Useful Links for Sociologists of Religion
Links to Other Scholarly Organizations
- International Sociological Association
- Sociology of Religion Groups:
- American Sociological Association, Section on Religion(USA)
- Association Française de Sciences Sociales des Religions(France)
- e-mail: afsr@afsr.cnrs.fr
- Associazione per lo Studio de Fenomeno Religioso (ASFeR)(Italy)
- Association for the Sociology of Religion (USA)
- British Sociological Association — Sociology of Religion Group (UK)
- Nordic Conference in Sociology of Religion (The last time we checked, there was no organizational website. Google it to see if that has changed.)
- International Society for the Sociology of Religion / Société Internationale de Sociologie des Religions
- Religious Research Association (USA)
- Society for the Anthropology of Religion (USA)
- Their website is currently dead. Check for updates at their Facebook page.
- Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (USA)
Links to Research Groups
- Religion and Society Research Programme
(Univ of Lancaster, UK) - Abteilung Kirchen- und Religionssoziologie
(Univ of Leipzig, Germany) - Institut de sciences sociales des religions contemporaines
(Univ of Lausanne, Switzerland) - KIFO: Stiftelsen Kirkeforsknin (Norway)
Links to Other Sites of Interest
- Special Projects
- EUREL
- “Provides accurate and up-to-date information on the social and legal status of religion in the European countries.”
- EUREL
- Online Resources
- Sociology of Religion Resources: a new website of online resources for scholars and students. Contains bibliographies, teaching ideas, and much, much more.
- ReligionFilms: a community-supported blog with descriptions and reviews of films on religion. In English and French.
- Pew Research Center Reports and Data
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- Pew Research Center has a wealth of data about religion around the world. It can be hard to keep track of all our products, even for those of us who work at the Center. Here is an incomplete list of links to reports, quizzes and data resources that may be of interest for research and teaching purposes:
- Survey reports on religion in: Western Europe Central and Eastern Europe Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America Israel Muslim majority countries (religion report) Muslim majority countries (politics report) Orthodox Christians
- Religious demography reports on: The Future of World Religions The Changing Global Religious Landscape The Gender Gap in Religious Commitment The Age & Geography Gap in Religious Commitment Religion and Educational Attainment The Growth of the Muslim Population in Europe Global migrant stocks by religion Religious diversity
- Religious restrictions: Latest annual report
- U.S. religion reports: Religious Landscape Study Religious Typology Jews Muslims Mormons Catholics Knowledge Feelings toward religious groups
- Quizzes: Religious knowledge Typology
- Useful data: Download our datasets Current and projected religious composition of each country Religion and education data Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures site
- Many thanks for these links to Conrad Hackett, Senior Demographer & Associate Director, Pew Research Center
- Pew Research Center has a wealth of data about religion around the world. It can be hard to keep track of all our products, even for those of us who work at the Center. Here is an incomplete list of links to reports, quizzes and data resources that may be of interest for research and teaching purposes:
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