Research Seminar Fall 2020
Undergraduates from any department interested in the sociological study of religion and in conducting an original research project with up to $5,000 funding can apply at http://bit.ly/soc48666_app…
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The Center for the Study of Religion and Society hosted the Younger Scholars in the Sociology of Religion Conference on April 27, 2018. The conference brought together advanced graduate students and early…
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Dr. Robert Wuthnow, Princeton University, is the first recipient of the Andrew M. Greeley Lifetime Achievement Award in the Sociology of Religion. The award was presented to Dr. Wuthnow by Kraig Beyerlein, at…
Passing the Plate: Why American Christians Don't Give Away More Money by Christian Smith, Michael O. Emerson, and Patricia Snell Herzog was mentioned the Christianity Today article titled "The…
Dr. Christian Smith was quoted in the New York Times on Aug 2, 2017 in an article titled "Trump…
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Christian Smith's recent book Religion: What it Is, How it Works, and Why it Matters was featured in the New York Times book review.
Ruth Braunstein will be our guest speaker, March 26, 2018 at 12:30pm. Her talk is titled Prophets and Patriots: Faith in Democracy Across the Political Divide.
Ruth is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Connecticut. A cultural sociologist interested…
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Jeanine A. Becker Memorial Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Paper 2017 Co-Winners:
“Global Secular Elites? Religious Identities, Context-Based Knowledge,and Meaning-Making Processes within UN Spaces” by Shanna Corner
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“Information Transmission in situ: Communication…
Charles Kurzman will be our guest speaker, October 11, 2017 at 12:30pm in 1030 Jenkins Nanovic Halls. Charles is a Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and his interests include Political Sociology, Social Movements, Middle East and Islamic Studies.
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Kevin J. Christiano, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Notre Dame, is the recipient of the 2016 Prix-du-Québec, presented by the Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie of the Gouvernement du Québec in association with the American Council for Québec Studies.
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Polarization in the US Catholic Church Naming the Wounds, Beginning to Heal. Edited by Mary Ellen Konieczny, Charles C. Camosy, and Tricia C. Bruce Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press.
It is no secret: the body of Christ in the United States is broken.…
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The Center for the Study of Religion and Society at the University of Notre Dame is pleased to announce the Global Religion Research Initiative (GRRI), directed by Christian Smith. The competitive research and writing grants and fellowship programs to be awarded over the next three years are intended…
Dr. Kraig Beyerlein along with several other Notre Dame faculty members and community partners from South Bend went to Tucson for a four-day Mexican Border Immersion seminar. Click this link to learn more about their transformative journey.
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American charitable giving veers from the hyperbolically generous to the hyperbolically stingy. On some days, no one has a quarter to spare; in times of disaster, Americans will put their lives on hold to build houses for those displaced by hurricanes. The crucial question of who gives and why they…
