RC22 Sociology of Religion

Program Coordinators:

Mar GRIERA, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain, mariadelmar.griera@uab.cat

Olga OLIVAS HERNANDEZ, SECIHTI/ El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Mexico, olivas@colef.mx

Veronique ALTGLAS, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom, v.altglas@qub.ac.uk

Wei-hsian CHI, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, whchi@gate.sinica.edu.tw


Sessions:


Advances In the Global Study of Religious Pluralism

Alternative Religious Modernities: Rethinking Religion Beyond Western Models

Between Globalization, Secularization, and Radicalization: Revisiting Biography and Religious Trajectories

Beyond World Religions: The Resurgence of Indigenous Religions and the Reconfiguration of the Global Religious Landscape

Contracting Global Christianities

Digital Spiritualities: How Do Digital and Spiritual Practices Interact and Transform Each Other?

Dissertations In Progress In Religion

Faith Foodways In Africa and Asia

Intellectual Brokerage between Religious Thinkers, Social Theorists, and Practitioners

Is the Secular State Still Relevant?

Life at the Threshold: Emerging Biomedical Technologies, Religion, and Health Practices

Navigating Religious Landscapes In East Asia: Strategic Responses to Demographic Decline and Institutional Change

Religion and Spirituality In Life Transitions. Ritual Practices, Embodied Experiences and Emotional Atmospheres In Birth and Death.

Religion and the Politics of Membership: Migration Governance, Citizenship/Diaspora Policies, and Collective Mobilization across the Globe

Religion, Transhumanism, and Body Modification

Religions and Crises of Democracy and War

Religious Change Worldwide - What International Surveys Tell Us

Religious Nationalisms, Race, and Racialization

The Changing Nature of Religious Festivals: Fluidity, Adaptability, and Interpretation

The Connected Sacred: Religious Practices, Identities, and Authorities In the Age of Digital Turbulence

The Crisis of Democratic Systems and the Role of Churches In the Post-Covid Era

The Religion-Social Media Interface

Transnational Body Sensibilities: Religion, Spirituality, and Moral Disputes In Contemporary Societies

Whose Sociology of Religion? Provincialising Core Concepts