Around Halloween time, haunted houses and spoofs on the paranormal abound. Drawing from Chapman University's 2018 Survey of American Fears, my interview with WBIR suggests that our fears are as much sociological as they are psychological.
Explaining Hate Crimes (My Interview with WBIR)
In the wake of the tragic shooting at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue, Knoxville's WBIR invited me in-studio to discuss religious diversity in the US and the sociology behind hate crimes. View the segment here.
SSSR Author-Meets-Critics
Sociologists and other scholars of religion convened in Las Vegas for the 2018 meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR). Among the sessions was an author-meets-critics session for my book, Parish and Place: Making Room for Diversity in the American Catholic Church. Panelists Linh Hoang, Brett Hoover, Nicolette Manglos-Weber, and Lucas …
New Affiliation with the Center for the Study of Religion and Society at the University of Notre Dame
I am excited to announce my new affiliation with the University of Notre Dame's Center for the Study of Religion and Society, which is "dedicated to advancing social scientific understanding of religion in society through scholarly research, training, and publications." I am honored to join this vibrant community of scholars "engaged in empirical investigations, intellectual …
“Cultural Catholics in the United States”
My chapter, "Cultural Catholics in the United States," has just been published in Volume 9 (2018) of the Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion: The Changing Faces of Catholicism, edited by Solange Lefebvre and Alfonso Pérèz-Agote Poveda! Book description: Catholicism is generally over-institutionalized and over-centralized in comparison to other religions. However, it finds itself in …
Review of Parish and Place in Sociology of Religion journal
The journal Sociology of Religion has just published a review of my book Parish and Place: Making Room for Diversity in the American Catholic Church. Linda Kawentel (University of Notre Dame) writes that the book "is an excellent study that will be of interest not only to sociologists of religion, Catholic clergy, and diocesan administrators, but also to …
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YWCA-Knoxville 2018 Tribute to Women
I'm honored by my nomination and selection as a finalist in YWCA-Knoxville's 2018 Tribute to Women. The award ceremony showcased inspiring area women working to reduce inequality, empower others, and promote dignity for all. I am committed to continuing this work, myself, as well as uplifting others working toward the same.
