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Who "dwells" in religion, and who "seeks" something new? Among "new immigrants from Ghana, West Africa...I find strong evidence of spiritual seeking in their narratives" doi.org/10.1093/socrel…

"Sociologists have long been interested in the theoretical possibility of a universal ritual." How might a shared struggle, like the COVID-19 pandemic, shape our common rituals? doi.org/10.1093/socrel…

I'm really happy to share the news that my article on time, sprace and religious practices is online first (and OA) in SociologyofReligion. Inspired by Dr. Nancy Ammerman & #practicetheory and based on qualitative study among Polish Catholic women. academic.oup.com/socrel/advance…

‼️ "Rising Security and Religious Decline: Refining and Extending Insecurity Theory". Check out my attempt to summarize and advance my 10 years of research on the topic in the newly published article in SociologyofReligion academic.oup.com/socrel/advance…

What do nonbelievers believe in? New research offers some insight: "exclusive empiricism and mortal finitude are positive tenets of belief systems that those who identify as atheist or agnostic are likely to hold." Read More: doi.org/10.1093/socrel…

"...religious and other practices compete for limited spatial-temporal resources, contributing to the transformation of religious practices by incorporating new materials, technologies, and meanings." Read more: doi.org/10.1093/socrel…

"Explaining the reasons—while not the causes—behind religious decline is a central issue for sociologists interested in secularization processes." In new work, Molteni reviews what we know about the theory that religion declines with more security: doi.org/10.1093/socrel…

New work "explores how becoming a religious minority impacts one’s sense of belonging to the nation and how processes of racialization, specifically antisemitism and Islamophobia, impact the conversion process." Read More: doi.org/10.1093/socrel…

New issue! Check out recent research on religion, politics, and practice in global context. academic.oup.com/socrel/issue/8…

In our latest article in SociologyofReligion my colleagues and I identify 3 modes of enchantment in science: transcendent, immanent, and liminal - academic.oup.com/socrel/advance…

Big week for my journal articles, with a focus on #religion in #Europe. Here's one with David Voas and Kirstie Hewlett, published online in SociologyofReligion now and titled "#Religious #Polarization in Europe": doi.org/10.1093/socrel…

Why would the director of a food bank say "you can't just give people food"? New research insights into the world of faith-based initiatives: doi.org/10.1093/socrel…

"in addition to tracking the standard “three b’s”—belonging, belief, and behavior—it also tracks a fourth b—branding." New research on how "symbolic pollution" is a big part of religious change: doi.org/10.1093/socrel…

Honored that "The Funk of White Souls" won both the Association for the Sociology of Religion Distinguished Article Award and the ASA Sociology of Religion Section Distinguished Article Award. Grateful to Cheryl Gilkes for encouraging me to write it & the SociologyofReligion reviewers whose critiques improved it academic.oup.com/socrel/article…

Available now in SociologyofReligion: academic.oup.com/socrel/advance…

Pleased that two of my articles are reported as being in the Top 10 in All-Time Altmetric Score for SociologyofReligion Latinx Protestants and American Politics doi.org/10.1093/socrel… The Unexpected Orthodoxy of Donald J. Trump doi.org/10.1093/socrel…

Open Access! "This article synthesizes new directions taken in the sociology of religion and social movement studies and examines Queer, Trans, and Nonbinary (QTN) Muslim activism in Toronto, Canada." doi.org/10.1093/socrel…

"We find that residents in areas with higher overall levels of education became liberal faster, irrespective of whether or not they had a college degree." doi.org/10.1093/socrel…

"Although men increasingly disengage from the religious space, the growing feminization of that space does not translate into a more gender-egalitarian narrative..." doi.org/10.1093/socrel…

"Although women and men identify as 'spiritual' in similar numbers, far more women participate in the holistic milieu. We seek to solve this 'gender puzzle'..." doi.org/10.1093/socrel…