University
Participants
Jennifer McClure Haraway, Samford University (jmcclure@samford.edu)
Scott Thumma, Hartford International University for Religion and Peace (sthumma@hartfordinternational.edu)
Tricia Bruce, Springtide Research Institute (triciabruce@gmail.com)
Session A-10 (SSSR) Book Panel: Faith and the Fragility of Justice: Responses to Gender-Based Violence in South Africa
Room: Crystal Lake
Organizer/Convener:
Lisa Weaver-Swartz, Asbury University (lisa.weaver.swartz@asbury.edu)
Author: Meredith Whitnah, Westmont College (mwhitnah@westmont.edu)
Participants
Courtney Irby, Illinois Wesleyan University (cirby@iwu.edu)
Samuel Perry, University of Oklahoma (samperry2011@gmail.com)
Steve Offutt, Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion (soffutt_1999@yahoo.com)
Amanda Hernandez, Southwestern University (hernande3@southwestern.edu)
Session A-11 (SSSR) Planting, Growing, and Sustaining Faith Communities
Room: Maple Lake
Convener: Joel Tejedo,
Asia Pacific Theological Seminary
(joel_doulos@yahoo.com)
The Urban Face of Megachurch Leadership: A Comparative and Quantitative Analyses of Megachurch Leadership in the Context of Urban Centers in the Philippines
Joel Tejedo, Asia Pacific Theological Seminary (joel_doulos@yahoo.com)
Planting for Growth: Insights from Newly Planted Churches in the Seventh-day Adventist Context
Petr Cincala, Andrews University, Institute of Church Ministry (cincala@andrews.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Injae Son, Andrews University, Institute of Church Ministry
Co-Author 2:
Timothy Madding, Andrews University, NADEI
Taking Religion Seriously in the Windy City: An Ethnographic Analysis of Christian Fellowship for all Nations.
Osamamen Oba Eduviere, The University of Iowa (obaeduviere@uiowa.edu)
Session A-12 (SSSR) Religious Resurgence
Room: Excelsior Bay
Convener: Stephen Armet,
Programa Latinoamericano de Estudios Sociorreligiosos (PROLADES)
(sarmet@alumni.nd.edu)
Is Christianity a new counterculture? Why young Finnish men are increasingly drawn to Christianity
Kati Tervo-Niemelä, University of Eastern Finland (kati.tervo-niemela@uef.fi)
Explaining Religion’s Durability or Decline Based on Morphogenetic Generation
Stephen Armet, Programa Latinoamericano de Estudios Sociorreligiosos (PROLADES) (sarmet@alumni.nd.edu)
Modernity, Socioeconomic Expectations and the Resurgence of Idolatry in Nigeria
Edlyne Anugwom, University of Nigeria (akommiri@gmail.com)
Successors of the Sacred: Salvationist Religions and the Rise of Rural Christianity in China
Kenny Miao, University of Texas at Austin (kenny.miao@utexas.edu)
Session A-13 (SSSR) Sights, Sounds, Smells: Senses in Practice
Room: Grays Bay
Convener: Antonio Montanes Jimenez,
University of Oxford
(amjsociologia@gmail.com)
Olfactory Rituals and Collective Identity: The Muharram Burning Tent Ceremony in Postrevolutionary Bushehr, Iran
Babak Rahimi, UCSD (brahimi@ucsd.edu)
Co-Author:
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Does breaking bread bond us? Sacred meals as a pathway to social connection
Arielle Levites, George Washington University (alevites@gwu.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Adam Cohen, Arizona State University
Co-Author 2:
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Socio-spiritual Utility of Cola Acuminata in Traditional Igbo Religious Praxis
Charles Ajaebili, University of Nigeria (nnamdi.ajaebili@unn.edu.ng)
Sacred Imaginings and the Role of Romani Music in Shaping Spiritual Experiences
Antonio Montanes Jimenez, University of Oxford (antonio.montanesjimenez@anthro.ox.ac.uk)
Co-Author:
Mats Küsnner, Humboldt University of Berlin
Session A-14 (SSSR) Gender, Sexuality, and Religious Leadership
Room: Lafayette Bay
Convener: Claire Gilliland,
Furman University
(claire.gilliland@furman.edu)
Addressing Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking in Nigeria: The Salvation Army Approach
Adeboboye Ogunrotifa, Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko, Nigeria (adeboboyem@gmail.com)
Assessing Gendered Messages about Motherhood and Fatherhood in Protestant Gigachurch Services
Claire Gilliland, Furman University (claire.gilliland@furman.edu)
The Daughters of Zion as a Site of Contested Empowerment: Spiritual Capital, Financial Agency, and Gendered Religiosity in Kenyan Pentecostalism
Edith Kayeli Chamwama, University of Nairobi (ekayeli@uonbi.ac.ke)
“A Thief Has No Religion, A Prostitute Has No Religion”: Religious Leaders Views on Commercial Sex
Popy Begum, Saint Louis University (popy.begum@slu.edu)
Session A-15 (SSSR) Gender and Sexuality in Mormonism
Room: Pine Lake
Organizer:
Nancy Ross, Utah Tech University (nancy.ross@utahtech.edu)
Convener:
Levi Sands, University of Iowa (levi-sands@uiowa.edu)
When is Fertility Salient to Religion? Colonization and Counterculture In Frontier Utah
Jason Bonham, University of Chicago (jpbonham@uchicago.edu)
(Trans)Gender, Sexuality, and Abortion Attitudes Among Mormons: Science, Politics, or Religion?
Ryan Cragun, University of Tampa (ryantcragun@gmail.com)
Co-Author:
Bethany Gull, Utah Tech University
Marital Cold War: How Ex-Mormons Navigate Mixed-Faith Marriages after Disaffiliation
Levi Sands, University of Iowa (levi-sands@uiowa.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Julie Sands, Independent Researcher
Co-Author 2:
Acea Sands, Independent Researcher
"Who wants twenty controlling women in their lives anyway?" Polygamy, Gender Essentialism and Masculinity on a Conservative LDS Online Forum
Levi Sands, University of Iowa (levi-sands@uiowa.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Amy Chapman, Arizona State University
Co-Author 2:
Spencer Greenhalgh, University of Kentucky
Friday, October 31, 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Book Room - Friday- Book Room
Room: Ballroom 3
Friday, October 31, 10:40 AM - 12:10 PM
Session B-1 (RRA) Evangelicals in the Public Square
Room: Crystal Lake
Convener: Brad Vermurlen,
University of St. Thomas
(vermurlen@gmail.com)
Is Winsome Still the Way? A Case Study of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City
Brad Vermurlen, University of St. Thomas (vermurlen@gmail.com)
Belonging as Behaving: Understanding Evangelical (Political) Identity as a Substitute for Religious Participation
Ryan LeCount, Hamline University (rlecount01@hamline.edu)
The Advantage of Suffering: The Political Currency of the Righteous Sufferer Motif from the Christian Tradition
Terry Desso, Emory University (terryonddesso@gmail.com)
The Effects of Evangelical Media in Guatemala
Gustavo Fuchs, University of Texas at Austin (gfuchs@utexas.edu)
Co-Author:
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Session B-2 (RRA) EPIC/FACT Pastoral Challenges: Aging, Wellbeing, and Getting Them to Respond to Surveys.
Room: Spring Park Bay
Organizer/Convener:
Scott Thumma, Hartford Institute for Religion Research (sthumma@hartfordinternational.edu)
Aging Pastors, their Wellbeing and Vitality of Churches: Exploring the EPIC Study Data
Petr Cincala, Institute of Church Ministry Andrews University (cincala@andrews.edu)
Co-Author:
Rene Drumm, Independent Scholar Andrews University
Clergy Well-being and the Congregation
Evan Pence, Center for Analytics, Research & Development, and Data United Church of Christ (penced@ucc.org)
Co-Author:
Esther Adu, Center for Analytics, Research & Development, and Data United Church of Christ
10 Ways to Increase Pastoral Survey Participation: Case Study from FACT Megachurch 2025
Warren Bird, Senior VP of Research Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (warren@ecfa.org)
Session B-3 (SSSR) Text Analysis in the Social Scientific Study of Religion
Room: Elk Lake
Organizer:
Roger Baumann, Hope College (baumann@hope.edu)
Sacred Language: A Comparison of Christian Language Across Holy Texts, Sermons, and Worship Music
Eriksen Ravey, Hope College (ravey@hope.edu)
Spirituality at Scale
Cam Marsinelli, University of Massachusetts Boston (c.marsinelli001@umb.edu)
Exploring Interdisciplinary Text Analysis in the Sociology of Religion
Roger Baumann, Hope College (baumann@hope.edu)
Discussant
Evan Stewart, University of Massachusetts Boston (evan.stewart@umb.edu)
Session B-4 (SSSR) Facing Challenges for Clergy
Room: Maple Lake
Convener: Jörg Stolz,
University of Lausanne
(joerg.stolz@unil.ch)
Portraits of Clergy Stress Following the 2025 U.S. Presidential Inauguration
Leah Schade, Lexington Theological Seminary (lschade@lextheo.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Amanda Wilson Harper, Tarleton State University
Co-Author 2:
Wayne Thompson, Carthage College
Secularization Because of Secular Alternatives? Clergy's Perceived Religious-Secular Competition in Switzerland
Jörg Stolz, University of Lausanne (joerg.stolz@unil.ch)
Intersecting and Impactful: Exploring the Patterns of Workplace Harms Pastors Face
Elizabeth Johnson, Duke University (eaj12@duke.edu)
Session B-5 (RRA) Discussion Panel: Being Muslim in America: A Discussion Panel on Two Documentaries on American Muslim Experiences of Islamophobia
Room: Birch Lake
Session B-6 (SSSR) Measures and Methods
Room: Grays Bay
Convener: Joseph Blankholm,
UC Santa Barbara
(blankholm@religion.ucsb.edu)
Measuring Religion and Religiosity: Impact of Sample Design and Effort
David Dutwin, NORC (ddutwin@gmail.com)
Co-Author:
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Gender Relations Under the Umbrella: Explorations of a New Measure of Complementarianism
Brooklyn Walker, Hutchinson Community College (brooklyn.evann.walker@gmail.com)
Co-Author:
Paul Djupe, Denison University
Measuring Metaphysical Spirituality among Religious and Nonreligious Americans
Joseph Blankholm, University of California, Santa Barbara (blankholm@ucsb.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Abraham Hawley Suárez, University of California, Santa Barbara
Co-Author 2:
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Multidimensional Worldview: Conceptual and Measurement Issues
Kyungkook Kang, Kido Center for Worldview Studies, La Sierra University (kkang@lasierra.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Elissa Kido, Kido Center for Worldview Studies, La Sierra University
Co-Author 2:
Udochukwu Oyoyo, Kido Center for Worldview Studies, La Sierra University
Session B-7 (SSSR) Religious change
Room: Cedar Lake
Organizer:
Conrad Hackett, Pew Research Center (chackett@pewresearch.org)
Convener:
Ryan Cragun, University of Tampa (rcragun@ut.edu)
How the global religious landscape changed from 2010 to 2020: A study of 201 countries and territories based on more than 2,700 sources
Conrad Hackett, Pew Research Center (chackett@pewresearch.org)
Co-Author 1:
Marcin Stonawski, Center for Advanced Studies of Population and Religion (CASPAR)
Co-Author 2:
Yunping Tong, Pew Research Center
Faith under fire: Israeli Jews' beliefs after October 7th
Nadia Beider, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (nadia.beider@mail.huji.ac.il)
Co-Author:
Ozan Aksoy, University College London
Explaining the secular transition: Generality, particularity, and over-determination
David Voas, University College London (d.voas@ucl.ac.uk)
Scenarios for future religious change: Data and assumptions for new global projections
Marcin Stonawski, Center for Advanced Studies of Population and Religion (CASPAR) (mstonaw@gmail.com)
Co-Author 1:
Conrad Hackett, Pew Research Center
Co-Author 2:
Yunping Tong, Pew Research Center
Session B-8 (SSSR) Gender and Religion in Global Context
Room: Lafayette Bay
Convener: Katie Steeves,
Trinity Western University
(katie.steeves@twu.ca)
'Soft' Complementarians: Gender Dynamics Among Male Latino Evangelicals
Andrea Garcia-Borbón, UC San Diego (afg003@ucsd.edu)
Gendered portrayal of prophetess Selina Baidoo in Ghana
Grace Sintim Adasi, University of Ghana (gadasi@ug.edu.gh)
Bifurcated Conversations: Examining the Use of Feminist Theories for Understanding Women's Religious Leadership
Katie Steeves, Trinity Western University (katie.steeves@twu.ca)
Co-Author 1:
Lucy Smith, Trinity Western University Alum
Co-Author 2:
Elizabeth Kreiter, Trinity Western University
Co-Author 3:
Jessica Stobbe, Trinity Western University
Butlerian Gender Theory vs. Catholic Essentialism in the Global Culture Wars
Willow Sipling, Western Michigan University (willow.m.sipling@wmich.edu)
Session B-9 (SSSR) Contemporary Practice
Room: Lake Calhoun
Convener: Yingfei Liang,
Northwest University
(yingfei6745@gmail.com)
Zen Meditation’s Response to Modern Individual Crisis: Self-Regulation and Reconstruction of Interpersonal Relationships
Yingfei Liang, Northwest University (yingfei6745@gmail.com)
Factors Influencing the Decision to Abandon the Headscarf Among University-Educated and Employed Turkish-Muslim Women
Muhammet Numan Sağirli, Marmara University (numan.sagirli@marmara.edu.tr)
Co-Author:
Kemal Ataman, Marmara University
Sacralisation of Objects and its Economic Significance in African Initiated Churches Nigeria
Akinwumi Ambrose Akindolie, University of Bonn, Germany (akindolieakinwumi@yahoo.com)
Emotions in Religious Yoga: Emotions and Experiences amongst Practitioners of Contemporary Religious Yoga Styles
Janne Kontala, Abo Akademi University (janne.kontala@abo.fi)
Session B-10 (SSSR) New Findings from the BRS7 (2025)
Room: Deer Lake
Organizer/Convener:
Paul Froese, Baylor University (paul_froese@baylor.edu)
Religion and Beliefs about the Consequences of Abortion for Women
Jeremy Uecker, Baylor University (jeremy_uecker@baylor.edu)
Who Believes in Magic? The relationship between magical beliefs, traditional religion, and science
Paul Froese, Baylor University (paul_froese@baylor.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Ruiqian Li, American University
Co-Author 2:
Isaiah King, Baylor University
Congregational Commutes
Kevin Dougherty, Baylor University (kevin_doughterty@baylor.edu)
Belief in the Prosperity Gospel and Mental Well-Being: A Path to Peace or Pressure?
Laura Upenieks, Baylor University (laura_upenieks@baylor.edu)
Session B-11 (SSSR) How important is religion in the lives of Jehovah's Witnesses?
Room: Cooks Bay
Organizer:
Eileen Barker, London School of Economics (e.barker@lse.ac.uk)
Jehovah’s Witnesses’ psychological well-being
Gerhard Besier, Sigmund Neumann Institute for the Research on Freedom, Liberty and Democracy, Dresden (besier.gerhard@gmail.com)
Bloodless Medicine: What To Do When You Can’t Transfuse?
Steven Frank, John Hopkins University School of Medicine (sfrank3@jhmi.edu)
Family and Education among Jehovah’s Witnesses
Jennifer Lansford, Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University (lansford@duke.edu)
Co-Author:
Donna Couper, Independent
Session B-12 (SSSR) New Work in Religious Prejudice and Discrimination
Room: Excelsior Bay
Convener: Nazita Lajevardi,
Michigan State University
(nazita@msu.edu)
Religious Narratives and Social Realities: Child Witchcraft Accusations in Nigerian Pentecostalism
Claire Princess Ayelotan, Christ the Redeemer College, Harrow, United Kingdom (claireayelotan@gmail.com)
Unpacking the Relationship Between Antisemitism and Islamophobia
Nazita Lajevardi, Michigan State University (nazita@msu.edu)
Co-Author:
Tabitha Bonilla, Northwestern University
Experiences of Discrimination and Identity Engagement Among US Religious Nones
Nic Frame, Purdue University (nframe@purdue.edu)
Anti-Muslim Bias in Focus: A Study of Hate Crimes Across the U.S.
Fadime Apaydin, University of California, Riverside (fapay002@ucr.edu)
Session B-13 (SSSR) Coping in Challenging Times
Room: Lake Nokomis
Convener: Jennifer Laderi,
Baylor University
(jennifer_laderi1@baylor.edu)
Suffering and Smiling: The Role of Religion, Corruption, and Democracy in Shaping Subjective Well-Being in Africa
Jennifer Laderi, Baylor University (jennifer_laderi1@baylor.edu)
Public Measures, Risks, and Changes of Life during Covid-19 Pandemic in the Philippines: A Quantitative Analysis
Joel Tejedo, Asia Pacific Theological Seminary (joel_doulos@yahoo.com)
Co-Author 1:
Carolyn Soliven Tejedo, Asia Pacific Research Center
Co-Author 2:
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Traditional beliefs and practices associated with the management of wounds in a Ghanaian community
Eric Koka, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Cape Coast (ekoka@ucc.edu.gh)
Co-Author:
Hannah Taylor Abdulai, University of Cape Coast
Faith healing in an immigrant church: illness, healing, and health in the perspective of Brazilian Pentecostals living in the USA
Tiago Franco de Paula, Boston College (francodt@bc.edu)
“Forgiveness is just relinquishing”: Black emerging adult women’s definitions and experiences with forgiveness
Meredith Hope, College of Wooster (mhope@wooster.edu)
Session B-14 (SSSR) Book Panel: Beehive Girl
Room: Pine Lake
Organizer/Convener:
Thomas Murphy, Edmonds College (thomaswmurphy90@gmail.com)
Author: Mikayla Thatcher, Concordia University, St. Paul (thatcher@csp.edu)
Participants
Johannah Palomo, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (johannah@unc.edu)
Alyssa Calder Hulme, University of Chicago (alyssa.hulme@gmail.com)
Nancy Ross, Utah Tech University (nancyross@gmail.com)
Jana Riess, Religion News Service (riess.jana@gmail.com)
Session B-15 (SSSR) Academic Advocacy for New Religious Movements: Of Apocalypse and Justice
Room: Wayzata Bay
Organizer/Convener:
Ariela Keysar, Trinity College (akeysar@aol.com)
Author: Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi, University of Haifa (benny@psy.haifa.ac.il)
Participants
Peter Nynas, Åbo Akademi University (peter.nynas@abo.fi)
Bruce Phillips, Hebrew Union College (baphucusc@gmail.com)
Yaakov Ariel, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (yariel@email.unc.edu)
Darren Sherkat, Southern Illinois University (sherkat@siu.edu)
Friday, October 31, 12:10 PM - 1:10 PM
Friday, October 31, 12:10 PM - 1:10 PM
MTG-4- Mormon Social Science Association Annual Business Meeting
Room: Deer Lake
Mormon Social Science Association Annual Business Meeting
Nancy Ross, Utah Tech University (nancy.ross@gmail.com)
Friday, October 31, 1:10 PM - 2:40 PM
Session C-1 (RRA) Book Panel: Catholicism at a Crossroads: The Present and Future of America’s Largest Church
Room: Spring Park Bay
Organizer/Convener:
Jonathon Wiggins, CARA at Georgetown University (jlw8@georgetown.edu)
Author: Maureen Day, University of Southern California - Center for Religion and Civic Culture (maureen@daypalermo.com)
Co-Author 1:
James C. Cavendish, University of South Florida
Co-Author 2:
Paul Perl, CARA at Georgetown University
Participants
Erica Dollhopf, Lake Institute on Faith and Giving at Indiana University (erdoll@iu.edu)
Benjamin Durheim, College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University (bdurheim@csbsju.edu)
Patrick Gilger, Loyola University Chicago (pgilger@luc.edu)
Session C-2 (SSSR) Open Science I: Open Science, FAIR Data Practices, and the Social Scientific Study of Religion
Room: Deer Lake
Organizer:
Andrew Whitehead, Indiana University Indianapolis (aw122@iu.edu)
Beneficence in Open Science
Tricia Bruce, Springtide Research Institute (tricia@springtideresearch.org)
Open Science and Opportunities for Teaching Our Students and Supporting Early-Career Scholars
Ryan Cragun, University of Tampa (rcragun@ut.edu)
Editorial Practices and Open Science Policies
Joseph Baker, East Tennessee State University (bakerjo@mail.etsu.edu)
Open Science and FAIR Data Practices and the Association of Religion Data Archives (the ARDA)
Andrew Whitehead, Indiana University Indianapolis (aw122@iu.edu)
Session C-3 (SSSR) New Insights on "The Nones"
Room: Elk Lake
Convener: Jacqui Frost,
Purdue University
(jlfrost@purdue.edu)
A New Typology of Non-Religion in the United States
Ryan Burge, Eastern Illinois University (rpburge@eiu.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Tony Jones,
Co-Author 2:
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Differences in Political Attitudes Among Distinct Types of Religious Nones
Nic Frame, Purdue University (nframe@purdue.edu)
Science as Savior: The Politics of Secular Transhumanists
Jacqui Frost, Purdue University (jlfrost@purdue.edu)
Negotiating Religion and Spirituality In-Between: The Role of Uncertainty Among Liminal Religious Americans
Regan Hardeman, Boston University School of Theology (reganjh@bu.edu)
Session C-5 (SSSR) Religious Affiliation and Religious Institutions Over the Long-Term
Room: Cooks Bay
Organizer/Convener:
Rachel McCleary, Harvard University (rachel_mccleary@harvard.edu)
A Century of Religious-Service Attendance in 66 Countries
Laurence Iannaccone, Chapman University (iannacco@chapman.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Robert Barro, Harvard University
Co-Author 2:
Edgard Dewitte, University of Oxford
Religion and the Rise and Fall of Islamic Science
Eric Chaney, University of Oxford (eric.chaney@economics.ox.ac.uk)
What Matters for Conversion Across Countries
Robert Barro, Harvard University (rbarro@harvard.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Rachel McCleary, Harvard University
Co-Author 2:
Gina Zurlo, Harvard University
Session C-6 (SSSR) Book Panel: The Psychology of Religion: A Social Force
Room: Lake Calhoun
Organizer/Convener:
Neil Kressel, William Paterson University (kresseln@wpunj.edu)
Author: Neil Kressel, William Paterson University (kresseln@wpunj.edu)
Session C-7 (RRA) Religion and Digital Media
Room: Wayzata Bay
Convener: Daniel Allen,
Olivet Nazarene University
(dallen2@olivet.edu)
Disconnected: Addressing the Drawbacks of Digital Media Use on Christian Campuses
Daniel Allen, Olivet Nazarene University (dallen2@olivet.edu)
Co-Author:
Caleb Jones, Olivet Nazarene University
F(AI)th: Understanding AI's Impact on Organized Religion, a Case Study
Roberto Fernández Morales, Presbyterian Church (USA) (roberto.morales@pcusa.org)
Expanding Theological and Clinical Pastoral Education to Include Training for Online Spiritual Support Opportunities
Estelle Smith, Colorado School of Mines (estellesmith@mines.edu)
Hide and Speak: A Qualitative Analysis of Interfaith Storytelling Among Christian Digital Creators on Instagram Using Fraser’s Framework of Indirect Communication
Kevin Wilson, Media Pastor (crossculturekev@gmail.com)
Session C-8 (SSSR) "My Soul Cries Out": The Positive Psychology of Black Religion & Spirituality
Room: Crystal Lake
Organizer/Convener:
Meredith Hope, College of Wooster (mhope@wooster.edu)
The Role of Spiritual Well-Being in Joy, Life Satisfaction, and Hope Among Black Emerging Adults
Gordon Palmer, University of Illinois Chicago (gpalmer@uic.edu)
Co-Author:
Nkemka Anyiwo, Columbia University School of Social Work
Finding Spirit Online: Examining the Associations between African Indigenous values, digital spiritual practices, and spiritual wellbeing
Nkemka Anyiwo, Columbia University School of Social Work (nae2137@columbia.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Gordon Palmer, University of Illinois Chicago
Co-Author 2:
Jasmine Jackson, Columbia University School of Social Work
“I Have Decided…?”: The effects of hope and religious coping on Black emerging adult women’s decision-making and post-traumatic growth
Meredith Hope, College of Wooster (mhope@wooster.edu)
Session C-9 (RRA) Religious Leadership: Challenges Today
Room: Excelsior Bay
Convener: Tim Snyder,
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(tim.snyder@elca.org)
The Hidden Battle: Exploring Spiritual Burnout Among Missionaries in East Coastal Asia and its Impact on Mental Health
Christopher Kwong, Gordon Conwell Theological Semianry (ckwong@gordonconwell.edu)
The Future Need for Pastoral Leaders in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Tim Snyder, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (tim.snyder@elca.org)
Co-Author 1:
Adam DeHoek, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Co-Author 2:
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The vigor and burden of the clergy calling – Measuring work wellbeing and work orientation among Lutheran clergy in the Nordic countries
Kati Tervo-Niemelä, University of Eastern Finland (kati.tervo-niemela@uef.fi)
Session C-10 (SSSR) Book Panel: When The Spirit Is Your Inheritance: Reflections on Borderlands Pentecostalism
Room: Lake Nokomis
Organizer/Convener:
Jonathan Calvillo, Candler School of Theology; Emory University (jcalvillo@emory.edu)
Author: Jonathan Calvillo, Candler School of Theology; Emory University (jcalvillo@emory.edu)
Participants
Claudia Alvarez, Princeton Theological Seminary (claudia.alvarez@ptsem.edu)
Esmeralda Sánchez Salazar, Pennsylvania State University (ess5618@psu.edu)
Brandon Martinez, Providence College (bmartine@providence.edu)
Nichole Phillips, Candler School of Theology; Emory University (nichole.r.phillips@emory.edu)
Session C-11 (SSSR) Discussion Panel: Engaging with the new Pew Religious Landscape Study: What’s important and what more can be learned?
Room: Birch Lake
Session C-12 (SSSR) Book Panel: Mormon Settler Colonialism: Inventing the Lamanite
Room: Maple Lake
Organizer/Convener:
Thomas Murphy, Edmonds College (thomaswmurphy90@gmail.com)
Author: Elise Boxer, University of South Dakota (elise.boxer@usd.edu)
Participants
Sarah Dees, Iowa State University (sdees@iastate.edu)
Sujey Vega, Arizona State University (sujey.vega@asu.edu)
Thomas Murphy, Edmonds College (thomaswmurphy90@gmail.com)
Angelo Baca, Rhode Island School of Design (abaca@risd.edu)
Session C-13 (SSSR) Book Panel: Black Visions of the Holy Land: African American Christian Engagement with Israel and Palestine
Room: Pine Lake
Organizer/Convener:
Roger Baumann, Hope College (baumann@hope.edu)
Author: Roger Baumann, Hope College (baumann@hope.edu)
Participants
Rachel Schneider, Boniuk Institute, Rice University (rachel.c.schneider@rice.edu)
Brad Vermurlen, University of St. Thomas (Houston) (vermurlen@gmail.com)
Oneya Okuwobi, University of Cinncinati (okuwobof@ucmail.uc.edu)
Jason Shelton, University of Texas at Arlington (jeshelton@uta.edu)
Session C-14 (SSSR) Book Panel: The Church Must Grow or Perish: Robert H. Schuller and the Business of American Christianity
Room: Lafayette Bay
Organizer/Convener:
Kevin Dougherty, Baylor University (kevin_dougherty@baylor.edu)
Author: Mark Mulder, Calvin University (mark.mulder@calvin.edu)
Co-Author:
Gerardo Martí, Davidson College
Participants
Janel Kragt Bakker, Memphis Theological Seminary (janel@kragtbakker.com)
David Eagle, Duke University (david.eagle@duke.edu)
Jennifer McKinney, Seattle Pacific University (mckinj@spu.edu)
Laura Krull, St. Norbert College (laura.krull@snc.edu)
Session C-15 (SSSR) Religion and Reproduction
Room: Grays Bay
Convener: Gabriel Lotarski,
Wayne State University
(gb7861@wayne.edu)
The Role of Spirituality in Navigating Childlessness: Resilience, Identity, and Coping Among Involuntary Childless Women in Nairobi, Kenya
Telesia Musili, University of Nairobi (telesia.musili@uonbi.ac.ke)
Navigating Infertility: Experiences of Religious and Non-Religious Women
Gabriel Lotarski, Wayne State University (gb7861@wayne.edu)
Reimagining the “prenate”: Examining the moral meaning of language in abortion experiences
Rebecca Todd Peters, Elon University (rpeters@elon.edu)
Friday, October 31, 2:50 PM - 4:20 PM
Session D-1 (RRA) How the Pandemic Changed People in the Pews: Denominational findings from the EPIC/FACT attender survey
Room: Spring Park Bay
Organizer:
Scott Thumma, Hartford Institute for Religion Research (sthumma@hartfordinternational.edu)
From Seat to Screen: Comparing In-person and Online Worship Attendees Across Mainline and Evangelical Christian Traditions
Erica Dollhopf, Lake Institute on Faith & Giving (erdoll@iu.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Rich Houseal, Nazarene Research Office, Nazarene Church
Co-Author 2:
Molly James, Interim Executive Officer & Secretary of General Convention of The Episcopal Church
There is Always Room for Surprise: Unanticipated Findings about US Orthodox Christian Attendees
Alexei Krindatch, National Coordinator, US Census of Orthodox Christian Churches (akrindatch@aol.com)
ELCA Attenders Speak Out: Results from the EPIC/FACT Attender Survey
Adam DeHoek, Senior Director, Research and Evaluation Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (adam.dehoek@elca.org)
Co-Author 1:
Tim Snyder, Research and Evaluation Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Co-Author 2:
Destiny Hisey, Research and Evaluation Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Initial Analysis of FACT 2024 Member Survey of Bahá’í Communities
Mike McMullen, University of Houston, Clear Lake (mike.mcmullen1@gmail.com)
Session D-2 (SSSR) Book Panel: Occasional Religious Practice: Valuing a Very Ordinary Religious Experience
Room: Lake Calhoun
Organizer/Convener:
Sarah Kathleen Johnson, Saint Paul University (sarah.kathleen.johnson@ustpaul.ca)
Author: Sarah Kathleen Johnson, Saint Paul University (sarah.kathleen.johnson@ustpaul.ca)
Participants
Gerardo Martí, Davidson College (gemarti@davidson.edu)
Joel Thiessen, Ambrose University (jathiessen@ambrose.edu)
Audrey Seah, College of the Holy Cross (aseah@holycross.edu)
Session D-3 (RRA) Pluralism and Secularization
Room: Wayzata Bay
Convener: Michael Agliardo,
University of Notre Dame
(magliardo@nd.edu)
Respecting yet bridging structural differentiation on every front: Religious environmentalism in the Philippines
Michael Agliardo, University of Notre Dame (magliardo@nd.edu)
The Intersection of Science and Faith: Examining the Biological and Religious Definitions of Life in African Societies
Irene Unazi, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA (ieun222@uky.edu)
Co-Author:
Ojo Rapheal, Federal University Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria
Awkward Encounters: Chaplains at Work in the Secular Hospital
Karen Bradley, University of Central Missouri (kbradley@ucmo.edu)
Co-Author:
Mary Jo Neitz, University of Missouri, Columbia
Approaches to Values-Based Evaluation in Religious Contexts
Injae Son, Western Michigan University (injae.son@wmich.edu)
Mine is the Only Way: Claims and Counter-Claims to Religious Truth in Nigeria’s Pluralistic Polity
Ewere Atoi, Gombe State University (nelsonewere.atoi@gmail.com)
Co-Author 1:
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Co-Author 2:
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Session D-4 (SSSR) Beyond the Headlines: Exploring the American religious landscape using the 2023-24 Pew Religious Landscape Study
Room: Cooks Bay
Organizer:
Bruce Phillips, Hebrew Union College (bphillips@huc.edu)
The Religiously Inefficient Family in 2024
Bruce Phillips, Hebrew Union College (bphillips@huc.edu)
The Religious Factor Revisited: Religion, Spirituality, and Pro-sociality
Alan Cooperman, Pew Research Center (acooperman@pewresearch.org)
Religion and Spirituality Among Younger Americans
Becka Alper, Pew Research Center (balper@pewresearch.org)
Aside from Religion: Catholics, Jews, Buddhists, Muslims, and Hindus
Ariela Keysar, Trinity College (akeysar@aol.com)
Session D-5 (SSSR) Research Ethics in the Sociology of Religion: Updating the Conversation
Room: Cedar Lake
Organizer:
Nicolette Manglos-Weber, Boston University (nmw1@bu.edu)
When Black Women Enter…Towards A New Ethic in Sociological Religious Research
Stephanie House-Niamke, University of West Virginia (houseniamkes@mix.uwv.edu)
Ethical Considerations in Researching Vulnerable Religious Communities: Navigating Racism, Sexism, and Political Targeting
Linda Yun Kwak, Boston University (lykwak@bu.edu)
The Ethics of Representation: Do Context and Reception Matter?
Nicolette Manglos-Weber, Boston University (nmw1@bu.edu)
Session D-6 (SSSR) Religion and Class
Room: Deer Lake
Convener: David Sikkink,
University of Notre Dame
(dsikkink@nd.edu)
Money God's Way: How Personal Finance Advice Brings Economic Ideology to Church
Dawson Vosburg, The Ohio State University (vosburg.4@osu.edu)
Class, Meet Religion: School Sector and Student Social Ties Across Socioeconomic Differences
David Sikkink, University of Notre Dame (dsikkink@nd.edu)
The mediating role of organization citizenship behavior between Islamic work ethics and job performance in the commercial banks of Pakistan
Wali Rahman, Sarhad University of Science and IT, Peshawar, Pakistan (wali.ba@suit.edu.pk)
Co-Author:
Sajad Ali Khan, Sarhad University of Science & Information Technology Peshawar
Against the Least of These: New Measures of Christian Nationalism on Attitudes Toward Wealth Redistribution and Inequality
Lena Kunjan, University of Minnesota (kunja010@umn.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Forrest Lovette, University of Minnesota
Co-Author 2:
Penny Edgell, University of Minnesota
Session D-7 (SSSR) Religion and Spirituality in Latin America
Room: Crystal Lake
Organizer:
Chris Chiappari, St. Olaf College (chiappar@stolaf.edu)
Convener:
Henri Gooren, Oakland University (gooren@oakland.edu)
The Origin and Evolution of Spiritual Warfare: The Case of Paraguay
Henri Gooren, Oakland University (gooren@oakland.edu)
Catholic Church, Conservatism and Politics in times of polarization and fragmentation: the case of Peru
Véronique Lecaros, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (vgauthier@pucp.pe)
Those Who Spoke and Shared: Retrospection on My Study of Religion in Bolivia
David Knowlton, Utah Valley University (dknowlton@uvu.edu)
Affect Theory, Spirituality and Religion in Guatemala
Chris Chiappari, St. Olaf College (chiappar@stolaf.edu)
Session D-8 (SSSR) The Rural Religious Landscape
Room: Lafayette Bay
Convener: Rene Drumm,
Andrews University
(rened@andrews.edu)
Divine Guidance and Satan’s Temptations: Spiritual Narratives from Rural Appalachia
Shanna Ray, Lipscomb University (shanna.ray@lipscomb.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Lisa Davies, Lipscomb University
Co-Author 2:
Bailey Moyer, Lipscomb University
“Everybody knows everybody else.”: The Joys and Challenges of Rural Pastoring among Adventist Clergy
Rene Drumm, Andrews University (rened@andrews.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Petr Cincala, Andrews University
Co-Author 2:
Cedric Vine, Andrews University
Research on American Christianity's “Rural Reconstruction” Strategies in China in the Early Twentieth Century
Zheyu Shi, Chinese Historical Geography Institute, Fudan University, China (20110760010@fudan.edu.cn)
Session D-9 (SSSR) Book Panel: Micro-City: Faith Encounters Super-Diversity in New York City
Room: Pine Lake
Organizer/Convener:
Richard Cimino, SUNY-Old Westbury (relwatch1@msn.com)
Author: Richard Cimino, SUNY-Old Westbury (relwatch1@msn.com)
Co-Author:
Hans Tokke, CUNY
Participants
Mark Killian, Whitworth University (mkillian@whitworth.edu)
Weishan Huang, Hong Kong Shue Yan University (weishanh@gmail.com)
Tony Carnes, A Journey Through NYC Religions (editor@nycreligion.info)
Session D-10 (SSSR) Book Panel: The Fearless Christian University
Room: Maple Lake
Organizer/Convener:
Jonathan Coley, Associate Professor of Sociology, Oklahoma State University (jonathan.s.coley@okstate.edu)
Author: John Hawthorne, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Spring Arbor University (jw.hawthorne@gmail.com)
Participants
Kevin Dougherty, Professor of Sociology, Baylor University (kevin_dougherty@baylor.edu)
Blake Victor Kent, Associate Professor of Sociology, Westmont College (bkent@westmont.edu)
Suzanne Macaluso, SCM Research Consulting, LLC (suzie.macaluso@gmail.com)
Sara Shady, Associate Dean for Academic Inclusive Excellence, Bethel University (s-shady@bethel.edu)
Session D-11 (SSSR) Social Media in Many Forms
Room: Excelsior Bay
Convener: LaRisa Anderson-Horne,
University of Utah
(larisa.anderson@utah.edu)
Shifting Islamic Authority in Virtual Spaces: From Websites to Social Media
Sana Patel, Rice University (sp227@rice.edu)
When “Good” Religion Ain’t Enough: How Content Creators and Podcasters Practice or Preach Religious Deconstruction
LaRisa Anderson, University of Utah (larisa.anderson@utah.edu)
Co-Author:
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Digital Religion and the Spread of Pentecostalism among Gen Z Nigerians
Jake Omang Otonko, Nasarawa State University, Keffi (jakeotonko@gmail.com)
Co-Author:
,
Using Amish Scribes' Newspaper Letters to Modify Maslow's Motivational Theory
Kristin Park, Westminster College, PA (kpark60@verizon.net)
Session D-12 (SSSR) Book Panel: Religion in a Changing Workplace
Room: Lake Nokomis
Organizer/Convener:
Kerby Goff, Rice University (kerby.goff@rice.edu)
Author: Elaine Howard Ecklund, Rice University (ehe@rice.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Denise Daniels, Wheaton College
Co-Author 2:
Christopher P. Scheitle, West Virginia University
Participants
Brian Steensland, Indiana University-Indianapolis (bsteens@iu.edu)
Jacqui Frost, Purdue University (jlfrost@purdue.edu)
Nichole Phillips, Emory University (nichole.r.phillips@emory.edu)
Session D-13 (SSSR) Education and Civic Life
Room: Elk Lake
Convener: Sherie Gayle,
Georgetown University
(sg1488@georgetown.edu)
Facilitating Interreligious Engagement: Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Instruction for Majority-Muslim Students in a Post-October 7th Context.
Sherie Gayle, Georgetown University (sg1488@georgetown.edu)
Religion, Civic Engagement, and the Marginalization of Immigrant and Refugee Cultures in Quebec’s CCQ Curriculum
Dil Maihemuti Dilimulati, Faculty of Education, McGill University (maihemuti.dilimulati@mcgill.ca)
Co-Author 1:
Arianne Maraj, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
Co-Author 2:
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Religious Education and Civic Learning in Italy: Between Confessional Legacy and Democratic Challenges
Maria Lucenti, University of Genoa (maria.lucenti@edu.unige.it)
Serving Students? Evaluating the Institutional and Geographic Determinants of Collegiate Congregational Programming
Michael Belt, Pennsylvania State University (michael@beltmail.com)
Session D-14 (SSSR) Platformed Mormonism
Room: Birch Lake
Organizer:
Spencer Greenhalgh, University of Kentucky (spencer.greenhalgh@uky.edu)
Convener:
Rosemary Avance, Oklahoma State University (rosemary.avance@okstate.edu)
Mormon Presence on Right-Wing Social Media Platforms
Spencer Greenhalgh, University of Kentucky (spencer.greenhalgh@uky.edu)
Algorithmic Authority: Networked Mormonism in the age of YouTube
Spencer Stewart, Purdue University (stewa443@purdue.edu)
In the Forum Not at the Table: Conflict and Reconciliation Between Religion and Politics Among Online Conservative Mormons
Levi Sands, University of Iowa (levi-sands@uiowa.edu)
Session D-16 (SSSR) Civic Action
Room: Grays Bay
Convener: Jack Delehanty,
Clark University
(jdelehanty@clarku.edu)
Theocratic Enclaves: Religious Establishment as a Mechanism of Subnational State Capture
Rebecca Peach, University of Washington Department of Political Science (rlpeach@uw.edu)
Co-Author:
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Religion and the Transformation of Community Organizing in the US
Jack Delehanty, Clark University (jdelehanty@clarku.edu)
Co-Author:
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Youth Philanthropy: How Religiosity Impacts Civic Engagement
Patricia Snell Herzog, Indiana University Indianapolis (psherzog@iu.edu)
Inner Spiritual Journeys to Civic Action
Feyza Akova, University of Notre Dame (feyza.akova.1@nd.edu)
Co-Author:
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Friday, October 31, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Reception- New Books Reception
Room: Ballroom 3
Friday, October 31, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Graduate Student Session- Writing in graduate school: Strategies for success
Room: Crystal Lake
Friday, October 31, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Plenary Session- RRA H. Paul Douglas Lecture: Religion Matters: Accounts and Insights from Communities
Room: Ballroom 1 & 2
Friday, October 31, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Reception- RRA Reception
Room: Atrium
Friday, October 31, 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Affinity Group and Research Networking Meetings- Affinity Group and Research Networking Meetings
Room: Ballroom 1 & 2
Saturday, November 1, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
RRA Coffee - Saturday- RRA Coffee
Room: Atrium
Saturday, November 1, 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
MTG-5- SSSR Business Meeting
Room: Birch Lake
Saturday, November 1, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Registration - Saturday- Registration
Room: Atrium
Saturday, November 1, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Book Room - Saturday- Book Room
Room: Ballroom 3
Saturday, November 1, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Session E-1 (SSSR) Open Science II: What’s stopping us from opening up? Benchmarking open science attitudes, behaviors, and infrastructure among social scientists of religion
Room: Deer Lake
Organizer/Convener:
Nicholas Gibson, ResearchWell (nicholas@researchwell.org)
Attitudes, self-reported behaviors, and perceived norms and incentives regarding open science among social scientists of religion
Nici Pfeiffer, Center for Open Science (nici@cos.io)
Co-Author 1:
Tim Errington, Center for Open Science
Co-Author 2:
Nicholas Gibson, ResearchWell
Observed use of open infrastructure among social scientists of religion
Nicholas Gibson, ResearchWell (nicholas@researchwell.org)
Co-Author 1:
Tim Errington, Center for Open Science
Co-Author 2:
Nici Pfeiffer, Center for Open Science
Policies and perspectives on open science among 46 journals publishing empirical research on religion
Nicholas Gibson, ResearchWell (nicholas@researchwell.org)
Co-Author 1:
David Mellor, Center for Open Science
Co-Author 2:
Nici Pfeiffer, Center for Open Science
Religion journals should mandate sharing of quantitative data and code: Progress and impediments to adopting a reproducibility policy in scientific study of religion journals
Conrad Hackett, Pew Research Center (chackett@pewresearch.org)
Session E-2 (SSSR) Congregational Leadership and Challenges on Racial Issues
Room: Maple Lake
Convener: Shaonta Allen,
Dartmouth College
(shaonta.allen@dartmouth.edu)
Shifting Coalitions, Changing Claims: The Role of Clergy in the Black Movement, 1994-2010
Anna Milewski, University of Wisconsin-Madison (aomilewski@wisc.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Chaeyoon Lim, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Co-Author 2:
Pamela Oliver, University of Wisconsin-Madison
“The Spirit of Esther”: An Exploration of the Socio-Theological Imagination of W.E.B. Du Bois
Cheryl Townsend Gilkes, Colby College (Emertia) (ctgilkes@colby.edu)
Community-Conscious, Love-Filled, & Resistant to Systems of Inequality: How Black Christian Millennials Envision a “Perfect” Church in the BLM Era
Shaonta' Allen, Dartmouth College (shaonta.allen@dartmouth.edu)
The Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville, Kentucky, and Desegregation, 1945-1967
Mark Newman, University of Edinburgh (m.newman@ed.ac.uk)
Session E-3 (SSSR) Religious Change and Conversion
Room: Excelsior Bay
Convener: Eman Abdelhadi,
University of Chicago
(abdelhadi@uchicago.edu)
Sacred Places as a Tool to Apprehend Mexican Religious Diversity.
Armando Garcia Chiang, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Iztapalapa, México (agch@xanum.uam.mx)
Gender, Relationships, and Negotiation: How Men Frame Their Deconversion Experiences from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Ines W. Jindra, Idaho State University (ineswengerjindra@isu.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Jenna Thompson, Washington State University
Co-Author 2:
Nicholas Evans, Idaho State University
Removing the Hijab: Gendered Negotiation with Muslim Signification
Eman Abdelhadi, University of Chicago (abdelhadi@uchicago.edu)
Co-Author:
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“Coming Out” as Christian: Theorizing the Process of Disclosure Among Former Muslim Somali Converts in Europe
Mátyás Bódi, University of Oxford (matyas.bodi@regents.ox.ac.uk)
Session E-4 (RRA) Gender and Social Control
Room: Grays Bay
Convener: Bethany Jantzi,
None
(bethany.jantzi@gmail.com)
Complementarian Headship Theology as Risk Factor for Coercive Control OR The Wife as a Training Ground: Complementarian Theology and Coercive Control
Bethany Jantzi, (bethany.jantzi@gmail.com)
Banning the Veil: How Islamophobia and Gendered Paternalism Shape the Illiberal Politics of Regulating Muslim Women's Dress
Nazita Lajevardi, Michigan State University (nazita@msu.edu)
The Intersection of Religion and Culture in the Practice of Female Genital Mutilation.
Miracle-Eunice Bolorunduro, University of Cincinnati (bolorume@mail.uc.edu)
Do Men and Women Differ in Sacrifice for Marriage: Religion's Unexpected Twist? Wait for Culture's Grist.
Ilya Okhotnikov, McNeese State University (iokhotnikov@mcneese.edu)
Session E-5 (SSSR) Book Panel: Islam In Africa
Room: Spring Park Bay
Organizer/Convener:
Hassan Omari, University of Nairobi (hassank@uonbi.ac.ke)
Author: Hassan Omari, University of Nairobi (hassank@uonbi.ac.ke)
Participants
Edith Kayeli Chamwama, University of Nairobi (ekayeli@uonbi.ac.ke)
Karori Mbugua, University of Nairobi (karori.mbugua@uonbi.ac.ke)
Telesia Kathini, University of Nairobi (telesia.musili@uonbi.ac.ke)
Innocent Maganya, University of Nairobi (imaganya@tangaza.ac.ke)
Session E-6 (SSSR) Clergy Trauma and Well-Being Research: Implications for Practice
Room: Cooks Bay
Organizer:
Steven Sandage, Boston University (ssandage@bu.edu)
The Flourishing in Ministry Project: Cultivating Clergy Wellbeing
Chris Adams, Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University (chris.adams@biola.edu)
Religious and Spiritual Leader Burnout, Trauma, and Well-Being: A Latent Profile Analysis
Sarah Crabtree, Boston University (sarahac@bu.edu)
Co-Author:
Steven Sandage, Boston University
Seminary Student Perspectives on their Formation Strengths and Vulnerabilities: A Mixed Method Qualitative Study
Kristen Hydinger, Boston University (kredford@bu.edu)
Session E-7 (SSSR) Religious Messaging
Room: Pine Lake
Convener: Valentina Cantori,
University of Southern California
(cantori@usc.edu)
The Misconception of Religion and its Implication on the Nigerian Politics
Akolo Ajige, Federal University of Lafia (akolo.ajige@arts.fulafia.edu.ng)
Co-Author 1:
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Co-Author 2:
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Preaching on Abortion, Racism, Environment, and Guns, 2020-2025
Leah Schade, Lexington Theological Seminary (lschade@lextheo.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Amanda Wilson Harper, Tarleton State University
Co-Author 2:
Wayne Thompson, Carthage College
Contested Catechesis: JD Vance, Ordo Amoris, and the Politics of Interpretation
Emily Burke, University of Wisconsin-Madison (eeburke3@wisc.edu)
Between Translation and Interpretation: Muslim Advocates Making the Qu’ran Relevant for Current Times
Valentina Cantori, University of Southern California (cantori@usc.edu)
Session E-8 (SSSR) Book Panel: Claiming Citizenship: Race, Religion, and Political Mobilization among New Americans
Room: Wayzata Bay
Organizer/Convener:
Prema Kurien, Syracuse University (pkurien@syr.edu)
Author: Prema Kurien, Syracuse University (pkurien@syr.edu)
Participants
Penny Edgell, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (edgell@umn.edu)
Jerry Park, Baylor University (jerry_park@baylor.edu)
Jonathan Calvillo, Emory University (jcalvillo@emory.edu)
Session E-9 (SSSR+RRA) Religion and Youth
Room: Lafayette Bay
Convener: David Campbell,
University of Notre Dame
(dave_campbell@nd.edu)
Short-Term Trips, Short-Term Effects? Exploring the Association Between Religious Retreats and Missions with Subjective Well-Being
Rachael Murdock, Baylor University (rachael_murdock1@baylor.edu)
Co-Author:
Laura Upenieks, Baylor University
Youth Voluntary Actions: Prosocial Ethical Values in Transitions to Adulthood
Patricia Snell Herzog, Indiana University Indianapolis (psherzog@iu.edu)
Kids These Days: How Religion Shapes American Adolescents’ Attitudes Toward Democracy
David Campbell, University of Notre Dame (dave_campbell@nd.edu)
The wind of secularization among young people with a Muslim background
Roberta Ricucci, University of Turin (roberta.ricucci@unito.it)
Session E-10 (RRA) Religious Literacy in Institutions
Room: Cedar Lake
Convener: Jason Burtt,
Trinity Western University
(jason.burtt@twu.ca)
Religious Literacy for Human Services
John L. Hudgins, Coppin State University (jhudgins@coppin.edu)
The Paradox of Religious Engagement in Indian Academia: A Personal and Scholarly Reflection
Abdul Raoof Mir, Alliance University (raoofmir@gmail.com)
Co-Author:
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Recovering Functionalism: Teaching Sociology Among Religious Undergraduates
Jason Burtt, Trinity Western University (jjburtt@gmail.com)
Faith Matters in the Workplace: Making the Posture of Intentional Disjuncture the New Workplace (dis)Comfort Zone
Armig Adourian, University of Toronto (armig.adourian@mail.utoronto.ca)
Session E-11 (SSSR) Bureaucracy and Church/State Separation
Room: Lake Nokomis
Convener: Hans Tokke,
CUNY New York City College of Technology
(hanstokke@gmail.com)
Religion and Occupational Activism among Local Government Officials in the United States
Jonathan Coley, Oklahoma State University (jonathan.s.coley@okstate.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Gary Adler, Penn State University
Co-Author 2:
Damon Mayrl, Colby College
Co-Author 3:
Gabby Gomez, Macalester College
Co-Author 4:
Rebecca Sager, Loyola Marymount University
Co-Author 5:
Eric Plutzer, Pennsylvania State University
Secular Shifts: Religious Affairs Bureaucracy and Interfaith Projects in the Remaking of Mexican Secularism
Abraham Suarez, University of California, Santa Barbara (ahawleysuarez@ucsb.edu)
Tracing the Invisible Influence: Religious Groups as Political Actors
Deniz Kaptan, University of Minnesota (kapta002@umn.edu)
The Power of Place, Policy, and Practice: Integrating Faith-Based Partnerships with Secular Mentoring Organizations
Hans Tokke, City University of New York: New York City College of Technology (hans.tokke@gmail.com)
Co-Author 1:
Feyisola Orekoya, CUNY New York City College of Technology
Co-Author 2:
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Session E-12 (SSSR) Discussion Panel: Success and Failure in Religious/Spiritual Innovations
Room: Birch Lake
Session E-13 (SSSR) Auditing the Canadian Church: How aggregate financial data help us 'value' Christian Congregations
Room: Elk Lake
Organizer:
Scott Mealey, Canadian Institute for Empirical Church Research, Wycliffe College (scott.mealey@utoronto.ca)
Convener:
Sam Reimer, Crandall University (sam.reimer@crandallu.ca)
A Data Trail Less Taken: How do church attendance and giving compare in Canadian Churches
Sam Reimer, Crandall University (sam.reimer@crandallu.ca)
Beyond Growth and Decline: Geo-spatial Aggregation and Congregational Trends
Stephen Hewko, Canadian Institute for Empirical Church Research, Wycliffe College (stephen.hewko@wycliffe.utoronto.ca)
Reports of My Death Are Greatly Exaggerated: A financial accounting of a realigning Canadian Church
Scott Mealey, Canadian Institute for Empirical Church Research, Wycliffe College (scott.mealey@utoronto.ca)
Session E-14 (SSSR) LGBTQ Attitudes and Inclusion
Room: Lake Calhoun
Convener: Lucas Sharma,
University of California San Diego
(lsharma@ucsd.edu)
“Have Mercy:” Christianity, Advocacy, and Politics in the United States
Benjamin Hollenbach, University of Michigan (bhollenb@umich.edu)
The Diversity and Inclusion of LGBTQI Society in African Academic Higher Institutions
Ndirangu Ngunjiri, University of Nairobi (ndirangungu@gmail.com)
Co-Author:
Kimotho Ngunjiri, University of Nairobi
The Influence of Religious Beliefs on Attitudes Towards Policy and Religious Exemptions
Theresa Ward, University of South Florida (theresaward333@gmail.com)
Co-Author:
James C. Cavendish, University of South Florida
Gay and Catholic: Beyond Identity Negotiation to Catholic Queer Worldmaking
Lucas Sharma, University of California San Diego / Georgetown University (lsharma@ucsd.edu)
Session E-15 (SSSR) Book Panel: The Transformation of Missions in the Twenty-First Century: Cross-Cultural Partnership without Syncretism
Room: Crystal Lake
Organizer/Convener:
Carrie Miles, ISR, Baylor University; Empower International (carriem@fastmail.com)
Author: Carrie Miles, ISR, Baylor University; Empower International (carriem@fastmail.com)
Participants
Stephen Offutt, ISR, Baylor University (stephen.w.offutt@gmail.com)
Allison Schnable, Indiana University (schnable@indiana.edu)
Richard Flory, University of Southern California (rflory@usc.edu)
Saturday, November 1, 10:40 AM - 12:10 PM
Session F-1 (RRA) Religion and Development in Africa
Room: Deer Lake
Convener: James Mwita,
Catholic University of Eastern Africa
(jamesmwita33@gmail.com)
Cultural Impediments on Property Inheritance: Investigating Widows' Struggles in Kenya, Africa
James Mwita, Catholic University of Eastern Africa (jamesmwita33@gmail.com)
Faith in Action: The Role of Religious Institutions in Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution in Ghana.
Joseph Kwadwo Asuming, University of Ghana (jasuming6@gmail.com / jkasuming@st.ug.edu.gh)
Co-Author:
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The Redeemed Christian Church of God Interventionist Approaches In Sustainable Health Care Delivery In Nigeria
Felix Akintunde, The Redeemed Christian Bible College, an affiliate of the University of Ibadan and Redeemer's University, Ede. (fedak2011@yahoo.com)
The Influence of U.S. Policy and Religious Perspectives on Project Sustainability: A Case of Christian-Centered Projects in Kenya
Kendi Fridah, Daystar University (kendijimfri@gmail.com)
Co-Author 1:
James Mwita, Catholic University of Eastern Africa
Co-Author 2:
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The Praxis of the Sacred in Kenya: Implications for Socio-economic and Political Transformation
Dickson Nkonge Kagema, Chuka University, Kenya (dicknkonge@gmail.com)
Co-Author:
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Session F-2 (SSSR) Voting and Partisanship
Room: Lake Calhoun
Convener: Darren Sherkat,
Southern Illinois University
(sherkat@siu.edu)
Religion, Verbal Ability, and the Trump Vote, Revisited
Darren Sherkat, Southern Illinois University (sherkat@siu.edu)
Religious Voting in the 2024 Presidential Election
James Guth, Furman University (jim.guth@furman.edu)
The Catholic Vote, 1936-2024
Paul Perl, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) (pmp2@georgetown.edu)
Muslim American political partisanship: 2024 and beyond
Besheer Mohamed, Pew Research Center (bmohamed@pewresearch.org)
Session F-3 (SSSR) New Data, New Methods
Room: Grays Bay
Convener: Kenny Miao,
University of Texas at Austin
(kenny.miao@utexas.edu)
Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models, and Bias in Religion
Joshua Tom, Seattle Pacific University (jtom@spu.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Todd Ferguson, Rice University
Co-Author 2:
Brandon Martinez, Providence College
Religion Means Many Things: What Negative Associations with “Religion” Can Predict about Belief, Behavior, and Belonging
Joseph Blankholm, University of California, Santa Barbara (blankholm@ucsb.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Shakir Stephen, University of California, Santa Barbara
Co-Author 2:
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Measuring Religiosity in China: A New Approach Using Internet Data
Kenny Miao, University of Texas at Austin (kenny.miao@utexas.edu)
Session F-4 (SSSR) Book Panel: Black and Catholic: Racism, Identity, and Religion
Room: Wayzata Bay
Organizer/Convener:
Courtney Irby, Illinois Wesleyan University (cirby@iwu.edu)
Author: Tia Noelle Pratt, Villanova University (tia.pratt@villanova.edu)
Participants
Lucas Sharma, University of California San Diego (lsharma@ucsd.edu)
Jerry Park, Baylor University (jerry_park@baylor.edu)
Maureen Day, University of Southern California (maureen@daypalermo.com)
Session F-5 (SSSR) Book Panel: My Tax Dollars: The Morality of Taxpaying in America
Room: Lafayette Bay
Organizer/Convener:
Gerardo Marti, Davidson College (gemarti@davidson.edu)
Author: Ruth Braunstein, University of Connecticut (ruth.braunstein@gmail.com)
Participants
Gerardo Marti, Davidson Collelge (gemarti@davidson.edu)
Ryan Calder, Johns Hopkins University (rcalder@jhu.edu)
Valentina Cantori, University of Southern California (cantori@usc.edu)
Daniel Winchester, Purdue University (dwinches@purdue.edu)
Wes Markofski, Carleton College (wmarkofski@carleton.edu)
Session F-6 (SSSR) The Urban Religious Landscape
Room: Excelsior Bay
Convener: Hans Tokke,
CUNY New York City College of Technology
(hanstokke@gmail.com)
Beyond Worship: Jubilee Christian Church as a Social and Kinship Network in Urban Nairobi
Edith Kayeli Chamwama, University of Nairobi (ekayeli@uonbi.ac.ke)
Navigating Modernity: New Religious Movements and Urban Middle-Class Identity in India
Rajeev Dubey, Banaras Hindu University (leoboyrajeev@gmail.com)
Co-Author:
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Specialist and Generalist Buddhism in New York’s Religious Ecology
Richard Cimino, SUNY-Old Westbury (relwatch1@msn.com)
Co-Author:
Weishan Huang, Hong Kong Shue Yan University
Once Upon A Faith Journey in Queens: Salvation Through Salsa
Hans Tokke, CUNY New York City College of Technology (hanstokke@gmail.com)
Co-Author 1:
Yasmine Rodriguez, CUNY New York City College of Technology
Co-Author 2:
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Session F-7 (RRA) Leadership in Rural Congregations
Room: Crystal Lake
Convener: Mark Yackel-Juleen,
Wartburg Theological Seminary, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(myackel-juleen@wartburgseminary.edu)
Voices of Diversity in Small Town and Rural Ministry Leadership
Mark Yackel-Juleen, Wartburg Theological Seminary, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (myackel-juleen@wartburgseminary.edu)
Co-Author:
Lisa Robison, Wartburg Theological Seminary, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Minister Support in Rural and Small Town Churches of Christ: Findings from the 2025 Minister Salary Survey
Suzanne Macaluso, Siburt Institute for Church Ministry (suzie.macaluso@acu.edu)
Co-Author:
Renee Paul, Siburt Institute for Church Ministry
Positions Rural Pastors Use to Navigate Pastoral Challenges
Adam Loretto, Grove City College (lorettoaj@gcc.edu)
Co-Author:
W. Matthew Henderson, Grove City College
Session F-8 (SSSR) Congregational Changes
Room: Maple Lake
Convener: Michael Wood,
Brigham Young University
(michaelwood@byu.edu)
Why do Some Congregations Merge? Considerations from NCS 2 Switzerland
Christophe Monnot, University of Strasbourg (cmonnot@unistra.fr)
Co-Author 1:
Jeremy Senn, ISSR - University of Lausanne
Co-Author 2:
Joerg Stolz, ISSR - University of Lausanne
The Social Structure of Schism
Joseph Roso, Ambrose University (joseph.roso@ambrose.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Gabriel Varela, Duke University
Co-Author 2:
Joseph Quinn, University of South Carolina
Lectureships in the Churches of Christ: Facilitators of Unity or Division?
Michael Wood, Brigham Young University (michaelwood@byu.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Monty Lynn, Abilene Christian University
Co-Author 2:
Ryan Jessup, Abilene Christian University
Co-Author 3:
Travis Ashby, Brigham Young University
Reactions to Clergy Financial and Sexual Misconduct: Evidence from a National Survey Experiment
Carolina Seigler, Princeton University (cseigler@princeton.edu)
Session F-9 (SSSR) Technology and Digital Religion
Room: Pine Lake
Convener: Sahara Brodsky,
University of Central Florida
(yolanna.brodsky@ucf.edu)
Reconceptualising Hindu Religiosity: The ‘Appification of Deities’ and Religious Practices in India
Anand Ranjan, The University of Edinburgh (a.ranjan-1@sms.ed.ac.uk)
Co-Author:
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Individual Differences in Religiosity Affect Perceptions of AI
Sahara Brodsky, University of Central Florida (yolanna.brodsky@ucf.edu)
Co-Author:
Valerie Sims, University of Central Florida
#OccupyChurches Movement: How the Kenyan Gen-Z are Contesting the Church Public Sphere
Kenneth Ofula, University of Oxford, Wycliffe Hall (kenofula@gmail.com)
Session F-10 (SSSR) EcoPreachers Navigating a Climate-Changed World
Room: Cooks Bay
Organizer:
Leah Schade, Lexington Theological Seminary (lschade@lextheo.edu)
The Gap in Perceptions of Climate and Environmental Concern between Preachers and Congregants
Leah Schade, Lexington Theological Seminary (lschade@lextheo.edu)
Co-Author:
Wayne Thompson, Carthage College
What Does It Mean to “Care for Creation?”: Comparing Responses from Preachers and Congregation Leaders
Ben Yosua-Davis, The BTS Center (ben@thebtscenter.org)
Co-Author:
Syndey Jones, The BTS Center
Yes, And: Expanding the Ways that Churches Respond to a Climate-Changed World
Ben Yosua-Davis, The BTS Center (ben@thebtscenter.org)
Co-Author 1:
Amanda Wilson Harper, Tarleton State University
Co-Author 2:
Leah Schade, Lexington Theological Seminary
Sacred Earth, Sacred Action: How Two Congregations Live Out Environmental Justice in Their Communities
Marquisha Scott, University of Denver (marquisha.scott@du.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Ben Yosua-Davis, The BTS Center
Co-Author 2:
Leah Schade, Lexington Theological Seminary
Session F-11 (SSSR) The evolving practice of spiritual care: Examining how spiritual health professionals are navigating and defining emerging therapies
Room: Cedar Lake
Organizer/Convener:
Deanna Kaplan, Emory University School of Medicine (deanna.m.kaplan@emory.edu)
Applying relational spirituality to develop spiritual and religious competencies in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy training
Roman Palitsky, Emory University School of Medicine (roman.palitsky@emory.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Caroline Peacock, Emory University
Co-Author 2:
George Grant, Emory University
What motivates spiritual health practitioners who provide psychedelic-assisted therapy? A qualitative study and implications for facilitator training practices
Ishan Pasricha, Emory University School of Medicine (ishan.pasricha@emory.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Caroline Peacock, Emory University
Co-Author 2:
Deanna Kaplan, Emory University School of Medicine
Beyond the bedside: A qualitative investigation of chaplain interventions with hospital staff
Deanna Kaplan, Emory University School of Medicine (deanna.m.kaplan@emory.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Santiago Arconada Alvarez, Emory University
Co-Author 2:
Caroline Peacock, Emory University
Session F-12 (SSSR) Gendered Social Norms
Room: Spring Park Bay
Convener: Sara Gundersen,
Valparaiso University
(sara.gundersen@valpo.edu)
Religious Denomination and Gender Attitudes in Africa
Sara Gundersen, Valparaiso University (sara.gundersen@valpo.edu)
Co-Author:
Dezhi Jiang, Pittsburg State University
African Indigenous Religion(s) and Gender Identity: An Exploration of Shona Sayings and Proverbs.
Phillip Musoni, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa (mphil2020@gmail.com)
The Evolution of Clergy Participation in Marriage Ceremonies: A Historical and Theological Analysis
Elkanah Oluwaseun Grillo, Department of Religions, University of Ilorin (seungrillo@gmail.com)
Session F-13 (SSSR) Health and Risk
Room: Elk Lake
Convener: Cory Anderson,
Population Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University
(dr@coryanderson.org)
Investigating the Interaction of Race and Religion on Suicide Ideation
Soheil Sabriseilabi, Troy University (ssabriseilabi@troy.edu)
Religiosity, risk perception, and binge drinking among U.S. young adults: The moderating effect of age, sex, race, and sexual orientation
Audrey Hai, Tulane University (ahai@tulane.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Romulo Paul Troncozo Montes, Tulane University
Co-Author 2:
Tashifa Fayyaz, Michigan State University
Co-Author 3:
Marilyn Barge, Tulane University
Clarifying the Muddy Effects of Purity Culture: Religion’s Impact on Happiness and Mental Health for Sexually Active and Non-Active Teenagers and Young Adults
Rebekah Monroe, Bowling Green State University (rmonroe@bgsu.edu)
Co-Author:
Christopher Seto, Purdue University
Is a Less Religious America a More Despairing America? A Multiple Model Study of Religion’s Effect on Deaths of Despair
Cory Anderson, Pennsylvania State University (dr@coryanderson.org)
Co-Author:
Kathryn Groves, United Pentecostal Church International
Session F-14 (SSSR) Innovation in Public Opinion
Room: Lake Nokomis
Convener: Daniel Cueto-Villalobos,
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
(cueto006@umn.edu)
Race With A Religious Gradient: Assessing Support For Black Lives Matter by Religio-racial Categories
Hayoung Oh, Baylor University (hayoung_oh1@baylor.edu)
Co-Author 1:
George Yancey, Baylor University
Co-Author 2:
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Religion and Ableism in the United States
Andrew Whitehead, Indiana University Indianapolis (aw122@iu.edu)
“I don’t see how a Christian could be on their side.” A mixed-method assessment of people’s moral and religious attitudes towards state-level abortion ballot initiatives
Elizabeth McElroy, Indiana University - Bloomington (eemcelroy@gmail.com)
Co-Author 1:
Erin Johnson, Indiana University - Bloomington
Co-Author 2:
Kristen Jozkowski, Indiana University - Bloomington
The Role of Race and Religion on Public Attitudes on Racial Inequality
Daniel Cueto-Villalobos, University of Minnesota Twin Cities (cueto006@umn.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Shania Kuo, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Co-Author 2:
Penny Edgell, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Session F-15 (SSSR) Ritual for the Nonreligious
Room: Birch Lake
Organizer/Convener:
Wesley Wildman, Boston University and the Center for Mind and Culture (wwildman@bu.edu)
Teaching and leading rituals in nonreligious spaces
Richard Sosis, University of Connecticut (richard.sosis@uconn.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Matthew Conrad, University of Connecticut
Co-Author 2:
Wesley Wildman, Boston University and the Center for Mind and Culture
Measuring variations in ritual practice between groups: Introducing the Ritual Practices Survey
David Rohr, Center for Mind and Culture (drohr@justhorizons.org)
Co-Author 1:
Matthew Conrad, University of Connecticut
Co-Author 2:
Wesley Wildman, Boston University and the Center for Mind and Culture
Ritual practices among the spiritual but not religious
Matthew Conrad, University of Connecticut (matthew.conrad@uconn.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Wesley Wildman, Boston University and the Center for Mind and Culture
Co-Author 2:
David Rohr, Center for Mind and Culture
Computational content analysis of nonreligious rituals
Wesley Wildman, Boston University and the Center for Mind and Culture (wwildman@bu.edu)
Co-Author 1:
John Balch, Center for Mind and Culture
Co-Author 2:
Matthew Conrad, University of Connecticut
Saturday, November 1, 12:15 PM - 1:10 PM
SSSR Networking Luncheon- SSSR Networking Luncheon
Room: Ballroom 4
Saturday, November 1, 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Plenary- SSSR Presidential Panel
Room: Ballroom 1 & 2
Saturday, November 1, 2:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Session G-1 (SSSR) Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and U.S. Attitudes Toward the Israel-Gaza War Since October 7, 2023
Room: Elk Lake
Organizer:
Kerby Goff, Rice University (kerby.goff@rice.edu)
Antisemitism, Islamophobia, religious hostility towards Jews and Muslims, and Attitudes Towards the Gaza War: Changes and Trends Since October 7
Elaine Howard Ecklund, Rice University (ehe@rice.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Kerby Goff, Rice University
Co-Author 2:
Eduard van der Merwe, Rice University
Traditional, New, Moderate, and Skeptical: American’s Four Positions on Definitions of Antisemitism and Islamophobia
Kerby Goff, Rice University (kerby.goff@rice.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Elaine Howard Ecklund, Rice University
Co-Author 2:
Eduard van der Merwe, Rice University
Views on Israel-Gaza War and Pro-Palestinian Protests in the United States
Todd Ferguson, Rice University (tf28@rice.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Rachel Schneider, Rice University
Co-Author 2:
Bianca Mabute-Louie, Rice University
Session G-2 (RRA) Globalization, Immigration, and Diasporas
Room: Birch Lake
Convener: Michal Mraczek,
Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Wroclaw
(michal.mraczek@pwt.wroc.pl)
Ubuntu And Reverse Mission: Ethical Leadership In The Send Africa Network
James Mwita, Catholic University of Eastern Africa (jamesmwita33@gmail.com)
Mosques, Meaning, and Mobilization: Exploring the Civic Impact of American Muslim Faith
Sajeela Munir, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (smunir@ispu.org)
Co-Author:
Petra Alsoofy, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU)
Pastoral care of migrants - help or hindrance to integration? The example of Polish-speaking Catholic pastoral care in the United States and Germany
Michal Mraczek, Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Wroclaw (michal.mraczek@pwt.wroc.pl)
Rhetoric of African Autochthonous Religious Traditions in Foreign Milieu
Akiti Glory Alamu, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria (agalamufreelance2004@yahoo.com)
Session G-3 (SSSR) Book Panel: How Uruguay Became a Religious Ghetto: A Deviant Case Study Explains Secularization in Modernity
Room: Spring Park Bay
Organizer/Convener:
David Sikkink, University of Notre Dame (david.sikkink.1@nd.edu)
Author: Stephen Armet, Programa Latinoamericano de Estudios Socioreligiosos (PROLADES) (sarmet@alumni.nd.edu)
Participants
José Casanova, Georgetown University (jvc26@georgetown.edu)
Stephen Glazier, Yale University (stephen.glazier@yale.edu)
Petr Činčala, Institute of Church Ministry, Andrews Theological Seminary (cincala@andrews.edu)
Henri Gooren, Oakland University (gooren@oakland.edu)
Chris Chiappari, St. Olaf College (chiappar@stolaf.edu)
Session G-4 (SSSR) Visual Culture
Room: Grays Bay
Convener: Emily Burke,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
(eeburke3@wisc.edu)
What Do the Posters, Flyers, and Billboards Say? Visual Sermons and the Centrality of Exemplars in Campus Relationship Seminars at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Bimbo Omopo, University of St Andrews, Scotland (bo30@st-andrews.ac.uk)
Visualizing Faith and Firearms: A Qualitative Content Analysis
Chelsea Starr, Eastern New Mexico University (chelsea.starr@enmu.edu)
Criminally Atheist: The Worthy and the Wicked in Father Brown
Niki Dolfi, Independent researcher (niki.n.dolfi@gmail.com)
The Colonial Roots of Altar Plants: Ecological Erasure in Liturgical Environments
Emily Burke, University of Wisconsin-Madison (eeburke3@wisc.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Rebecca Laurent, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Co-Author 2:
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Session G-5 (RRA) Congregations: Views from the Pews
Room: Cooks Bay
Convener: Erik Carter,
Baylor University
(erik_carter@baylor.edu)
Welcomed or Wounded? The Church Stories of Parents of Children with Disabilities
Erik Carter, Baylor University (erik_carter@baylor.edu)
The Effect of Inclusive Leadership by Pastoral Leaders on Catholic Parish Vitality
Matthew Manion, Villanova University (matthew.manion@villanova.edu)
Sacred Music in the Catholic Liturgies
Thu Do, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, Georgetown University (ttd9@georgetown.edu)
Co-Author:
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Session G-6 (SSSR) Religion, Crime, and Deviance
Room: Excelsior Bay
Convener: Craig Rivera,
Niagara University
(cjr@niagara.edu)
The Link Between Religiousness and Support for Capital Punishment
Craig Rivera, Niagara University (cjr@niagara.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Talia Harmon, Niagara University
Co-Author 2:
David Taylor, Niagara University
The Intersection of Religion and Illegitimacy: Investigating Unethical Practices within Nigerian Religious Context
Busayo Ogunajo, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria (boogunajo@gmail.com)
Co-Author 1:
Grillo Oluwaseun, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
Co-Author 2:
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Religion Matters: Examining Violence and Crime in Ghana's Religious Spaces
Genevieve Nrenzah, University of Ghana (gnrenzah@ug.edu.gh)
Theories Of Sin? Conceptualizing Connections Between Criminological Theories and Theological Models of Sin Across Abrahamic Religions
Corey Resweber, Purdue University (creswebe@purdue.edu)
Co-Author:
Christopher Seto, Purdue University
Session G-7 (SSSR) Racial Inclusion in Religious Organizations
Room: Lake Nokomis
Convener: Jerry Park,
Baylor University
(jerry_park@baylor.edu)
Tensions between Antiracism Imperatives and LGBTQ+ Inclusion in White Progressive Churches
Mark Mulder, Calvin University (mmulder@calvin.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Gerardo Marti, Davidson College
Co-Author 2:
Kevin Dougherty, Baylor University
The Loyalty and Mobility Tradeoff: Minority Christian Church Choices
Jerry Park, Baylor University (jerry_park@baylor.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Hayoung Oh, Baylor University
Co-Author 2:
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Religion Matters, International Students, and African Churches in Delaware
Olorunfemi Dada, University of Delaware (dada@udel.edu)
Racial Diversity and the Church Growth Agenda in the United Kingdom
Jessamin Birdsall, Wheaton College (jessamin.birdsall@wheaton.edu)
Session G-8 (SSSR) Discussion Panel: Open Science III: Workshop: Data on religion: How can we make it easier to discover, reuse, and harmonize?
Room: Deer Lake
Session G-9 (SSSR) Theological Education: Past/Present/Future - Part 1
Room: Crystal Lake
Organizer:
Josh Gaghan, Duke University (joshua.gaghan@duke.edu)
Graduate Theological Education and Confessional Alignment: Examining ATS Student Outcomes
Christopher M. The, Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (the@ats.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Gregorio Peña-Camprubí, Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada
Co-Author 2:
Deborah H. C. Gin, Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada
Religious Trauma, Church Decline, and Theological Education
Nicolette Manglos-Weber, Boston University (nmw1@bu.edu)
Opting In and Out: A Mixed-Methods, Longitudinal Analysis of Seminary Students’ Career Plans from Matriculation to Graduation
Erin Johnston, Duke University (erin.johnston035@duke.edu)
Co-Author:
Josh Gaghan, Duke University
Trajectories of PTSD and Recovery among Seminarians: Applying the Relational Spirituality Model to Elucidate a Constellation of Vulnerabilities and Strengths
Peter Jankowski, Bethel University, St. Paul (pjankows@bethel.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Laura Captari, Boston University
Co-Author 2:
Steven J. Sandage, Boston University
Session G-10 (SSSR) Book Panel: Who Pays for Diversity? Why Programs Fail at Racial Equity and What to Do about It
Room: Wayzata Bay
Organizer/Convener:
Oneya Okuwobi, University of Cincinnati (oneya.okuwobi@uc.edu)
Author: Oneya Okuwobi, University of Cincinnati (oneya.okuwobi@uc.edu)
Participants
Meredith Whitnah, Westmont College (mwhitnah@westmont.edu)
Ryon Cobb, Rutgers University (ryon.cobb@rutgers.edu)
Isaiah Jeong, University of Illinois Chicago (ijeong4@uic.edu)
Session G-11 (SSSR) Geopolitical Power
Room: Lake Calhoun
Convener: Miray Philips,
University of Toronto
(miray.philips@utoronto.ca)
The Orthodox Christian Chessboard: Explaining the Geopolitical Strategies of the Orthodox Christian Churches
Marko Vekovic, University of Belgrade (marko.vekovic@fpn.bg.ac.rs)
Donald Trump’s Electoral Victory in Nigerian Pentecostal Perspective
Benson Ohihon Igboin, Adekunle Ajasin University (benson.igboin@aaua.edu.ng)
Co-Author:
Ojo Raphael, University of South Africa
By This Sign: The Return of Global Christian Power
Andy Bunnell, University College London (andrew.bunnell@cantab.net)
The War on Terror and the Paradox of Evangelical Support for Middle East Christians
Miray Philips, University of Toronto (miray.philips@utoronto.ca)
Session G-12 (SSSR) Book Panel: Uyghur Women Activists in the Diaspora: Restorying a Genocide
Room: Pine Lake
Organizer/Convener:
Susan Palmer, Concordia University (susan.palmer@mcgill.ca)
Author: Susan Palmer, Concordia University (susan.palmer@mcgill.ca)
Co-Author 1:
Dilmurat Mahmut, McGill University
Co-Author 2:
Abdulmuqtedir Udun, Ottawa University
Participants
Stuart Wright, Lamar University (wrightsa@lamar.edu)
Helen Berger, CSWS, Harvard Divinity (hberger@hds.harvard.edu)
Catherine Wessinger, Loyola University (novarel@loyno.edu)
Gordon Melton, Baylor University (jgordon_melton@baylor.edu)
Session G-13 (SSSR) Mormon Settler Colonialism: Glenn M. Vernon Lecture by Dr. Elise Boxer
Room: Cedar Lake
Organizer:
Thomas Murphy, Edmonds College (thomaswmurphy90@gmail.com)
Mormon Settler Colonialism’s Endpoint: Enduring Mormon Settler and Lamanite Discourse in Mormon Infrastructures
Elise Boxer, University of South Dakota (elise.boxer@usd.edu)
Respondent
Thomas Murphy, Edmonds College (thomaswmurphy90@gmail.com)
Respondent
Nancy Ross, Utah Tech University (nancyross@gmail.com)
Session G-14 (SSSR) The Other Side: Religion, Spirituality, and Death
Room: Lafayette Bay
Convener: Noah Blakemore Briggs,
University of Illinois at Chicago
(nblake4@uic.edu)
Family Funeral is Social Trend in Japanese Buddhist Community Post COVID-19 Period
Tatsushi Hirono, Austin Peay State University (hironot@apsu.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Akinori Takase, Taisho University
Co-Author 2:
Yukan Ogawa, Taisho University
Of fantasy coffins, sitting or standing corpses, professional weepers, and dancing pall bearers: Emerging understandings of immortality and the making of memory on Ghana’s modern “deathscape”.
Albert Wuaku, Florida International University (wuakua@fiu.edu)
Religious beliefs and management of chronic and life-threatening conditions in Ghana
Hannah Taylor-Abdulai, University of Cape Coast (hannah.taylor-abdulai@ucc.edu.gh)
Co-Author 1:
Grace Sintim-Adasi, University of Ghana, Legon
Co-Author 2:
Jeffrey Amo Tawiah, University of Cape Coast
Ghost talk: Democratic revelation in shared intuitive spaces
Noah Blakemore Briggs, University of Illinois at Chicago (nblake4@uic.edu)
Saturday, November 1, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Session H-1 (SSSR) Christian Nationalism
Room: Lake Calhoun
Convener: Rhys Williams,
Loyola University Chicago
(rwilliams7@luc.edu)
Divine Distinction: Status Threat, Christian Nationalism, and Right-Wing Authoritarianism
Saehwan Lee, University of Notre Dame (slee74@nd.edu)
Co-Author 1:
David Sikkink, University of Notre Dame
Co-Author 2:
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Social Sources of Anti-Christian Nationalism: Religious Networks, Outgroup Attitudes, and Church-State Views
Jesse Smith, The Ohio State University (jesse.smith@benedictine.edu)
Framing, Blaming, and Naming: How Christian Nationalism and Moral Foundations Shape Anti-Asian COVID-19 Pandemic Scapegoating
Christopher Seto, Purdue University (setoc@purdue.edu)
From Civil Religion to Christian Nationalism: The Making of MAGA
Rhys Williams, Loyola University Chicago (rwilliams7@luc.edu)
Co-Author:
Mark Silk, Trinity College, Hartford
Session H-2 (SSSR) Clergy Health and Well-Being
Room: Cedar Lake
Organizer:
Anna Holleman, Appalachian State University (hollemana@appstate.edu)
Convener:
Brook Harmon, Appalachian State University (harmonbe1@appstate.edu)
Demographic variations in clergy responses to the Caring Factor Survey- Caring for Self, Clergy (CFS-CSC)
Brook Harmon, Appalachian State University (harmonbe1@appstate.edu)
Co-Author:
Brooke Donley, Appalachian State University
Preliminary Findings from A Scoping Review of the Literature on Wellbeing and Mental Health among Clergy
Nathan West, University of Alaska Anchorage (ntwest@alaska.edu)
Co-Author:
Brook Harmon, Appalachian State University
Age-Period-Cohort Effects on Clergy Work-Life Balance
Todd Ferguson, Rice University (tf28@rice.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Jia Yao, Duke University
Co-Author 2:
Brook Harmon, Appalachian State University
Co-Author 3:
Nathan West, University of Alaska Anchorage
Co-Author 4:
Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell, Duke University
Public Health from the Pulpit: How Politics Influence Clergy Messaging
Ryan Parker, Duke University (ryan.parker@duke.edu)
Co-Author:
David Eagle, Duke University
Session H-3 (RRA) Discussion Panel: Careers in Applied Religion Research
Room: Spring Park Bay
Session H-4 (SSSR) Improving Religious Classifications
Room: Excelsior Bay
Convener: J. Tobin Grant,
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
(grant@siu.edu)
Lay Perceptions of American Jewish Identity
Hannah Pearson, Warren Wilson College (hpearson@warren-wilson.edu)
Co-Author:
Joni Sasaki, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Problematizing “Evangelical”: Qualitative Insights for a Definitional Challenge
Brenton Kalinowski, Rice University (bkalinowski@rice.edu)
Religion Coding Matters: A Generalized Method for Reliable Classifications
Tobin Grant, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (grant@siu.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Kaitlynne Frankline, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Co-Author 2:
Justyce Petty, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Classifying Muslim Identities in the Contemporary Era
Fadime Apaydin, University of California, Riverside (fapay002@ucr.edu)
Session H-5 (SSSR) Revolutionary Matters in Mormon Settler Colonialism
Room: Birch Lake
Organizer/Convener:
Thomas Murphy, Edmonds College (thomaswmurphy90@gmail.com)
An Iroquois Quetzalcoatl: Entangled Christologies in the Book of Mormon
Thomas Murphy, Edmonds College (thomaswmurphy90@gmail.com)
Co-Author:
Sahayra Barojas, Independent Scholar
Revolution in Mormon Literature: Protest Against the Religious Hegemony
Kent Larsen, Hunter College (kent.s.larsen@gmail.com)
Reading Against the Grain: Recovering Peninah Shropshire Cotton Wood as an Indigenous Protagonist in Mormon Settler Colonialism
Alyssa Calder Hulme, University of Chicago (alyssa.hulme@gmail.com)
A Nahua Prophet: La Evolución de México in Mormon Thought
Sahayra Barojas, Independent Scholar (sahayrabarojas@gmail.com)
Co-Author:
Thomas Murphy, Edmonds College
Session H-6 (RRA) Church Real Estate Decisions - Trends and Factors to Consider
Room: Wayzata Bay
Organizer/Convener:
Matthew Manion, Villanova University (matthew.manion@villanova.edu)
A Pathway Towards Acquiring Church Buildings for Ethnic Minority Churches
Mark Killian, Whitworth University (mkillian@whitworth.edu)
Co-Author:
Zach Sun, Whitworth University
Assessments and Anecdotes: An Analysis of Emotional Connection to Church Properties
Marquisha Lawrence Scott, University of Denver (marquisha.scott@du.edu)
Congregations and their Buildings: Long Term Trends and New Priorities in a post-COVID Era
Allison Norton, Hartford International Seminary (anorton@hartfordinternational.edu)
Geo-Spatially Informed Data-Driven Property Stewardship for the Roman Catholic Church
Joseph Tadie, St. Mary's University of Minnesota (jtadie@smumn.edu)
Session H-7 (SSSR) Health and Coping
Room: Lafayette Bay
Convener: Rachel Kraus,
Ball State University
(rmkraus@bsu.edu)
Shiny Happy People: How do Women with Stage 4 Breast Cancer manage the Prosperity Gospel and Toxic Positivity?
Rachel Kraus, Ball State University (rmkraus@bsu.edu)
Condition Othering at the Intersection of Religion and Health
Tyrel Sorensen, University of Denver and Iliff School of Theology (tyrel.sorensen@du.edu)
Religiosity and Prenatal Distress
Johannah Palomo, UNC Chapel Hill (johannah@unc.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Julia Murrow, UNC Chapel Hill
Co-Author 2:
Lisa Pearce, UNC Chapel Hill
Expanding Evidence-Based Chaplain/Clergy Care for Moral Injury
Timothy Usset, University of Minnesota, VA Maine Healthcare System (usse0006@umn.edu)
Co-Author 1:
J. Irene Harris, VA Maine Healthcare System
Co-Author 2:
Andrew Smith, Dartmouth
Session H-8 (SSSR) Religion in Sub-Saharan Africa – Meaning, Belonging, and Political Involvement
Room: Crystal Lake
Organizer/Convener:
Virginia Beard, Hope College (beard@hope.edu)
Religion and the Creation of an Active Citizenry in Sub-Saharan Africa: Navigating the Culture of Violence and Contested Political Terrain
Kudzai Biri, Hope College (biri@hope.edu)
Do Religious Organizations Contribute to Nation-Building and Democratic Strengthening? The Case of Kenya
Tracy Kuperus, Calvin University (tlk5@calvin.edu)
Co-Author:
Virginia Beard, Hope College
Spiritual but Not Religious: Emerging African Alternative Spiritualities in the Search for Meaning Beyond Organized Christianity
Damaris Parsitau, Nagel Institute Director, Calvin University (damaris.parsitau@calvin.edu)
Session H-9 (SSSR) The Next Generation of Believers: Investigating Youth/Young Adult Religiosity and Faith Development
Room: Cooks Bay
Organizer/Convener:
Chang-Ho Ji, La Sierra University (cji@lasierra.edu)
Shaping Church Image: The Impact of Personal Religiosity, Church Climate, and Faith Factors
Chang-Ho Ji, La Sierra University (cji@lasierra.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Sophorn Choau, La Sierra University
Co-Author 2:
Bryan Stephens, La Sierra University
A Decade of Faith: Evolving Beliefs and Practices Among Adventist Pathfinder Youth (2014–2024)
Injae Son, Andrews University (injae@andrews.edu)
Co-Author:
Petr Cincala, Andrews University
Do I Stay or Leave? Reflections on Why Young People Leave the Church
Rene Drumm, Andrews University (rened@andrews.edu)
Co-Author:
Petr Cincala, Andrews University
Church Loyalty Among Adolescents: The Role of Parochial School Factors
Vy Cao, La Sierra University (vcao125@lasierra.edu)
Session H-10 (SSSR) Educational Attainment
Room: Deer Lake
Convener: Nick Andre,
Baylor University
(nick_andre1@baylor.edu)
The Development of Integrative Religious Cognition During the College Years: Do Religious Education Classes Actually Help?
Katheryn Kelley, Taylor University (k.kelley@taylor.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Gengyu Liu, Taylor University
Co-Author 2:
Ellie King, Taylor University
Religious Nones, Grades, and Degrees: Does Diversity Exist Among Religious Nones In Academic Outcomes In Adolescence and Early Adulthood?
Nick Andre, Baylor University (nick_andre1@baylor.edu)
Muslim Americans and the Choice of a College Major
Ashar Malik, University of Chicago (aamalik2@uchicago.edu)
Faith And Family: How Religious Kin Networks Matter for Latino College Pathways
Esmeralda Sánchez Salazar, The Pennyslvania State University (ess5618@psu.edu)
Session H-11 (SSSR) Science and Religion: Promises and Pitfalls
Room: Elk Lake
Convener: Timothy O'Brien,
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
(obrien34@uwm.edu)
Religion and Mental Health: Scientific Insights into Spiritual Well-being and Psychological Resilience
Ojo Rapheal, Federal University Lokoja, Nigeria (ojo.rapheal@fulokoja.edu.ng)
Co-Author:
Irene Unazi, Department of Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington
Christian Nationalism and Perceptions of Science: Evidence from a National Survey
Timothy O'Brien, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (obrien34@uwm.edu)
Co-Author:
Shiri Noy, Denison University
Enchantment after Disenchantment? Scientific Practice and the Persistence of the Sacred in a Secular Age
Brandon Vaidyanathan, The Catholic University of America (brandonv@cua.edu)
Re-enchanting the World: Charismatic Christianity and Paradoxes of Sexual Politics
Dominic Wetzel, Kingsborough, CUNY (dominic.wetzel@kbcc.cuny.edu)
Session H-12 (SSSR) Book Panel: Mediated Mormons: Shifting Religious Identities in the Digital Age
Room: Maple Lake
Organizer/Convener:
Spencer Stewart, Purdue University (stewa443@purdue.edu)
Author: Rosemary Avance, Oklahoma State University (rosemary.avance@okstate.edu)
Participants
Jana Riess, Religion News Service (riess.jana@gmail.com)
John Hamer, Toronto Congregation, Community of Christ (john.c.hamer@gmail.com)
Nancy Ross, Utah Tech University (nancyross@gmail.com)
Rosalynde Welch, Brigham Young University (rosalynde_welch@byu.edu)
Session H-13 (SSSR) Environmental Attitudes
Room: Grays Bay
Convener: Ali Ayten,
Marmara University
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Exploring the Impact of Religiosity on Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors: A Quantitative Analysis of Findings within Muslim Samples
Ali Ayten, Marmara University (aliayten@marmara.edu.tr)
Religion's Role in Environmental Action: Insights from Muslims in Canada
Hinna Hussain, University of Ottawa (hhuss060@uottawa.ca)
Co-Author 1:
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Co-Author 2:
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The Afro-Christian responses to the Environmental and climate change crises in Uganda.
Robert Kuloba Wabyanga, Kyambogo University (robert_kuloba@yahoo.com)
Session H-15 (SSSR) Evangelicals Today
Room: Pine Lake
Convener: Christopher Bradley,
Southeast Missouri State University
(cbradley@semo.edu)
The Impact of Being a Christian Evangelical on the Four Dimensions of Empathy
Christopher Bradley, Southeast Missouri State University (cbradley@semo.edu)
State of Theology in America
Daniel Price, Lifeway Research (daniel.price@lifeway.com)
Mapping Faith Journeys: A Practical Model for Measuring Spiritual Growth
Abigail Doolen, Center for Bible Engagement @ Our Daily Bread Ministries (abigail.doolen@odb.org)
Co-Author:
Marianne Davis, Center for Bible Engagement @ Our Daily Bread Ministries
Saturday, November 1, 5:45 PM - 7:00 PM
Plenary Session- SSSR Awards Ceremony and Presidential Address: Religion and the Restructuring of American Politics
Room: Ballroom 1 & 2
Saturday, November 1, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Reception- SSSR Presidential Reception
Room: Atrium
Sunday, November 2, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
RRA Coffee - Sunday- RRA Coffee
Room: Atrium
Sunday, November 2, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration - Sunday- Registration
Room: Atrium
Sunday, November 2, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Session I-1 (SSSR+RRA) Theological Education: Past/Present/Future - Part 2
Room: Crystal Lake
Organizer:
Josh Gaghan, Duke University (joshua.gaghan@duke.edu)
Do Mixed Theology Schools Affect the Transmission of Clericalism? Findings from Five Schools in Four Regions.
Anthony Pogorelc, St. Mary's University, San Antonio (apogorelc@stmarytx.edu)
I Have Friends Who are Queer: How Peer Networks Impact Support for LGBTQ+ a Seminary Environment
David Eagle, Duke University (david.eagle@duke.edu)
Co-Author:
Craig Rawlings, Duke University
How Shared Cognitive Associations Drive Belief Shifts in Seminary
Josh Gaghan, Duke University (joshua.gaghan@duke.edu)
Co-Author:
Craig Rawlings, Duke University
Theological Education and Non-Faith/Non-Congregational Contexts: Insights for ATS to Consider
Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi, Iliff School of Theology (klizardy@iliff.edu)
Co-Author:
Christopher M. The, Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada
Session I-3 (SSSR) Sustaining Political Power
Room: Maple Lake
Convener: Tim Lauve-Moon,
Texas Christian University
(tim_moon@baylor.edu)
Bible Beliefs as a Sacred Canopy against Perceptions of Hostility from the News
Robert Thomson, University of Alabama in Huntsville (robert.thomson@uah.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Emily Morgan, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Co-Author 2:
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Christian ignorance in the US
Tim Lauve-Moon, Texas Christian University (t.moon@tcu.edu)
Co-Author:
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Preaching for Power: Consequences of Pro-Regime Propaganda by Religious Leaders
Kenny Miao, University of Texas at Austin (kenny.miao@utexas.edu)
Organizations of Intergroup Hostility: Cultural Threat and the Promotion of Social Restrictions
Dane Mataic, North Dakota State University (dane.mataic@ndsu.edu)
Session I-4 (SSSR) Violence and Religion in Global Context
Room: Cooks Bay
Convener: Yehudis Keller,
Case Western Reserve University
(yxk686@case.edu)
Coping of Rape Survivors in Indian Context and the Church's Response: Feminist Standpoint Analysis
Sharath Souseelya Jangalapalli Mesa, Church of South India (sowseelyas@hotmail.com)
Hope, Traumatic Stress, and Mental Health Outcomes: A Cross-National Analysis of 22 Countries
Victor Counted, Regent University (vcounted@mail.regent.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Daniel Waldheim, Regent University
Co-Author 2:
Dave Netz, Regent University
Co-Author 3:
Emily Purcell, Regent University
Saving my Marriage or Life: Exploring the Dynamics of Violence Against Women in Selected Christian Communities in Southeastern Nigeria
Ngozi Ugo Emeka-Nwobia, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki - Nigeria (ngozinwobia@gmail.com)
Spiritual Harm in Religious Deidentification: A Costliness Lens
Yehudis Keller, Case Western Reserve University (yxk686@case.edu)
Co-Author:
Julie Exline, Case Western Reserve University
Session I-5 (SSSR) Racialization
Room: Lake Calhoun
Convener: Heewon Yang,
Baylor University
(heewon_yang1@baylor.edu)
Being Me in NYC
Hans Tokke, CUNY New York City College of Technology (hanstokke@gmail.com)
Co-Author 1:
Jerrell Burney, University of Maryland
Co-Author 2:
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Religious Identity and Interracial Romance: How Individuals Rank Religious Identity Impacts Engagement in Interracial Romance
Heewon Yang, Baylor University (heewon_yang1@baylor.edu)
Constructions of Pertenencia Fluyente: Latinx Religious Placemaking beyond Community & Belonging in a Midwest U.S. Catholic Parish
Karla García, Macalester College (kgarcia1@macalester.edu)
Distinct Racial Pathways: A Comparative Analysis of Second-Generation Muslim American Experiences of Racialization
Servet Tas, University of Kansas (servet.tas@ku.edu)
Session I-6 (SSSR) Projecting Religious Trends and Transitions
Room: Elk Lake
Convener: Jason Bonham,
(jpbonham@uci.edu)
Atheism and Agnosticism in 21st-Century China: Results from a Six-Nation Study of Nontheistic Beliefs, Identities, and Moral Perspectives
Ryan Hornbeck, Wenzhou-Kean University (rghornbeck123@gmail.com)
Reciprocation and Adaptation: Latter-day Saint Historic Demographic Dynamics
Jason Bonham, University of Chicago (jpbonham@uchicago.edu)
The Association Between Parental and Young Adult Religiosity: The Importance of Parental Attachment and Peer Religiosity
Craig Rivera, Niagara University (cjr@niagara.edu)
How Much Amish Furniture Can America Really Take? Using Advanced Forecast Techniques to Model Amish Population Growth Scenarios
Cory Anderson, Pennsylvania State University (dr@coryanderson.org)
Co-Author:
Stephanie Thiehoff, Independent scholar
Session I-7 (RRA) Church Real Estate Alternate Uses and Governmental Regulations
Room: Wayzata Bay
Organizer:
Matthew Manion, Villanova University (matthew.manion@villanova.edu)
Examining Seattle's Density Bonus for Faith-Based Affordable Housing
Nadia Mian, Rutgers University (nadia.mian@rutgers.edu)
Sacred stewardship: Challenges, possibilities, and emerging practices in the adaptive re-use of church property to respond to homelessness and housing insecurity in U.S. cities
Bethany Welch, SSJ, DePaul USA (bethanyjwelch@gmail.com)
Exploring Overcapacity, Compliance and Proximity Challenges of Faith-based Shelters Serving Migrant Populations along the Texas border
Eduardo Millet, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (eduardo.millet01@utrgv.edu)
Session I-8 (SSSR) Challenging Political Power
Room: Spring Park Bay
Convener: James Bretzke,
John Carroll University
(jbretzke@jcu.edu)
Donor Funding and Church Projects: A Stocktaking of the Kanyankhunde Irrigation Dam in Mzimba District
Cogitator Wilton Mapala, Mzuzu University (mapala.c@mzuni.ac.mw)
Deja-vu all over again! K-Pop to K-Trump Religion Matters
James Bretzke, John Carroll University (jbretzke@jcu.edu)
Vox Populi, Vox Dei: The Rise of the Religious Conservative Left and the Reconfiguration of Political Space in Latin America
Danissa Paz Contreras Guzman, University of Texas at Austin (dzcontreras@utexas.edu)
Religious peacebuilding and the condition of possibility
Peter Henne, University of Vermont (peter.henne@uvm.edu)
Session I-9 (SSSR) The Jewish Communit(ies) and Psychedelics: Results from the Jewish Journeys Study
Room: Grays Bay
Organizer/Convener:
Roman Palitsky, Emory University (roman.palitsky@emory.edu)
Who are the Jewish people talking about psychedelics, and what do they say?
Roman Palitsky, Emory University (roman.palitsky@emory.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Zac Kamenetz, Shefa
Co-Author 2:
Isabelle Shub, Emory University
Many journeys: interviews about psychedelics with Jewish participants
Nathan Fisher, McGill University (nath.e.fisher@gmail.com)
Co-Author 1:
Roman Palitsky, Emory
Co-Author 2:
Isabelle Shub, Emory University
What is a Jewish response to psychedelics?
Zac Kamenetz, Shefa (rabbizac@shefaflow.org)
Session I-10 (SSSR) Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy
Room: Lafayette Bay
Convener: Eric McDaniel,
University of Texas at Austin
(emcdaniel@austin.utexas.edu)
Race, Religion and Health
Eric McDaniel, University of Texas at Austin (emcdaniel@austin.utexas.edu)
The Double-Edged Sword: Religious healing as a facilitator and barrier in the care of Older Adults in Africa: A case of Ghana
Hannah Taylor-Abdulai, University of Cape Coast (hannah.taylor-abdulai@ucc.edu.gh)
Co-Author 1:
Eric Koka, University of Cape Coast
Co-Author 2:
Jeffrey Amo Tawiah, University of Cape Coast
Risk Factors for Clergy Distress and Well-being
Timothy Usset, University of Minnesota, VA Maine Healthcare System (usse0006@umn.edu)
Co-Author 1:
J. Irene Harris, VA Maine Healthcare System
Co-Author 2:
Susannah Kondrath, VA Maine Healthcare System
Toward the Design of Online Spiritual Care Communities: New Theoretical Models for Expanding Spiritual Care Delivery to Serve Unmet Needs in Online Populations
Estelle Smith, Colorado School of Mines (estellesmith@mines.edu)
Session I-11 (SSSR) Local Traditions, Global Contexts
Room: Lake Nokomis
Convener: Sergei Sevriugin,
Victoria University of Wellington
(sergei.sevriugin@vuw.ac.nz)
Scientization and Modernism in Won Buddhism
Sergei Sevriugin, Victoria University of Wellington (sergei.sevriugin@vuw.ac.nz)
Exploring the Activities of Alekwu Spirit among Otukpa Women of Idoma Ethnic Nationality in North Central Nigeria
Friday Abu Ogbole, Gombe State University, Gombe, Nigeria (brotherfoabu@gmail.com)
The Yorùbá Religious Tradition: An Analysis of Core Tenets, Structural Elements, and Sociocultural Significance in a Global Context
Olatunde Ogunbiyi, University of Ilorin (olawoleogunbiyi@gmail.com)
Socialized Language of Lived Religion: Discourse on Syrian Christian Family in Kerala
Anupama AR, Sacred Heart College (anupama226@gmail.com)
Session I-13 (SSSR) New Thinking on Declining Religion
Room: Deer Lake
Convener: Rodney Bell,
Andrews University
(bellii@andrews.edu)
Re-Conceptualizing the Relationship between Religion and Modernity
Stephen Armet, Programa Latinoamericano de Estudios Sociorreligiosos (PROLADES) (sarmet@alumni.nd.edu)
Examining Imagistic and Doctrinal Belief Holding as a Framework for Understanding Individual Faith Trends Between Generational Cohorts
Rodney Bell, Andrews University (bellii@andrews.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Duane McBride, Andrews University
Co-Author 2:
Karl Bailey, Andrews University
They Didn't Leave—They Never Believed: Rethinking the Decline of Christianity in the West
Abigail Doolen, Center for Bible Engagement @ Our Daily Bread Ministries (abigail.doolen@odb.org)
How Buddhism is fading across East Asia
Yunping Tong, Pew Research Center (ytong@pewresearch.org)
Co-Author 1:
Conrad Hackett, Pew Research Center
Co-Author 2:
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Session I-14 (SSSR) Congregations and Climate Change
Room: Excelsior Bay
Convener: Christophe Monnot,
University of Strasbourg
(cmonnot@unistra.fr)
How 'Sustainability' Is Conceptualised By Religious Organisations In Switzerland
Sana Iqbal, University of Basel (sana.iqbal@unibas.ch)
Co-Author:
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Faith, wealth and the environment: Exploring how prosperity gospel shapes environmental attitudes among Pentecostals in Nigeria
George Nche, University of Johannesburg (nchegeorgechristian@gmail.com)
Co-Author 1:
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Co-Author 2:
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When the Mayor and the Pastor Join Forces to Oppose the Construction of a Motorway in France
Christophe Monnot, University of Strasbourg (cmonnot@unistra.fr)
Environmental Justice and the Locations of Catholic Parish Closures and Openings in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Archdiocese of Baltimore, and Diocese of Cleveland
Emma Mitchell, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (em1600@georgetown.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Mark Gray, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate
Co-Author 2:
,
Session I-15 (RRA) Charismatic Religious Leaders
Room: Pine Lake
Convener: Okelloh Ogera,
Great Lakes University of Kisumu
(revokellohogera@gmail.com)
Armageddon, Apocalypse and the Afterlife: Understanding the Mind of a ‘Killer Cult’ Leader in Kenya
Okelloh Ogera, Great Lakes University of Kisumu (revokellohogera@gmail.com)
Babalu-Aye's Identity as Healer and Sender of Disease
Stephen Glazier, Yale University (stephen.glazier@yale.edu)
Border Thinking as A Subaltern Decolonial Praxis: History, Ritual and Memory in Poikayil Yohannan's Thought
Binu Varghese, Princeton Theological Seminary (benvarghese@fuller.edu)
Co-Author:
,
Sunday, November 2, 10:40 AM - 12:10 PM
Session J-1 (SSSR) Theorizing Religion
Room: Cooks Bay
Convener: Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi,
University of Haifa
(zmirahe@yahoo.com)
Religion’s Trojan Horses: Elizabeth Kübler-Ross and René Girard
Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi, University of Haifa (zmirahe@yahoo.com)
Boudon and the Extraterrestrials: A Generative Model of the Emergence of a Religion
Jörg Stolz, University of Lausanne (joerg.stolz@unil.ch)
Beyond the Mind: The Cognitive Functions of Religious Artifacts
Slawomir Sztajer, Adam Mickiewicz University (sztajers@amu.edu.pl)
The Charism of Vulnerability: Reworking Weber’s Understanding of Charismatic Authority
Caitlin Fitzgerald, University of Notre Dame (cfitzge8@nd.edu)
Co-Author:
Pace Ward, University of Notre Dame
Session J-2 (RRA) Post-pandemic Perspectives from the Pews: Findings from the EPIC Attender Survey
Room: Wayzata Bay
Organizer:
Scott Thumma, Hartford Institute for Religion Research (sthumma@hartfordinternational.edu)
A Glimpse of the New Normal: How 24,000 church attendees describe the post-pandemic congregational life.
Scott Thumma, Hartford Institute for Religion Research (sthumma@hartfordinternational.edu)
Co-Author:
Charissa Mikoski, Hartford Institute for Religion Research
Spiritual But Also Religious? Examining the Religious and Spiritual Practices of US Church Attenders
Charissa Mikoski, Hartford Institute for Religion Research (cmikoski@hartfordinternational.edu)
Worship or Work?: Investigating Motivations for Volunteering in U.S. Congregations
Clarvon Watts, Hartford Institute for Religion Research (brwatts@hartfordinternational.edu)
What Matters Most? Unpacking the Key Influences in Congregational Selection
Joyce Chang, Hartford Institute for Religion Research (jchang@hartfordinternational.edu)
Session J-3 (SSSR) Political Dissent
Room: Crystal Lake
Convener: Janel Bakker,
Memphis Theological Seminary
(jbakker@memphisseminary.edu)
The Power of a Yard Sign: Pro-Immigration Political Dissent and Mennonite Social Networks
Janel Kragt Bakker, Memphis Theological Seminary (jbakker@memphisseminary.edu)
Co-Author:
Elisabeth Kvernen, James Madison University
Converting Populists to Socialism: A history of clergy-populists as radical activists in western Canada
Gabriel Paxton, Assistant Professor, Mount Allison University (paxtongn@outlook.com)
Nonviolent Action as an Experience of the Sacred
Tomas Lindgren, Umea University (tomas.lindgren@umu.se)
Towards a Theology of Conscientious Objection
Laurie Lyter Bright, United Theological Seminary Twin Cities and Presbyterian Peace Fellowship (laurielyterbright@gmail.com)
Session J-4 (SSSR) Revisiting Cult Rhetoric and Nomenclature in the 21st Century
Room: Cedar Lake
Organizer:
Stuart Wright, Lamar University (stuart.wright@lamar.edu)
The Continued Use of the Term “Cult” among Evangelical Christians
Gordon Melton, Baylor University (jgordon_melton@baylor.edu)
The Secte Word: Origins, Meaning and Usage in France’s Government-Sponsored “War on Sectes”
Susan Palmer, Concordia University (susan.palmer@mail.mcgill.ca)
The Ebb and Flow of ‘Cult’ Depictions of Unconventional Religions in News and Entertainment Media in the Twenty-first Century
Catherine Wessinger, Loyola University, New Orleans (wessing@loyno.edu)
Deconstructing Normative Cult Rhetoric and Discourse in the 21st Century
Stuart Wright, Lamar University (stuart.wright@lamar.edu)
Session J-5 (RRA) Congregations
Room: Elk Lake
Convener: Mark Chapman,
Tyndale University
(mchapman@tyndale.ca)
Religious Transmission in the Congregational System
Mark Chapman, Tyndale University (mchapman@tyndale.ca)
Co-Author 1:
Arch Wong, Ambrose University
Co-Author 2:
Joel Thiessen, Ambrose University
Disability and the Church: A National Study of Congregational Leaders
Erik Carter, Baylor University (erik_carter@baylor.edu)
Church Survival in a ‘Post-Christian’ City: Findings from a Mixed-Method Study on How Boston’s New Churches Have Endured Over a Decade
Jane Chun, Emmanuel Gospel Center (jchun@egc.org)
Session J-6 (SSSR) Church and State Issues
Room: Deer Lake
Convener: Megan Rogers,
Duke Kunshan University
(megan.c.rogers@dukekunshan.edu.cn)
Islamization and Democratic Consolidation: The Case of Malaysia
Ibrahim Chiu, University of Minnesota- Twin Cities (chiu0103@umn.edu)
Co-Author:
Hung-Lin Yeh, China University of Science and Technology
Religion as an Unconventional Partner in Contemporary China?
Megan Rogers, Duke Kunshan University (megan.c.rogers@dukekunshan.edu.cn)
Religious monuments as territorial markers
Simon Thompson, UWE Bristol (simon.thompson@uwe.ac.uk)
Session J-7 (SSSR) Mystical Experiences
Room: Grays Bay
Convener: Bryan McCarthy,
University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg
(bdm49@pitt.edu)
“I Became a Spirit Lion, which Is Like Jesus’ Resurrection”: A Thematic Analysis of Psychedelic Experiences with Christian Elements
Bryan McCarthy, University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg (bdm49@pitt.edu)
Co-Author 1:
Russell Phillips, University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg
Co-Author 2:
Jonathan Traub, University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg
Co-Author 3:
Taylor Jarnot, University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg
Self, other, and higher power: a “relational triad” moderates associations between mystical experience and mental health
Joshua Lipson, Columbia University, Emory University (lipson.joshua@gmail.com)
Session J-8 (SSSR) Systems of Power and Meaning in Mormonism
Room: Birch Lake
Organizer:
Nancy Ross, Utah Tech University (nancyross@gmail.com)
Divine-Human Capital: Aspiring to Theosis via Mormon 'Self-Reliance'
C. William C. William Campbell, University of Victoria (campbecw@uvic.ca)
The Growing Emphasis on Ritual within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Carrie Miles, Empower International; ISR, Baylor University (carriem@fastmail.com)
Contested Exits Revisited: Institutional and Individual Meaning-Making in the LDS Church Name Removal Process
Bethany Gull, Utah Tech University (bethany.gull@utahtech.edu)
Co-Author:
Nancy Ross, Utah Tech University
Purpose in Life in the Context of Mormonism: Is Pursuit of Individual Purpose Possible?
Tami Irick Call, Buckinghamshire New University (infusedcopy@gmail.com)
Session J-9 (RRA) Lived Religion around the World
Room: Pine Lake
Convener: Nina Shultz,
Atla-Collectors and Connectors in Religion and Theology
(ninashultz@comcast.net)
Indigenous spirituality and its revitalization through the arts
Nina Shultz, Atla-Collectors and Connectors in Religion and Theology (ninashultz@comcast.net)
Navigating Faith, Politics, and Ecology: A Critical Analysis of Maha Kumbh Pilgrimage 2025
Anand Ranjan, The University of Edinburgh (a.ranjan-1@sms.ed.ac.uk)
Co-Author:
,
Religious Reading and the Way of the Guest: Cultural Perspectives on Allowing Religious Texts to Host Us
Calvin Tiessen, Evangelical Mennonite Conference (ctiessen@lifeaction.org)
Session J-10 (SSSR) Immigration Policy and Atittudes
Room: Excelsior Bay
Convener: Manuel Rodriguez,
University of Notre Dame
(mrodri27@nd.edu)
The Role of Religion in U.S. Immigration Policy: Moral Narratives and Political Divides
Ojo Rapheal, Federal University Lokoja, Nigeria (ojo.rapheal@fulokoja.edu.ng)
Friend or Foe? How Religion and Ethnicity Shape Latinx Americans’ Attitudes Towards Immigrants & Immigration
Manuel Rodriguez, University of Notre Dame (mrodri27@nd.edu)
The Geography of Hate: Insights from U.S. Gateway Cities
Fadime Apaydin, University of California, Riverside (fapay002@ucr.edu)
Index
Abdelhadi, Eman: Session E-3
Adams, Chris: Session E-6
Adasi, Grace Sintim: Session B-8
Adedoyin, Opeyemi: Session A-5
Adler, Gary: Session E-11
Adourian, Armig: Session E-10
Adu, Esther: Session B-2
Agliardo, Michael: Session D-3
Ajaebili, Charles: Session A-13
Ajige, Akolo: Session E-7
Akindolie, Akinwumi Ambrose: Session B-9
Akintunde, Felix: Session F-1
Akova, Feyza: Session D-16
Aksoy, Ozan: Session B-7
Alamu, Akiti Glory: Session G-2
Ali Khan, Sajad: Session D-6
Allen, Daniel: Session C-7
Allen, Shaonta: Session E-2
Allen, Shaonta': Session E-2
Alper, Becka: Session D-4
Alsoofy, Petra: Session G-2
Alvarez, Claudia: Session C-10
Amo Tawiah, Jeffrey: Session G-14, Session I-10
Anderson, Cory: Session A-7, Session F-13, Session H-3, Session I-6
Anderson, LaRisa: Session D-11
Anderson-Horne, LaRisa: Session D-11
Andre, Nick: Session H-10
Anugwom, Edlyne: Session A-12
Anyiwo, Nkemka: Session C-8
Apaydin, Fadime: Session B-12, Session H-4, Session J-10
AR, Anupama: Session I-11
Arconada Alvarez, Santiago: Session F-11
Ariel, Yaakov: Session B-15
Armet, Stephen: Session A-12, Session G-3, Session I-13
Ashby, Travis: Session F-8
Asuming, Joseph Kwadwo: Session F-1
Ataman, Kemal: Session B-9
Atoi, Ewere: Session D-3
Avance, Rosemary: Session D-14, Session H-12
Ayelotan, Claire Princess: Session B-12
Ayten, Ali: Session H-13
Baca, Angelo: Session C-12
Bacon, Rachel: Session G-8
Bailey, Karl: Session I-13
Baker, Joseph: Session C-2
Bakker, Janel: Session J-3
Bakker, Janel Kragt: Session J-3
Balch, John: Session F-15
Barge, Marilyn: Session F-13
Barker, Eileen: Session B-11
Barojas, Sahayra: Session H-5
Barro, Robert: Session C-5
Baumann, Roger: Session B-3, Session C-13
Beard, Virginia: Session H-8
Begum, Popy: Session A-14
Beider, Nadia: Session B-7, Session C-11
Beit-Hallahmi, Benjamin: Session B-15, Session J-1
Bell, Rodney: Session I-13
Belt, Michael: Session D-13
Berger, Helen: Session G-12
Besier, Gerhard: Session B-11
Beyerlein, Kraig: Session E-12
Bird, Warren: Session B-2
Birdsall, Jessamin: Session G-7
Biri, Kudzai: Session H-8
Blakemore Briggs, Noah: Session G-14
Blankholm, Joseph: Session B-6, Session F-3
Bódi, Mátyás: Session E-3
Bolorunduro, Miracle-Eunice: Session E-4
Bonham, Jason: Session A-15, Session I-6
Bonilla, Tabitha: Session B-12
Boxer, Elise: Session C-12, Session G-13
Bradley, Christopher: Session H-15
Bradley, Karen: Session D-3
Braunstein, Ruth: Session F-5
Breskaya, Olga: Session A-8
Bretzke, James: Session I-8
Brodsky, Sahara: Session F-9
Brown, R. Khari: Session C-11
Bruce, Tricia: Session A-9, Session C-2
Bunnell, Andy: Session G-11
Burge, Ryan: Session C-3
Burke, Emily: Session E-7, Session G-4
Burney, Jerrell: Session I-5
Burtt, Jason: Session E-10
C. William Campbell, C. William: Session J-8
Calder Hulme, Alyssa: Session B-14, Session H-5
Calder, Ryan: Session F-5
Calvillo, Jonathan: Session C-10, Session E-8
Campbell, David: Session E-9
Cantori, Valentina: Session E-7, Session F-5
Cao, Vy: Session H-9
Captari, Laura: Session A-2, Session G-9
Cardoza, Danny: Session A-4
Carnes, Tony: Session D-9
Carter, Erik: Session G-5, Session J-5
Casanova, José: Session G-3
Cavendish, James C.: Session C-1, Session E-14
Chamwama, Edith Kayeli: Session A-14, Session E-5, Session F-6
Chaney, Eric: Session C-5
Chang, Joyce: Session A-6, Session J-2
Chapman, Amy: Session A-15
Chapman, Mark: Session A-9, Session J-5
Chen, Zhuo Job: Session A-1
Chiappari, Chris: Session D-7, Session G-3
Chiu, Ibrahim: Session J-6
Choau, Sophorn: Session H-9
Choi, Jeyoul: Session A-5
Chu, Jolene: Session A-4
Chun, Jane: Session J-5
Cimino, Richard: Session D-9, Session F-6
Cincala, Petr: Session A-11, Session B-2, Session D-8, Session H-9
Činčala, Petr: Session G-3
Cobb, Ryon: Session G-10
Cohen, Adam: Session A-13
Coley, Jonathan: Session D-10, Session E-11
Conrad, Matthew: Session F-15
Contreras Guzman, Danissa Paz: Session I-8
Cooperman, Alan: Session D-4
Counted, Victor: Session I-4
Couper, Donna: Session B-11
Crabtree, Sarah: Session E-6
Cragun, Ryan: Session A-15, Session B-7, Session C-2
Cueto-Villalobos, Daniel: Session F-14
Dada, Olorunfemi: Session G-7
Daniels, Denise: Session D-12
Davies, Lisa: Session D-8
Davis, Marianne: Session H-15
Day, Maureen: Session A-6, Session C-1, Session F-4
Dees, Sarah: Session C-12
DeHoek, Adam: Session C-9, Session D-1
Delehanty, Jack: Session D-16
Desso, Terry: Session B-1
Dewitte, Edgard: Session C-5
Dilimulati, Dil Maihemuti: Session D-13
Djupe, Paul: Session B-6
Do, Thu: Session G-5
Dolfi, Niki: Session G-4
Dollhopf, Erica: Session A-6, Session C-1, Session D-1, Session H-3
Donley, Brooke: Session H-2
Doolen, Abigail: Session H-15, Session I-13
Dougherty, Kevin: Session B-10, Session C-14, Session D-10, Session G-7
Drumm, Rene: Session B-2, Session D-8, Session H-9
Dubey, Rajeev: Session F-6
Durheim, Benjamin: Session C-1
Dutwin, David: Session B-6
Eagle, David: Session C-14, Session H-2, Session I-1
Ecklund, Elaine Howard: Session D-12, Session G-1
Edgell, Penny: Session D-6, Session E-8, Session F-14
Emeka-Nwobia, Ngozi Ugo: Session I-4
Errington, Tim: Session E-1
Evans, Nicholas: Session E-3
Exline, Julie: Session I-4
Fayyaz, Tashifa: Session F-13
Ferguson, Todd: Session F-3, Session G-1, Session H-2
Fernández Morales, Roberto: Session C-7
Fisher, Nathan: Session I-9
Fitzgerald, Caitlin: Session J-1
Flory, Richard: Session C-11, Session E-15
Frame, Nic: Session B-12, Session C-3
Franco de Paula, Tiago: Session B-13
Frank, Steven: Session B-11
Frankline, Kaitlynne: Session H-4
Fridah, Kendi: Session F-1
Froese, Paul: Session B-10
Frost, Jacqui: Session C-3, Session D-12
Fuchs, Gustavo: Session B-1
Gaghan, Josh: Session G-9, Session I-1
Garcia Chiang, Armando: Session E-3
García, Karla: Session I-5
Garcia-Borbón, Andrea: Session B-8
Gayle, Sherie: Session D-13
Gerstenblith, Judith: Session A-2
Gibson, Nicholas: Session E-1, Session G-8
Gilger, Patrick: Session C-1
Gilkes, Cheryl Townsend: Session E-2
Gilliland, Claire: Session A-14
Gin, Deborah H. C.: Session G-9
Giordan, Giuseppe: Session A-8
Gjesfjeld, Erik: Session G-8
Glazier, Stephen: Session G-3, Session I-15
Goff, Kerby: Session D-12, Session G-1
Gomez, Gabby: Session E-11
Gooren, Henri: Session D-7, Session G-3
Grant, George: Session F-11
Grant, J. Tobin: Session H-4
Grant, Tobin: Session H-4
Gray, Mark: Session I-14
Greenhalgh, Spencer: Session A-15, Session D-14
Grillo, Elkanah Oluwaseun: Session F-12
Groves, Kathryn: Session F-13
Gull, Bethany: Session A-15, Session J-8
Gundersen, Sara: Session F-12
Guth, James: Session F-2
Hackett, Conrad: Session B-7, Session E-1, Session I-13
Hai, Audrey: Session A-1, Session F-13
Hamer, John: Session H-12
Hardeman, Regan: Session C-3
Harmon, Brook: Session H-2
Harmon, Talia: Session G-6
Harris, J. Irene: Session H-7, Session I-10
Hawley Suárez, Abraham: Session B-6
Hawthorne, John: Session D-10
Henderson, W. Matthew: Session F-7
Henne, Peter: Session I-8
Hernandez, Amanda: Session A-10
Herzog, Patricia Snell: Session D-16, Session E-9
Hewko, Stephen: Session E-13
Hirono, Tatsushi: Session G-14
Hisey, Destiny: Session D-1
Holleman, Anna: Session H-2
Hollenbach, Benjamin: Session E-14
Hope, Meredith: Session B-13, Session C-8
Hornbeck, Ryan: Session I-6
Houseal, Rich: Session D-1
House-Niamke, Stephanie: Session D-5
Huang, Weishan: Session D-9, Session F-6
Hudgins, John L.: Session E-10
Hussain, Hinna: Session H-13
Hydinger, Kristen: Session E-6
Iannaccone, Laurence: Session C-5
Igboin, Benson Ohihon: Session G-11
Iqbal, Sana: Session I-14
Irby, Courtney: Session A-10, Session F-4
Irick Call, Tami: Session J-8
Jackson, Jasmine: Session C-8
James, Molly: Session D-1
Jangalapalli Mesa, Sharath Souseelya: Session I-4
Jankowski, Peter: Session A-2, Session G-9
Jantzi, Bethany: Session E-4
Jarnot, Taylor: Session J-7
Jeong, Isaiah: Session G-10
Jessup, Ryan: Session F-8
Ji, Chang-Ho: Session H-9
Jiang, Dezhi: Session F-12
Johnson, Elizabeth: Session B-4
Johnson, Erin: Session F-14
Johnson, Sarah Kathleen: Session D-2
Johnston, Erin: Session G-9
Jones, Caleb: Session C-7
Jones, Syndey: Session F-10
Jones, Tony: Session C-3
Jozkowski, Kristen: Session F-14
Kagema, Dickson Nkonge: Session F-1
Kalinowski, Brenton: Session H-4
Kamenetz, Zac: Session I-9
Kang, Kyungkook: Session B-6
Kaplan, Deanna: Session F-11
Kaptan, Deniz: Session E-11
Kathini, Telesia: Session E-5
Keller, Yehudis: Session I-4
Kelley, Katheryn: Session H-10
Kent, Blake Victor: Session D-10
Keysar, Ariela: Session A-7, Session B-15, Session D-4
Kido, Elissa: Session B-6
Killian, Mark: Session D-9, Session H-6
King, David: Session A-6
King, Ellie: Session H-10
King, Isaiah: Session B-10
Knowlton, David: Session D-7
Koers, Anna: Session A-8
Koka, Eric: Session B-13, Session I-10
Kondrath, Susannah: Session I-10
Kontala, Janne: Session B-9
Kragt Bakker, Janel: Session C-14
Kraus, Rachel: Session H-7
Kreiter, Elizabeth: Session B-8
Kressel, Neil: Session A-3, Session C-6
Krindatch, Alexei: Session D-1
Krull, Laura: Session C-14
Kunjan, Lena: Session D-6
Kuo, Shania: Session F-14
Kuperus, Tracy: Session H-8
Kurien, Prema: Session E-8
Küsnner, Mats: Session A-13
Kvernen, Elisabeth: Session J-3
Kwak, Linda Yun: Session D-5
Kwong, Christopher: Session C-9
Laderi, Jennifer: Session B-13
Lajevardi, Nazita: Session B-12, Session E-4
Lankes Smith, Jane: Session A-1
Lansford, Jennifer: Session B-11
Larsen, Kent: Session H-5
Laurent, Rebecca: Session G-4
Lauve-Moon, Tim: Session I-3
Lecaros, Véronique: Session D-7
LeCount, Ryan: Session B-1
Lee, Saehwan: Session H-1
Levites, Arielle: Session A-13
Li, Ruiqian: Session B-10
Li, Stacey: Session A-1
Liang, Yingfei: Session B-9
Lim, Chaeyoon: Session E-2
Lindgren, Tomas: Session J-3
Lipson, Joshua: Session J-7
Liu, Gengyu: Session H-10
Lizardy-Hajbi, Kristina: Session I-1
Loretto, Adam: Session F-7
Lotarski, Gabriel: Session C-15
Lovette, Forrest: Session D-6
Lucenti, Maria: Session D-13
Lynn, Monty: Session F-8
Lyter Bright, Laurie: Session J-3
Mabute-Louie, Bianca: Session G-1
Macaluso, Suzanne: Session D-10, Session F-7, Session H-3
Madding, Timothy: Session A-11
Maganya, Innocent: Session E-5
Mahmut, Dilmurat: Session G-12
Malik, Ashar: Session H-10
Manglos-Webber, Nicolette: Session E-12
Manglos-Weber, Nicolette: Session D-5, Session G-9
Manion, Matthew: Session G-5, Session H-6, Session I-7
Mapala, Cogitator Wilton: Session I-8
Maraj, Arianne: Session D-13
Markofski, Wes: Session F-5
Marsinelli, Cam: Session B-3
Marti, Gerardo: Session E-12, Session F-5, Session G-7
Martí, Gerardo: Session C-14, Session D-2
Martinez, Brandon: Session C-10, Session F-3
Mataic, Dane: Session I-3
Mayrl, Damon: Session E-11
Mbugua, Karori: Session E-5
McBride, Duane: Session I-13
McCarthy, Bryan: Session J-7
McCleary, Rachel: Session C-5
McClure Haraway, Jennifer: Session A-9
McDaniel, Eric: Session I-10
McElroy, Elizabeth: Session F-14
McKinney, Jennifer: Session C-14
McMullen, Mike: Session D-1
Mealey, Scott: Session E-13
Mellor, David: Session E-1
Melton, Gordon: Session G-12, Session J-4
Mian, Nadia: Session I-7
Miao, Kenny: Session A-12, Session F-3, Session I-3
Mikoski, Charissa: Session J-2
Miles, Carrie: Session E-15, Session J-8
Milewski, Anna: Session E-2
Millet, Eduardo: Session I-7
Mir, Abdul Raoof: Session E-10
Mitchell, Emma: Session I-14
Mohamed, Besheer: Session F-2
Monnot, Christophe: Session F-8, Session I-14
Monroe, Rebekah: Session F-13
Montanes Jimenez, Antonio: Session A-13
Morgan, Emily: Session I-3
Moyer, Bailey: Session D-8
Mraczek, Michal: Session G-2
Mulder, Mark: Session C-14, Session G-7
Munir, Sajeela: Session G-2
Murdock, Rachael: Session E-9
Murphy, Thomas: Session B-14, Session C-12, Session G-13, Session H-5
Murrow, Julia: Session H-7
Musili, Telesia: Session C-15
Musoni, Phillip: Session F-12
Mwita, James: Session F-1, Session G-2
Nche, George: Session I-14
Neitz, Mary Jo: Session D-3
Netz, Dave: Session I-4
Newman, Mark: Session E-2
Ngunjiri, Kimotho: Session E-14
Ngunjiri, Ndirangu: Session E-14
Norton, Allison: Session A-6, Session H-6
Noy, Shiri: Session H-11
Nrenzah, Genevieve: Session G-6
Nynas, Peter: Session B-15
Oba Eduviere, Osamamen: Session A-11
O'Brien, Timothy: Session H-11
Offutt, Stephen: Session E-15
Offutt, Steve: Session A-10
Ofula, Kenneth: Session F-9
Ogawa, Yukan: Session G-14
Ogbole, Friday Abu: Session I-11
Ogera, Okelloh: Session I-15
Ogunajo, Busayo: Session G-6
Ogunbiyi, Olatunde: Session I-11
Ogunrotifa, Adeboboye: Session A-14
Oguntola-Laguda, Danoye: Session A-5
Oh, Hayoung: Session A-1, Session F-14, Session G-7
Okhotnikov, Ilya: Session E-4
Okpanachi, Elijah: Session A-8
Okuwobi, Oneya: Session C-13, Session G-10
Oliver, Pamela: Session E-2
Oluwaseun, Grillo: Session G-6
Omari, Hassan: Session E-5
Omopo, Bimbo: Session G-4
Orbih, William: Session A-3
Orekoya, Feyisola: Session E-11
Otonko, Jake Omang: Session D-11
Oyoyo, Udochukwu: Session B-6
Palitsky, Roman: Session F-11, Session I-9
Palmer, Gordon: Session C-8
Palmer, Susan: Session G-12, Session J-4
Palomo, Johannah: Session B-14, Session H-7
Park, Jerry: Session E-8, Session F-4, Session G-7
Park, Kristin: Session D-11
Parker, Ryan: Session H-2
Parsitau, Damaris: Session H-8
Pasricha, Ishan: Session F-11
Patel, Sana: Session D-11
Paul, Renee: Session F-7
Paxton, Gabriel: Session J-3
Peach, Rebecca: Session D-16
Peacock, Caroline: Session F-11
Pearce, Lisa: Session H-7
Pearson, Hannah: Session H-4
Peltonen, Ollimatti: Session A-4
Peña-Camprubí, Gregorio: Session G-9
Pence, Evan: Session B-2
Perl, Paul: Session C-1, Session F-2
Perry, Samuel: Session A-10
Peters, Rebecca Todd: Session C-15
Petty, Justyce: Session H-4
Pfeiffer, Nici: Session E-1, Session G-8
Philips, Miray: Session G-11
Phillips, Bruce: Session A-7, Session B-15, Session C-11, Session D-4
Phillips, Nichole: Session C-10, Session D-12
Phillips, Russell: Session J-7
Plutzer, Eric: Session E-11
Pogorelc, Anthony: Session I-1
Pratt, Tia Noelle: Session F-4
Price, Daniel: Session H-15
Proeschold-Bell, Rae Jean: Session H-2
Purcell, Emily: Session I-4
Quinn, Joseph: Session F-8
Rahimi, Babak: Session A-13
Rahman, Wali: Session D-6
Ranjan, Anand: Session F-9, Session J-9
Raphael, Ojo: Session G-11
Rapheal, Ojo: Session A-5, Session D-3, Session H-11, Session J-10
Ravey, Eriksen: Session B-3
Rawlings, Craig: Session I-1
Ray, Shanna: Session D-8
Reimer, Sam: Session E-13
Resweber, Corey: Session G-6
Ricucci, Roberta: Session E-9
Riess, Jana: Session B-14, Session H-12
Rivera, Craig: Session G-6, Session I-6
Robison, Lisa: Session F-7
Rodriguez, Manuel: Session J-10
Rodriguez, Yasmine: Session F-6
Rogers, Megan: Session J-6
Rohr, David: Session F-15
Roso, Joseph: Session F-8
Ross, Nancy: MTG-4-, Session A-15, Session B-14, Session G-13, Session H-12, Session J-8
Sabriseilabi, Soheil: Session F-13
Sager, Rebecca: Session E-11
Sağirli, Muhammet Numan: Session B-9
Salazar, Esmeralda Sánchez: Session C-10
Salazar, Esmeralda Sánchez: Session H-10
Salisu, Amodu: Session A-8
Sandage, Steven: Session A-2, Session E-6
Sandage, Steven J.: Session G-9
Sands, Acea: Session A-15
Sands, Julie: Session A-15
Sands, Levi: Session A-15, Session D-14
Sasaki, Joni: Session H-4
Schade, Leah: Session B-4, Session E-7, Session F-10
Scheitle, Christopher P.: Session D-12
Schnable, Allison: Session E-15
Schneider, Rachel: Session C-13, Session G-1
Schwartz, Beth: Session A-3
Scott, Marquisha: Session F-10
Scott, Marquisha Lawrence: Session H-6
Seah, Audrey: Session D-2
Seigler, Carolina: Session F-8
Senn, Jeremy: Session F-8
Seto, Christopher: Session F-13, Session G-6, Session H-1
Sevriugin, Sergei: Session I-11
Shady, Sara: Session D-10
Sharma, Lucas: Session E-14, Session F-4
Sheikh, Christine: Session B-5
Shelton, Jason: Session C-13
Shenk, Mary: Session A-1
Sherkat, Darren: Session B-15, Session F-2
Shi, Zheyu: Session D-8
Shub, Isabelle: Session I-9
Shultz, Nina: Session J-9
Sikkink, David: Session D-6, Session G-3, Session H-1
Silk, Mark: Session H-1
Sims, Valerie: Session F-9
Sintim-Adasi, Grace: Session G-14
Sipling, Willow: Session B-8
Smith, Andrew: Session H-7
Smith, Estelle: Session C-7, Session I-10
Smith, Jesse: Session H-1
Smith, Lucy: Session B-8
Snyder, Tim: Session C-9, Session D-1
Son, Injae: Session A-11, Session D-3, Session H-9
Sorensen, Tyrel: Session H-7
Sosis, Richard: Session F-15
Soto Vilches, Albert: Session A-8
Starr, Chelsea: Session G-4
Steensland, Brian: Session D-12
Steeves, Katie: Session B-8
Stein, Laura: Session A-2
Stephen, Shakir: Session F-3
Stephens, Bryan: Session H-9
Stewart, Evan: Session B-3
Stewart, Spencer: Session D-14, Session H-12
Stobbe, Jessica: Session B-8
Stolz, Joerg: Session F-8
Stolz, Jörg: Session B-4, Session J-1
Stonawski, Marcin: Session B-7, Session G-8
Stroope, Jessica: Session A-1
Stroope, Samuel: Session A-1
Suarez, Abraham: Session E-11
Sun, Zach: Session H-6
Sztajer, Slawomir: Session J-1
Tadie, Joseph: Session H-6
Takase, Akinori: Session G-14
Tas, Servet: Session I-5
Taylor Abdulai, Hannah: Session B-13
Taylor, David: Session G-6
Taylor-Abdulai, Hannah: Session G-14, Session I-10
Tejedo, Carolyn Soliven: Session B-13
Tejedo, Joel: Session A-11, Session B-13
Tervo-Niemelä, Kati: Session A-12, Session C-9
Thatcher, Mikayla: Session B-14
The, Christopher M.: Session G-9, Session I-1
Thiehoff, Stephanie: Session I-6
Thiessen, Joel: Session A-9, Session D-2, Session J-5
Thompson, Jenna: Session E-3
Thompson, Simon: Session J-6
Thompson, Wayne: Session B-4, Session E-7, Session F-10
Thomson, Robert: Session I-3
Thornton, Jill: Session A-5
Thumma, Scott: Session A-9, Session B-2, Session D-1, Session H-3, Session J-2
Tiessen, Calvin: Session J-9
Tokke, Hans: Session D-9, Session E-11, Session F-6, Session I-5
Tokmantcev, Anatolii: Session A-4
Tom, Joshua: Session F-3
Tong, Yunping: Session B-7, Session I-13
Traub, Jonathan: Session J-7
Troncozo Montes, Romulo Paul: Session F-13
Udun, Abdulmuqtedir: Session G-12
Uecker, Jeremy: Session B-10
Unazi, Irene: Session D-3, Session H-11
Upenieks, Laura: Session A-1, Session B-10, Session E-9
Usset, Timothy: Session H-7, Session I-10
Vaidyanathan, Brandon: Session E-12, Session H-11
van der Merwe, Eduard: Session G-1
Varela, Gabriel: Session F-8
Varghese, Binu: Session I-15
Vega, Sujey: Session C-12
Vekovic, Marko: Session G-11
Vermurlen, Brad: Session B-1, Session C-13
Vine, Cedric: Session D-8
Voas, David: Session B-7, Session C-11
Vosburg, Dawson: Session D-6
W. Jindra, Ines: Session E-3
Wabyanga, Robert Kuloba: Session H-13
Waldheim, Daniel: Session I-4
Walker, Brooklyn: Session B-6
Ward, Pace: Session J-1
Ward, Theresa: Session E-14
Watts, Clarvon: Session A-6, Session J-2
Weaver-Swartz, Lisa: Session A-10
Welch, Rosalynde: Session H-12
Welch, SSJ, Bethany: Session I-7
Wessinger, Catherine: Session G-12, Session J-4
West, Nathan: Session H-2
Wetzel, Dominic: Session H-11
Whitehead, Andrew: Session C-2, Session F-14
Whitnah, Meredith: Session A-10, Session G-10
Wiggins, Jonathon: Session C-1
Wildman, Wesley: Session F-15, Session G-8
Williams, Rhys: Session H-1
Wilson Harper, Amanda: Session B-4, Session E-7, Session F-10
Wilson, Kevin: Session C-7
Winchester, Daniel: Session F-5
Wong, Arch: Session A-9, Session J-5
Wood, Michael: Session F-8
Wright, Stuart: Session G-12, Session J-4
Wu, Xiaodi: Session A-2
Wuaku, Albert: Session G-14
Yackel-Juleen, Mark: Session F-7
Yancey, George: Session F-14
Yang, Heewon: Session I-5
Yao, Jia: Session H-2
Yeh, Hung-Lin: Session J-6
Yosua-Davis, Ben: Session F-10
Zhou, Carmen: Session A-1
Zurlo, Gina: Session C-5, Session H-3