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Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 31
A Diversity of Paradigms
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Volume 31 of Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, A Diversity of Paradigms, showcases two approaches to the socio-scientific study of religion. It includes a special section within which authors draw on data collected about congregational life in the Australian National Church Life Surveys (from 1991 to present). These studies give voice to minority groups and children. While findings include the strengths of ethnic diversity and the positive experiences of young churchgoers, they also highlight that full inclusion in local church life is far from being realized. A second section explores the application of feminist approaches within the sociology of religion. In their struggle for equality for women, feminist scholars developed methodologies to challenge the marginality of any âotheredâ group. This section showcases how use of these methods challenges hierarchies within knowledge.
Ralph W. Hood, Jr., Ph.D. (1968), University of Nevada, Reno, is Professor of Psychology, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. A former president of Division 36 of the APA, he is author of numerous books in the psychology of religion.
Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor, Ph.D., 2010, University of Gloucestershire, is a Feminist Sociologist of Religion. She is Assistant Professor and Research Group Lead for Faith and Peaceful Relations at CTPSR, Coventry University, UK. Her research interests include British Islam, inter-religious relations, digital religion and feminism.
Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor, Ph.D., 2010, University of Gloucestershire, is a Feminist Sociologist of Religion. She is Assistant Professor and Research Group Lead for Faith and Peaceful Relations at CTPSR, Coventry University, UK. Her research interests include British Islam, inter-religious relations, digital religion and feminism.
Contents
Preface
Manuscript Invitation
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
1 Islamic Philosophical Sociology, Based on the Viewpoints of Ê¿AllÄma S. Muḥammad Ḥusayn ṬabÄá¹abÄʾī
âMohammad Pakdin Asl
2 Re-enchantment, Markets, and the Post-secular Self: Spirituality after Spiritualities
âRaymond Lee
3 Mahatma Gandhi, Neoliberalism, and the Bourgeois Study of Spirituality
âThomas Lindgren and Hannes Sonnenschein
4 Religious Conversion: A Study of Identity and Integration of Reverts into Muslim Community
âMorteza Rahmati, Masoud Azarbabayejani, Mohammad Jahangirzad and Kazem Tabatabae
5 Factor Analysis of the Mystical Scale in Yi Ethnic Group: Indigenous Psychologies and Universalism
âZhengjia Ren
6 The Changing Psychological Type Profile and Psychological Temperament of Church of England Clergy
âLeslie J. Francis, Andrew Village and David Voas
7 Introduction: Ethnic Diversity and Young Churchgoers as Key Factors for Australian Churches
âRuth Powell
8 Ethnic Diversity and Congregational Vitality in Australia
âRuth Powell and Miriam Pepper
9 Participation and Engagement in Catholic Parish Life in Australia: Examining the Impact and Importance of Cultural and Linguistic Factors
âTracy McEwan, Sam Sterland and Kathleen McPhillips
10 Bonding and Bridging among First Generation Asian Migrants in Catholic Churches in Australia
âAndrew Village, Miriam Pepper and Ruth Powell
11 Ethnic Diversity and Leadership Roles among Australian Protestant Churchgoers in Mono-Ethnic and Multi-Ethnic Congregations
âOneya Okuwobi, Ruth Powell and Nicole Ward
12 A Study of Cultural Empathy and Attitude toward Diversity: The Case of Australian Church Attenders
âLily A. Arasaratnam-Smith, Miriam Pepper, Ruth Powell and Nicole Ward
13 Personal and Societal Factors on Prejudice against Aboriginal People, Immigrants, Racial Minorities, and Refugees among Churchgoers in Australia
âHelena Chui, Luisa Batalha, Savanti Amaratunga and Miriam Pepper
14 The Internal Consistency Reliability and Construct Validity of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity (Modified Short-Form) Among 8- to 14-year-old Churchgoers in Australia
âLeslie J. Francis, Ursula McKenna and Ruth Powell
15 Religion and Personal Happiness Among Young Churchgoers in Australia: The Importance of the Affective Dimension
âLeslie J. Francis, Ursula McKenna and Ruth Powell
16 Ecclesia domestica and the Role of the Home in Sustaining Churchgoing among Catholics: An Empirical Enquiry among 8- to 14-year-olds in Australia
âLeslie J. Francis, Ursula McKenna and Ruth Powell
Feminist Approaches within the Sociology of Religion
17 Introduction: Feminist Approaches within the Sociology of Religion
âSariya Cheruvallil-Contractor
18 Stories Untold: Revisiting Muslim Womenâs Heritage with the Everyday Muslim Heritage Organization
âMerve Kayikci
19 Being Married to a Non-Muslim Husband: Religious Identity in Muslim Womenâs Interfaith Marriage
âAyse Elmali-Karakaya
20 âI just call meselâ a heathenâ: Catholic Identity and Magdalene Survivors
âChloe K. Gott
21 Gender in the Making of Pious Subjectivity
âHale Inanoglu
22 Victims or Agents? A Feminist Reading of Lived Experiences of Buddhist Nuns in Myanmar
âSneha Roy
23 Project Rahab: Pastoral Power, Pentecostal Conversion and the Disciplining of Femininity and Race in Cases of Domestic Abuse
âKim Beecheno
24 The Ambivalent Relationship of LGBT Catholics with the Church
âAngele Deguara
Index
Preface
Manuscript Invitation
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
Special Section 1: Unsolicited Articles
1 Islamic Philosophical Sociology, Based on the Viewpoints of Ê¿AllÄma S. Muḥammad Ḥusayn ṬabÄá¹abÄʾī
âMohammad Pakdin Asl
2 Re-enchantment, Markets, and the Post-secular Self: Spirituality after Spiritualities
âRaymond Lee
3 Mahatma Gandhi, Neoliberalism, and the Bourgeois Study of Spirituality
âThomas Lindgren and Hannes Sonnenschein
4 Religious Conversion: A Study of Identity and Integration of Reverts into Muslim Community
âMorteza Rahmati, Masoud Azarbabayejani, Mohammad Jahangirzad and Kazem Tabatabae
5 Factor Analysis of the Mystical Scale in Yi Ethnic Group: Indigenous Psychologies and Universalism
âZhengjia Ren
6 The Changing Psychological Type Profile and Psychological Temperament of Church of England Clergy
âLeslie J. Francis, Andrew Village and David Voas
Special Section 2: Ethnic Diversity as Key Factors for Australian Churches
7 Introduction: Ethnic Diversity and Young Churchgoers as Key Factors for Australian Churches
âRuth Powell
8 Ethnic Diversity and Congregational Vitality in Australia
âRuth Powell and Miriam Pepper
9 Participation and Engagement in Catholic Parish Life in Australia: Examining the Impact and Importance of Cultural and Linguistic Factors
âTracy McEwan, Sam Sterland and Kathleen McPhillips
10 Bonding and Bridging among First Generation Asian Migrants in Catholic Churches in Australia
âAndrew Village, Miriam Pepper and Ruth Powell
11 Ethnic Diversity and Leadership Roles among Australian Protestant Churchgoers in Mono-Ethnic and Multi-Ethnic Congregations
âOneya Okuwobi, Ruth Powell and Nicole Ward
12 A Study of Cultural Empathy and Attitude toward Diversity: The Case of Australian Church Attenders
âLily A. Arasaratnam-Smith, Miriam Pepper, Ruth Powell and Nicole Ward
13 Personal and Societal Factors on Prejudice against Aboriginal People, Immigrants, Racial Minorities, and Refugees among Churchgoers in Australia
âHelena Chui, Luisa Batalha, Savanti Amaratunga and Miriam Pepper
14 The Internal Consistency Reliability and Construct Validity of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity (Modified Short-Form) Among 8- to 14-year-old Churchgoers in Australia
âLeslie J. Francis, Ursula McKenna and Ruth Powell
15 Religion and Personal Happiness Among Young Churchgoers in Australia: The Importance of the Affective Dimension
âLeslie J. Francis, Ursula McKenna and Ruth Powell
16 Ecclesia domestica and the Role of the Home in Sustaining Churchgoing among Catholics: An Empirical Enquiry among 8- to 14-year-olds in Australia
âLeslie J. Francis, Ursula McKenna and Ruth Powell
Feminist Approaches within the Sociology of Religion
17 Introduction: Feminist Approaches within the Sociology of Religion
âSariya Cheruvallil-Contractor
18 Stories Untold: Revisiting Muslim Womenâs Heritage with the Everyday Muslim Heritage Organization
âMerve Kayikci
19 Being Married to a Non-Muslim Husband: Religious Identity in Muslim Womenâs Interfaith Marriage
âAyse Elmali-Karakaya
20 âI just call meselâ a heathenâ: Catholic Identity and Magdalene Survivors
âChloe K. Gott
21 Gender in the Making of Pious Subjectivity
âHale Inanoglu
22 Victims or Agents? A Feminist Reading of Lived Experiences of Buddhist Nuns in Myanmar
âSneha Roy
23 Project Rahab: Pastoral Power, Pentecostal Conversion and the Disciplining of Femininity and Race in Cases of Domestic Abuse
âKim Beecheno
24 The Ambivalent Relationship of LGBT Catholics with the Church
âAngele Deguara
Index
Academics interested in religion and race, ethnicity, culture and migration or religious socialisation. Researchers in congregational studies. Church practitioners interested in healthy churches, ethnic diversity and faith formation among young people.