Nancy Tatom Ammerman examines the stories Americans tell of their everyday lives, from
dinner table to office and shopping mall to doctor's office, about the things that matter most to …

This article highlights religious congregations as a form of nonprofit organization and
voluntary association. It contends that, when theology and faith are removed, congregations …

Hatte die Religionssoziologie im Schatten der Durchsetzung von Gedanken des
Bedeutungsverlustes von Religion viele Jahre eher ein Schattendasein geführt, kam es …

At the close of the twentieth century the United States was, by all accounts, among the most
religious of modern Western nations. Pillars of Faith describes the diversity of tradition and …

Research on volunteering behavior has consistently found a positive relationship between
religion and volunteering. Using a sample of churchgoing Protestants (N= 1,738) from the …

Religion has been in general neglected or even seen as a taboo subject in organizational
research and management practice. This is a glaring omission in the business and society …

Has conflict in Northern Ireland kept political dimensions of religion alive, and has religion
played a role in fuelling conflict? Conflict in Northern Ireland is not and never will be a holy …

This study investigates the relationship between different dimensions of religiosity and
voluntary association participation using data from Queen'sUniversity's 1996 “God and …

This third edition of Sociology of Religion introduces students to key principles in the
sociological understanding of religion, with revisions and updates throughout. The book …

Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone is a ten-pin strike, a major contribution to sociology.
Whether, at the end of" game," Putnam will have scored highly enough to convince most …