The SSSR Is Looking for its next Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of the @jssreligion.bsky.social, to begin service in January 2026, for a four-year term. Join us in advancing knowledge and public understanding of #Religion. Learn more ⬇️ sssreligion.org/announcement... onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1468...

Learn more about complex religion theory in this new @jssreligion.bsky.social Research Note: 'Religious Inequality in America: The View from 1916,' by Melissa J. Wilde, Tessa D. Huttenlocher & Elena G. van Stee. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Clergywomen, glass ceilings and glass cliffs: Young-joo Lee, David P. King and Brad R. Fulton explore the dynamics of the gender pay gap among Protestant clergy. Learn more in this #OpenAccess article in the @jssreligion.bsky.social. #Religion #Gender onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

In their study: 'Religion, Tattoos, and Religious Tattoos: The Body as Sacred Subculture,' researchers Jerome R. Koch, Kevin D. Dougherty & Patricia A. Maloney ask: How religious are people with religious tattoos? Published in the @jssreligion.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

➡️ Findings from a study by Rachel Kraus & Scott A. Desmond "show women with metastatic breast cancer engage in a variety of lived religious practices with more women reporting their participation outside of religious institutions." @jssreligion.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Hot off the presses! @pauldjupe.bsky.social and I have a new piece out @jssreligion.bsky.social that argues that Christian persecution beliefs are less racialized than previously believed. (1/4) religioninpublic.blog/2025/06/06/f...

Muslim ≠ Arab and vice versa...but for many, ethnicity and religion become conjoined in what's termed "ethnodoxy." Do people who share this view more strongly have different attitudes about immigration? @hmridge.bsky.social explains her findings in this video: youtu.be/Sz6417k0nGE?...

📖Table of Contents alert for the March, 2025 issue of our flagship publication: The Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (JSSR) @jssreligion.bsky.social. ➡️ Research on Christian nationalism,voting trends, diversity, racial justice, & more. #Religion onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14685906...

Rebecca Glazier and her coauthors started with an unsurprising finding: Black Protestants see race as a more important issue than others do. But they also found something they didn't expect: Black Protestants were also less likely to want the church involved in addressing race. youtu.be/KsrhEmInavA

Soc of Religion: re: in the Pacific Northwest, where most people are "unchurched" but are "spiritual not religious, " participate in esoteric "woowoo " practices, the "mindfulness industry" etc. DIY spirituality replaces old denominations/sects.

New study on Haredi Judaism ➡️ Erhard says "there is a need for a more holistic understanding of disaffiliates’ coping efforts and the resources by which they sustain those, among others, to inform policy and professional practice." @jssreligion.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

What does the big decline in religious *affiliation* mean for religious *belief and practice* for young Europeans? Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme and José P. Coutinho talk about what they found out when they dug into that question. youtu.be/FcEMF7eFsfU

New study by Upenieks & Ellison shows "the relationship between non-theistic parental sanctification and greater happiness and parental satisfaction was stronger for individuals with either an authoritative or benevolent God image..."@jssreligion.bsky.social ⬇️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

📢 Calling all religion scholars! 📢Please consider this my personal invitation to submit a paper or organize a session at the upcoming @sssreligion.bsky.social Annual Meeting in Minneapolis this October! Reach out to me or @evanstewart.bsky.social with questions or ideas!

📣The submission portals for the SSSR 2025 awards and grants are now open: -Distinguished Article Award -Student Paper Award -Jack Shand Research Grants -Jack Shand International Travel Grants -Student Research Grants -Student Travel Grants Learn more ⬇️ sssreligion.org/awards-grants/

Currently reviewing proofs for a new article on U.S. #religious #wealth #inequality in 1916, and the hierarchy is remarkably similar to @ryanburge.bsky.social 's contemporary analysis (minus Hindus). Coming soon in @jssreligion.bsky.social with Melissa Wilde & Tessa Huttenlocher!

New @us.theconversation.com article on #ChristianNationalism by David B. Parker cites the work of SSSR members @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social, Samuel Perry and Eric L. McDaniel. #Religion #ReligiousStudies #SociologyOfReligion #AmericanPolitics theconversation.com/how-christia...

What do clergy say to their congregations about big social and political questions? Sermon-focused methods in Claire Chipman Gilliland's paper tell us how White pastors in Charlottesville, VA talked about the Unite the Right rally. She made a great summary video 👇 youtu.be/yeJBSjJdFOo?...

A collaboration with my awesome mentor, Dr. Selena Ortiz, is in this month's issue of @jssreligion.bsky.social. We argue that religious identities can act as social conduits through which the surrounding political environment shapes policy preferences. Open access! dx.doi.org/10.1111/jssr...

How do Black Christians respond to church environments where nonheterosexuality is not affirmed? Luther Young finds a mix of contentment with or indifference toward non-affirming churches—but also advocacy for change. He walked through his research in this video 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzK-...

We're super excited to chat with all the scholars in so many disciplines who are doing great research about religion and sharing it on this platform. Thanks to everyone who has followed so far, and make sure to also follow @sssreligion.bsky.social as another way to connect with this community!