Religion As an Instrument of Rooting for the Liquid Identity of Migrants Part 1

The Research Committe-22 of ISA invites research paper presentations on religion and religious change in countries of North America. We are looking calling for presentations on the variety of cultural communities whose religious practices are foundational within North American. We wish to create a dynamic dialogue based on current sociological research of those practices and traditions. Specifically, we seek presentations concerning North American indigenous and cultural communities of color but that is not the exclusive focus of the session.

We’re aware that there are spirited exchanges between these and other North America religious cultural traditions and practices, just as there are important changes occurring around religion and gender, freedom and religion, religion and the pandemic, post-pandemic issues, social media and religion, as well as religion and politics. We’re seeking research presentations that capture any of these and other dynamics in the context of countries of North America. At the same time, indigenous communities within countries of North America are preserving, expanding, adapting, and are engaged in exciting religious practice and activities with their members. Likewise, many communities of color are adjusting Christianity, Islam, and other religious traditions for inclusion of their cultural spiritual heritages as they engage contemporary social and political circumstances,

The RC-22 looks to select papers in any of the above arenas that are research-based, provide clear conceptual and theoretical linkages, confirm and/or challenge existing sociological understandings about religion and religious activities in the extensive diversity of North American spaces.

Jualynne E. Dodson

Member RC-22 Board