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ISA Research Committee 22 – Religion @isa-rc22.bsky.social · Sep 4

Call for Papers – RC22 Midterm Conference: Global Flows and Reconfigurations of the Sacred, South Asian University, New Delhi, 5–7 February 2026.

📅 Deadline: 26 October 2025
✍️ Submit here: forms.gle/Aq6oJFjtTEKG...
🌐 info: midtermconference3.wordpress.com

#CallForPapers #Religion #Sociology

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Daniel Cueto-Villalobos @dacuetovilla.bsky.social · 5h

New publication! 🚨 How do church leaders foster commitment + preserve organizational vitality in the face of crisis?

"There Wasn't A Playbook For This: Local Congregations and the Crises of 2020," out today in Sociology of Religion, offers insight from MN academic.oup.com/socrel/advan...

“There Wasn’t A Playbook For This”: Local Congregations and the Crises of 2020

Abstract. Using 18 months of immersive ethnographic fieldwork in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, this paper highlights how religious congregations made se

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ISA Research Committee 22 – Religion @isa-rc22.bsky.social · 5h

Pope Leo Meets with American Migrants, Pledges to Stand Up to Trump's Raids
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BREAKING: Pope Leo Meets with American Migrants, Pledges to Stand Up to Trump's Raids

The American pontiff told them, “The Church cannot stay silent before injustice. You stand with me. And I stand with you.”

www.thelettersfromleo.com

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Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · 1d

Meet the host and panelists for our upcoming Religion & New Religious Movements in Contemporary Crises Episode!
We are honored and excited to be joined by these four scholars for an exciting topic.
Join us Thursday Oct. 23, 3-4pm EST.
Register: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...

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ISA Research Committee 22 – Religion @isa-rc22.bsky.social · 3d

Call for papers: Queering Sikh Identity and Desire through Lyrical Uprisings and the Poetics of Becoming
call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/10/...

cfp | call for papers

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ISA Research Committee 22 – Religion @isa-rc22.bsky.social · 4d

Pope Leo to release first document, on world's poor, on Oct 9

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Pope Leo to release first document, on world's poor, on Oct 9

Pope Leo will publish the first document of his tenure on October 9, the Vatican said on Saturday, with a text that is likely to offer hints about the new pontiff's priorities for the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church.

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International Sociological Association (ISA) @isa-sociology.org · 5d

The International Sociological Association (ISA) endorses the statement issued by the Latin American Sociological Association (ALAS) in defense of academic freedom and in solidarity with scholars and institutions facing criminalization in Venezuela.

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ISA Research Committee 22 – Religion @isa-rc22.bsky.social · 5d

The Uniting Church celebrates with joy the first woman to serve as Archbishop of Canterbury
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Uniting Church welcomes Archbishop of Canterbury appointment – Uniting Church Australia

The Uniting Church celebrates with joy the first woman to serve as Archbishop of Canterbury Uniting Church President Rev Charissa Suli extends warmest congratul

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ISA Research Committee 22 – Religion @isa-rc22.bsky.social · 6d

XXVI Encuentro de la Red de Investigadores del Fenómeno Religioso en México (RIFREM).
Convocatoria a ponencias!
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Convocatoria para mesas de ponencias – RIFREM XXVI – RIFREM

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ISA Research Committee 22 – Religion @isa-rc22.bsky.social · 6d

Nuevo número de la revista Ciencias Sociales y Religión de la Asociación de Ciencias Sociales de la Religión de America Latina. Dossier sobre “personas sin afiliación religiosa” coordinado por @hugorabbia.bsky.social y #FlavioSenra

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ISA Research Committee 22 – Religion @isa-rc22.bsky.social · 6d

Call for Proposals:
Small Grants for Research in Religion and Politics. @apsa.bsky.social
Due November 10, 2025

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Call for Proposals: Small Grants for Research in Religion and Politics

Call for Proposals: Small Grants for Research in Religion and Politics Due November 10, 2025 The Religion and Politics section of the American Political Science Association is requesting proposals ...

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Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World @sociusjournal.bsky.social · 7d

Do Large Language Models have Religious Biases?

J. Tom, T. Ferguson, & B. Martinez’s new article in #Socius analyzes #AI generated sermons for their readability to uncover how #LLMs potentially sustain #socialbiases.

Read: doi.org/10.1177/2378...

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ISA Research Committee 22 – Religion @isa-rc22.bsky.social · 7d

Offering Alternatives to Biblical Literalism May Be the Key to Increasing the Public's Acceptance of Evolution - Rousseau - 2025 - Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Offering Alternatives to Biblical Literalism May Be the Key to Increasing the Public's Acceptance of Evolution

Evolution acceptance is lower among religious than nonreligious individuals. One potential factor involves how Judeo-Christian individuals interpret the Bible. We administered a nationwide survey to ...

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ISA Research Committee 22 – Religion @isa-rc22.bsky.social · 8d

The #CallForProposals for #EuARe2026 opens on 8 October 2025.
As in previous years, the conference program will comprise:
✔️ Open panels
✔️ Closed panels
✔️ Book presentations (Author Meets Critique)

📍Info: t.co/YujtIN1JEW

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ISA Research Committee 22 – Religion @isa-rc22.bsky.social · 9d

Invitación: seminario Religión, ciudad y espacio público. Charla del Dr. Cristian Parker. Martes 30 de setiembre, 11h (Chile/Arg.)
Se podrá ver en: youtube.com/live/JVg5s55...

ISA Research Committee 22 – Religion @isa-rc22.bsky.social · 9d

The Politics of Faith After Charlie Kirk. The future of American democracy could depend on whether Christians see themselves as warriors or servants.
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The Politics of Faith After Charlie Kirk

The future of American democracy could depend on whether Christians see themselves as warriors or servants.

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mmnjug.bsky.social @mmnjug.bsky.social · 10d

Russel M. Nelson the oldest president in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints aka Mormons, died on Saturday in Salt Lake City aged 101.

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ISA Research Committee 22 – Religion @isa-rc22.bsky.social · 11d

Priests who sympathise with Francis more open to homosexuals english.katholisch.de/artikel/6453...

Priests who sympathise with Francis more open to homosexuals

Despite trend towards more conservative new priests

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Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 11d

#CfP: The Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference 2026, Queen’s University Belfast
7th – 8th May 2026
Details here:
sociology.ie/event/2026-a...

We would love to see you in beautiful Belfast!

#sociology #socialtheory #sai26 #spéirghorm

The Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference 2026

Queen’s University Belfast
7th – 8th May 2026
** Call for Papers **
Conflict, Change, Solidarity

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ASA Sociology of Religion Section @asareligion.bsky.social · 14d

New in Social Forces: @profsamperry.bsky.social new article Secularism, Sorting, and Americans’ Political Knowledge shows secular Americans score highest on civics & politics, especially liberals/Democrats. Evangelicals trend opposite with conservatism. Read it here: doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...

Secularism, sorting, and Americans’ political knowledge

Abstract. Political knowledge, including knowledge of basic civics and current political conditions, is associated with a host of pro-democratic outcomes i

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ISA Research Committee 22 – Religion @isa-rc22.bsky.social · 14d

Invitation: October 1st, 20:00 Singapore Time, ISAC will host a special online roundtable exploring how academics contribute to public conversations on Catholicism.

More Information: isac-research.org/roundtable

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Nonreligion in a Complex Future @nonreligioncf.bsky.social · 15d

Read the latest article from NCF team members Ryan Cragun, Hugo Rabbia, Sivert Skålvoll Urstad, and Peter Beyer. In this article, the authors draw on research from the NCF's Social and Cultural Values Survey to re-think how to best measure nonreligion.

secularismandnonreligion.org/articles/10....

New Publication Alert

“Measuring Nonreligion as Absence: Testing Various Approaches”

Secularism and Nonreligion (2025)

Ryan T. Cragun
NCF Co-Investigator, University of Tampa

Hugo H. Rabbia
NCF Contributor, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

Sivert Skålvoll Urstad
NCF Contributor, University of Agder

Peter Beyer
NCF Co-Investigator, University of Ottawa

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ISA Research Committee 22 – Religion @isa-rc22.bsky.social · 15d

Rapture Theory Explained: Why Some People Think The World Will End Today

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Rapture theory explained: Why some people think the world will end today

The Rapture is a belief held by many evangelical Christians in which Jesus returns to take true believers to Heaven before a period of tribulation on Earth.

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ISA Research Committee 22 – Religion @isa-rc22.bsky.social · 16d

Invitación de la red Diversa, seminario "Religión, ciudad y espacio público". Martes 30 de setiembre, 11h (Arg. / Chile), conferencia del Dr. Cristian Parker. En vivo en: www.youtube.com/@UCAsociales

ISA Research Committee 22 – Religion @isa-rc22.bsky.social · 17d

Who gets to do science? Despite growing calls for diversity, equity and inclusion in science, a new study reveals how deep-rooted disparities continue to shape who gets to contribute to science.

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Who gets to do science? A demand for English is hurting marginalised researchers

Everyone, no matter their background, should have an equal chance to work in science – but there are huge systemic barriers.

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Gerardo Martí @gerardomarti.bsky.social · 19d

Found a story that includes background and links to clips👇

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