This essay reviews recent research on religious conversion, particularly within the context
of" new" religious movements. It addresses three fundamental issues pertinent to the study …

Self-help organizations across the world, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Croix D'Or, The
Links, Moderation Management, Narcotics Anonymous, and SMART Recovery, have …

Through a six-year qualitative study of medical residents, we build theory about professional
identity construction. We found that identity construction was triggered by work-identity …

We show how gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) ministers in two mainline
Protestant denominations in the United States experience and address a salient institutional …

This investigation of the fundamental character of organizational identity and identification
with an organization is arranged in the form of a provocative discussion between key …

An ethnographic study of distributors for Amway, a network marketing organization,
examines the practices and processes involved in managing members' organizational …

The jail cell conversion from “sinner” to true believer may be one of the best examples of a
“second chance” in modern life, yet the process receives far more attention from the popular …

The past two decades in the United States have seen an immense liberalization and
expansion of women's roles in society. Recently, however, some women have turned away …

As the new millennium approaches, the sacred and profane interface, conflict, and
intermingle in novel ways. The Encyclopedia of Religion and Society provides a guide map …

This article introduces the construct of alternative selves—self-redefining counterfactuals
that are part of the self-concept. This construct adds the parallel time line of what could have …