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Presidential Session: Where Do We Go from Here? an Agenda for the Sociology of Religion

Sunday, 10 July 2016: 14:15-15:45
Location: Hörsaal 34 (Main Building)
RC22 Sociology of Religion (host committee)

Language: English

This invited session gathers several senior sociologists of religion to propose an agenda for the sociology of religion’s future progress. What do we need to learn about religion’s role in contemporary and future society? What questions remain unanswered? What projects have yet to be accomplished?
Participants will reflect on past and current scholarship, with an eye toward the future. In what directions does the sociology of religion need to go, to enhance sociology’s understanding of the world? Short presentations will be followed by questions from and discussion with the audience.

INVITED SESSION NOT OPEN FOR ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION.
Session Organizer:
James SPICKARD, University of Redlands, USA
Posters:
261.1
Welcome: Thinking about Our Future
James SPICKARD, University of Redlands, USA
261.2
Follow Religion! an Agenda Based on Social Transformation
Meredith MCGUIRE, Trinity University, USA
261.3
A Future for the Sociology of Religion? Disruptive Possibilities
Gary BOUMA, Monash University, Australia
261.4
New Directions in the Sociology of Religion: An African Perspective
Afe ADOGAME, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
261.5
What's Next for the Sociology of Religion? Wider Horizons
Edward A. TIRYAKIAN, Duke University, USA
Discussion
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