403
Social Theory and Religion

Monday, 16 July 2018: 10:30-12:20
Location: 715B (MTCC SOUTH BUILDING)
RC22 Sociology of Religion (host committee)

Language: English

The aim of this session is to stimulate debate regarding theoretical approaches to the sociology of religion. With the recent wave of work done on secularism, lived religion and mediatization—to name but a few keywords; religion’s place in social theory seems to be more important than ever. With reference to the theme of the World Congress, we invite papers that focus on—but are not limited to—discussing theories of power, violence and justice.  Scholars and researchers from diverse traditions of social-theoretical approaches to religion are welcome to apply.
Session Organizer:
Sam HAN, University of Singapore, Singapore
Chair:
James SPICKARD, University of Redlands, USA
Oral Presentations
403.1
Religion, Neoliberalism, the I-Zation of Society, and the Compassionate Tax
Adam POSSAMAI, Western Sydney University, Australia
403.2
Islam, Christianity and the Development of Machine Capitalism: The Weber Hypothesis Revisited
Mark GOULD, Haverford College, USA
403.3
Textures of the Sacred, or How Popular Religion Could Renew Religious Studies
Eloisa MARTIN, Univ Federal Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
403.4
Body, Ritual and Religious Taste
Wei-hsian CHI, Institut of Sociology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
403.5
Multiple Modernities and Popular Religions: Towards a Renewed Theoretical Framework
Cristian PARKER GUMUCIO, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Chile
Distributed Papers
403.6
Bourdieu’s Field Theory As General Theory of Religion
Andre ARMBRUSTER, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; Gregor BONGAERTS, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany
403.7
Religion Diversity and Sociological Theories of Beliefs in Latin American
Daniel GUTIERREZ-MARTINEZ, El Colegio Mexiquense AC, Mexico
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