I S S R
S Network 34
R / Réseau
December 2008
Published by: Karel Dobbelaere
Jean-Paul Willaime, Peter Beyer, Karel Dobbelaere, Jean-Pierre Hiernaux, Juan-Luis Pintos, the Members of the Council, the Conveners of the Sessions, Hilde Van Meerbeeck-Cravillon and the Secretaries send you their Season's Greetings and their best wishes for good health, happiness and success for you and your loved ones in the Year 2009. We are all looking forward to meet you at the 30th ISSR-Conference in Santiago de Compostela!
Your responsibility:
- The Conveners of the Sessions should check if all information concerning their programme is correct, see pp.
- The members proposing a paper should check all information concerning themselves, see pp
- And all should verify that they are not, according to the programme, expected to be at the same time in two simultaneous sessions. See the program-table p.
All remarks should be sent before January 15th 2009 to the General Secretary
Contents:- Letter from the President
- Time table of the Conference
- The preliminaryprogramme of the 30th ISSR-Conference
- Time table of the sessons
- News of the members
- Elections
- Information
Letter from the President
As you will see in this edition of Network 34, the planning is well under way for the 30th Conference of the ISSR in Santiago de Compostela (July 27-31, 2009), whose theme will be The Challenges of Religious Diversity. I went there with the General Secretary last November, and we came to the conclusion that the University of Santiago de Compostela offers hospitality, as well as pleasant and practical working and living conditions for our next conference. I would really like to thank Juan-Luis Pintos and his team for the work they've already done (and for what's to come!), making sure that our next conference takes place under ideal circumstances. Dear friends of the ISSR, let me tell you that many surprises are in store for you in the administrative and cultural capital of Galicia. As a city recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, Santiago de Compostela has a number of assets that not only attract pilgrims, but also tourists, travellers, writers, artists and scientists. This city is shaped in many ways by its multicultural outlook and its openness to the rest of the world, making it just as suitable for welcoming a conference of sociologists– including those who study religion!– as it is for traditional pilgrims. And for a group comprised of French and English speakers like us, what better way of making our way there than to do as the pilgrims do: take the English route from the north or the French route from the east? Not to forget the Portuguese and Spanish routes from the south and southeast. Spanish will of course be spoken, alongside English and French, during the opening session (with a translation), and will also be used with English and French in some of the thematic sessions.
In Santiago de Compostela, there will be as many of us, perhaps even more, than there were at Leipzig, which already beat the previous record. Judge for yourself: the programme that Karel Dobbelaere has drawn up, with his usual attention to detail– many thanks go out to him!– counts more than 500 presentations spread over 180 sessions, and most of the 78 thematic sessions will have two or three work sessions. In addition to these 78 thematic sessions, our 30th Conference will include 4 working groups, 5 sessions for New Researchers and 7 sessions of "authors meet critics".
For the first time, colleagues from some African countries (Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe…) and Asian countries (Bangladesh, China, Malaysia, Vietnam…) will participate in a conference of the ISSR, which is increasingly establishing itself as a worldwide organisation. Of course, colleagues from the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America will be well represented; after all, we will be in Santiago de Compostela.
Among the many thematic sessions, let me first mention the one on walking pilgrimages, and the one on religious pilgrimage destinations and the tourism involved (an obvious choice!). Next, several sessions are directly connected with the theme of the conference, The Challenges of Religious Diversity, using various cultural spheres as their frames of reference. Finally, there will be sessions covering new fields of study, or those worthy of greater recognition, as the sociological research which is devoted to them is in my view not yet sufficiently developed: religions and the Internet, the world of Orthodox Christianity, religions and laïcité in Vietnam... The programme at Santiago de Compostela will also include joint sessions between the ISSR and other scientific organisations (ISA, AISLF, RRA, ACSRM, ISORECEA, …)[1].
In conclusion, I would like to ask everyone to respect the deadlines for paying the fees for your subscription and for the conference. This will simplify the work of our Treasurer, Jean-Pierre Hiernaux, who is, as always, devoted to his job, which is not always an easy one. In July 2009, our Treasurer and our General Secretary will come to the end of their terms of office. Karel Dobbelaere, who for many years has served the ISSR with intelligence, efficiency and devotion, wishes to step down. Make him happy by respecting his guidelines in every detail: this is the last ISSR conference that he will be organising as General Secretary! Let him say that the 30th was the best, and everyone cooperated both with the big things and the little ones! When the time comes, I will tell him for all of us how deeply grateful we are for everything he has done for the ISSR. But for now, your president is busy finding his successor, who will be elected in Santiago de Compostela. As I am writing this, all I can tell you is that a solution is in sight.
Hope to see you again in Santiago de Compostela!
Jean-Paul Willaime
ELECTIONS WILL BE ORGANISED IN MARCH 2009 FOR
VACANT POSITIONS ON THE COUNCIL
WHO IS GOING TO BE INVITED TO VOTE FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS IN MARCH NEXT YEAR?MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING
According to art. 11 b of the present Statutes, membership shall be forfeited:
a)by resignation in writing to the General Secretary;
b)subsequent to non-payment of the annual dues at the end of the second year;
Consequently, ballots will be sent only to members in good standing: this means those who have paid their membership dues for 2008-2009
WE CALL UPON MEMBERS TO PAY THEIR MEMBERSHIP FEES
DOCUMENTS ARE ON OUR WEB SITE :
under Membership you will find the rubric how to join
where you will find:
application forms and payment options
30th ISSR-Conference
THE CHALLENGES OF RELIGIOUS PLURALISM
Santiago de Compostela(Spain) 27-31 July 2009
Time Table of the Sessions
Hours / Monday / uesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday09:00 - 11:00 / Plenary
Session 1 / Thematic
Sessions 4 / Plenary Session 2 / Thematic
Sessions 8
11:30 - 13:30 / Free
Networking / Thematic
Sessions 1 / Thematic Session 5 / Linguistic Groups / Thematic
Sessions 9
15:30 - 17:30 / 16.00
Opening
Plenary Session [Local Committee] / Thematic
Sessions 2 / Cultural Afternoon
and
Free Networking / Thematic
Sessions7 / Thematic
Sessions 10
18:00 - 20:00 / Thematic
Sessions 3 / Thematic
Sessions
19.00 - 20.30 / General Assembly
PLENARY SESSIONS on the THEME of the CONFERENCE
PLENARY 1 - RELIGIOUS PLURALISM AS A CHALLENGE FOR RELIGION
Speakers:
Corinne VALASIK, EHESS, Centre d’Études Interdisciplinaires de Faits Religieux, Paris
Nancy T. AMMERMAN, Department of Sociology, BostonUniversity, Boston.
Discussant: François MABILLE, Institut Catholique de Paris, France
PLENARY 2 - RELIGIOUS PLURALISM AS A CHALLENGE FOR CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY
Speakers:
Barbara THÉRIAULT, Département de Sociologie, Université de Montréal, Canada
Fenggang YANG, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Purdue University, USA .
Discussant: Jim BECFORD, Department of Sociology, University of Warwick
To the conveners!!
First, let me thank you for your co-operation and the work you have accomplished! In the planning, where possible, I have takenyour suggestions into account!
In some sessions, which have only two papers, there is room for one or two additional papers: please check all miscellaneous papers (see pp ) and see if some do not fit your session. If you need the abstracts to decide, contact me before January 10th 2009:
Please check carefully your session and inform me of possible mistakes before January 15th2009 by e-mail:
Check also if all titles of the papers in your session are in the two languages of the Societyand also if you were able to send me the abstracts in both languages (French and English). If some proposals do not have the title and the abstract in these two languages: write to the concerned and ask her/him to comply before January 10th 2009.
The PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME of the 30th Conferenceis sent:
to inform you about the programme and
to allow you TO CHECK whether:
- your proposal is integrated in the programme (it may be missing because of a problem with e-mail or an accidental deletion) and in the correct session(s)
- your proposal is correctly presented typing errors etc. may have occurred: especially important is the check of the email addresses
- all required information is presented (you may have forgotten to provide a translation of the title of your paper in French; your institutional affiliation and/or your e-mail address may be lacking)
- in the timetable (p. ) there is no overlap, in a given time segment, between sessions you have to participate in as speaker, discussant or president (With the help of Mrs H. Van Meerbeeck, I have checked carefully your performances in different sessions, however, we may have overlooked something). Althoughit was clearly specified in the precedent Network that “each participant may only present one paper at the conference” and that the president of a session should be selected amongst the participants of this session, more than 20 % did not follow these rules, which, in spite of all efforts (we worked on it during two days), has rendered very difficult and sometimes impossible to avoid certain overlaps. If you locate an overlap that concerns you, please try to solve it with the conveners of the concerned sessions (change the sequence of your presentation, give up a paper…).
Please inform me of any change or correction that is needed before January 15th 2009 by sending an e-mail to:
specifying the number of the Thematic Session (T), the Working Group(WGT)orthe New Researchers Forum (NRF) ), where your paper fits, and specifyingthe miscellaneous paper(MPL). This will allow me to organise the definite programme and to put it on our Web Site.
I will not re-arrange the timetable for your convenience, there must be a patent mistake made by me to induce me to change it.
Preliminary Program for the 30th ISSR-conference
Santiago de Compostela (Spain) 27 - 31 / 07 / 2009
I - SESSIONS THÉMATIQUES / THEMATIC SESSIONS(T)
PAY ATTENTION: the new acronym we have to use for the THEMATIC SESSIONS is T; the former acronym was being regarded as a VIRUS by the automatic scanner of the University, which obstructed during several days the PC of the General Secrtariat.
T 1
YOUNG PEOPLE, CHURCH AND FAITH // LA JEUNESSE, L’EGLISE ET LA FOI
Kati NIEMELÄ
Church Research Institute, Finland
Session / Séance 1 / 1
Chairperson / Président: Per PETTERSSON (Karlstad University, Sweden)
A longitudinal ethnography of youth belief, identity, and change / Une ethnographie longitudinale de croyance, d'identité, et de changement parmi les jeunes
DAY, Abby(University of SussexUK)
Polish Catholic youth and their religious experiences / Jeunesse catholique polonaise et ses expériences religieuses
HALL, Dorota(PolishAcademy of Sciences, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology)
Between institutionalization and individualization of religious rituals (Polish youth on the threshold of adulthood) // Entre l’institutionnalisation et l’individualisation des rites religieux (La jeunesse Polonaise au seuil de la maturité)
SROCZYŃSKA, Maria(University of Arts and Natural Sciences in Kielce, Poland)
Une jeunesse à part? De l’hypothèse d’un particularisme mormon/A youth apart? An hypothesis about mormon “peculiarity”
TRIGEAUD, Sophie-Hélène(EHESS-CEIFR, Paris)
Session / Séance 1 / 2
Chairperson / Présidente: Abby DAY(University of SussexUK)
Researching confirmation work: A comparative study in seven European countries / La préparation à la confirmation: Recherche empirique dans sept pays européens
ILG, Wolfgang (University of Tübingen, Germany)
Why is religious teaching in church of interest for young people in a post secular age? / Pourquoi l’enseignement de la religion intéresse-t-il les jeunes dans une époque post-séculaire?
PETTERSSON, Per (ServiceResearchCenter, Karlstad University, Sweden)
Religious change in adolescence – Does confirmation training make any difference? / Changement religieux dans l'adolescence. L'entraînement de confirmation fait-il une différence?
NIEMELÄ, Kati (Church Research Institute, Finland)
Young Confirmed Voluntary Workers (YCVs) / Les jeunes travailleurs bénévoles de l’Eglise
PORKKA, Jouko (University of Helsinki)
Session / Séance 1 / 3
Chairperson / Président: Harri PALMU(Church Research Institute, Finland)
Young People’s Experience of Christian Youth Work// L’animation chrétienne auprès des jeunes: le vécu des jeunes
COLLINS-MAYO, Sylvia (Kingston University, England)
More Religious or More Spiritual? How young people in AostaValley relate with the sacred /Plus religieux ou plus spirituals? La relation avec le sacré des jeunes en Vallée d’Aoste
GIORDAN, Giuseppe (Università di Padova)
La jeunesse charismatique Catholique au Brésil / The Catholic charismatic youth of Brazil
SOFIATI, Flávio Munhoz(Université de São Paulo – Brésil)
Similarities between the religiosity of younger and older age groups in Poland – did it happen and why? / La similitude de la réligiosité de groupes de jeunes et de plus âgés en Pologne - diagnostique et l’explication.
KRZYSZTOF, Kosela (Institute of Sociology, University of Warsaw)
T 2
PLURALIT OURSELVES: RESEARCH EPISTEMOLOGIES FOR THE SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION // NOUS SOMMES PLURALISTES: LES EPISTÉMOLOGIES DE RECHERCHE POUR LA SOCIOLOGIE DE RELIGION
JAMES V. SPICKARD
University of Redlands,California,USA
Session / Séance 2 / 1
Chairperson / Président: Peter BEYER (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Faith, Hope, and Regulative Ideals: Methodological Reflexivity in the Sociology of Religion //Foi, Espoir, et Idéal régulateur: La Réflexivité méthodologique en Sociologie de la Religion
SPICKARD, James V. (University of RedlandsRedlands, California, USA)
Location and Researching Religion: Standpoint as an Epistemology for the 21st Century / État de la recherche sur la religion : les théories du point de vue, une épistémologie pour le XXIè siècle.
NEITZ, Mary Jo (University of MissouriColumbia, Missouri)
On Sensing Cuban Religions in Oriente // Expérimenter les religions cubaines en Oriente
DODSON, Jualynne (MichiganStateUniversity)
The practical usage of philosophy of science for empirical research in the sociology of religion. //L'usage pratique de la philosophie du science pour la recherche empirique dans la sociologie de religion.
RIIS, Ole P. (University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
Session / Séance 2 / 2
Chairperson / Président: James V. SPICKARD (University of Redlands,California,USA)
The Tale of Sir Not-Appearing-in-this-Film: Observing Sociological Observation in Contemporary Sociological Theory of Religion / Le comte de Sieur Qui-n’apparaît-pas-dans-ce-film : Observer l’observation sociologique dans la théorie contemporaine de sociologie du religieux
BEYER, Peter (University of Ottawa,Canada)
Religion in Our Times: Zeitdiagnose as a Sociological Genre // Zeitdiagnose comme un genre sociologique
HJELM, Titus (UniversityCollegeLondon,UK)
The Conception of Religious Pluralism in Academia: The World of ‘Relgions’ // La notion de pluralisme religieux dans le monde académique: le monde des ‘religions’
SCHEPELERN JOHANSEN, Birgitte (University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark)
Following the paper presentations, we will have a facilitated group discussion of the issues raised. Put otherwise, we will all be discussants of each other’s papers, with our discussion focused on the issues underlying our collective work. Audience participation in this discussion will be encouraged.
Suite à ces communications, nous tiendrons une discussion de groupe autour des problèmes soulevés. En d'autres termes, chacun de nous discutera les présentations des uns et des autres en concentrant le débat sur les problèmes sous jacents notre travail collectif. La participation du public sera encouragée.
T 3
RELIGION AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS // LA RELIGION ET LES PROBLEMES SOCIAUX
TITUS HJELM
UniversityCollegeLondon, UK
Session / Séance 3/1
Chairperson / Présidente: Titus HJELM (UniversityCollegeLondon)
The Unintended Consequences of Religious Belief: Explaining Lower Rates of HIV/AIDS in Countries with High Rates of Muslims // Conséquences inattendues de la croyance religieuse: Vers une explication de l’incidence relativement faible VIH/SIDA dans les pays avec des populations musulmanes nombreuses
ADAMCZYK, Amy (CityUniversity of New York)
The Role of the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church in Promoting Intergenerational Solidarity // Le rôle de l’église évangélique-luthérienne dans la promotion de la solidarité intergénérationnelle
PÖYHÖNEN, Päivi (University of Helsinki)
Religious Revival and the Increase of Violence in São Paulo, Brasil // Relation de la violence avec la croissance des églises du Pentecôte dans la périphérie de São Paulo, Brésil
ABUMANSSUR, Edin Sued (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo)
Islamic Humanitarianism // Humanitarisme islamique
PETERSEN, Marie Juul (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Session / Séance 3/2
Chairperson / Présidente: Titus HJELM(University College London)
Muslims, Rhetoric and U.S. Presidential Politics // Les musulmans, la rhétorique et la politique présidentielle américaine.
HANSHAW, Mark E. (TexasWesleyanUniversity)
Social Pluralism, Majoritarian Identities and Resentment of Multiculturalism: Encountering the Challenges of International Terrorism /
HINDWAN, Sudhir Chander (PanjabUniversityChandigarh)
Seeking Ways to Morality: Christianity’s Rapid Rise in China / A la recherche de la voie à la moralité: les raisons de la prospérité du christianisme en Chine actuelle
GUO, Changgang (ShanghaiUniversity)
God’s Army between Radicalism and Social Involvement // L’Arme de Dieu entre radicalisme et participation sociale
BLAGA, Bogdan Lucian (University of Vienna)
Session / Séance 3/3
Chairperson / Présidente: Changgang GUO (Shanghai University, China)
Governing Religion / Gouverner la religion
BURCHARDT, Marian (University of Leipzig)
Facing Social Problems: The Multiple Role of Finnish Lutheran Church in European Social Fund Projects 2000-2006 // En face des problèmes sociaux: Les rôles multiples de l’Eglise luthérienne de Finlande dans les projets du Fonds social européen en 2002 – 2006
LEHTINEN, Sanna (University of Helsinki)
Religious Reasons for Engagement in Social and Humanitarian Associations // Les raisons religieuses de l’engagement au sein d’associations sociales et humanitaires
LABEY-GUIMARD, Guénolé(Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences SocialesParis)
When Religion Becomes a Social Problem: New Religious Movements Research as a Pioneer of the Field // Lorsque la religion devient un problème social: La Recherche sur les Nouveaux Mouvements Religieux Pionnière en la Matière