Research in the social scientific study of religion, Volume 31 : : a diversity of paradigms / / edited by Ralph W. Hood, Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor.

• Superior document: Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion ; 31
• TeilnehmendeR: Hood, Ralph W.,; Cheruvallil-Contractor, Sariya,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden;, Boston : : BRILL,, 2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion ; 31.
• Physical Description: 1 electronic resource (545 pages)
• Notes: Includes index.

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 31: 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 'othered' group. This section showcases how use of these methods challenges hierarchies within knowledge.

Table of Contents

Contents -- 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 ʿAllāma S. Muḥammad Ḥusayn Ṭabāṭabāʾī -- Mohammad Pakdin Asl -- 2 Re-enchantment, Markets, and the Post-secular Self: Spirituality after Spiritualities -- Raymond Lee -- 3 Mahatma Gandhi, Neoliberalism, and the Bourgeois Study of Spirituality -- Thomas Lindgren and Hannes Sonnenschein -- 4 Religious Conversion: A Study of Identity and Integration of Reverts into Muslim Community -- Morteza Rahmati, Masoud Azarbabayejani, Mohammad Jahangirzad and Kazem Tabatabae -- 5 Factor Analysis of the Mystical Scale in Yi Ethnic Group: Indigenous Psychologies and Universalism -- Zhengjia Ren -- 6 The Changing Psychological Type Profile and Psychological Temperament of Church of England Clergy -- Leslie 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 -- Ruth Powell -- 8 Ethnic Diversity and Congregational Vitality in Australia -- Ruth Powell and Miriam Pepper -- 9 Participation and Engagement in Catholic Parish Life in Australia: Examining the Impact and Importance of Cultural and Linguistic Factors -- Tracy McEwan, Sam Sterland and Kathleen McPhillips -- 10 Bonding and Bridging among First Generation Asian Migrants in Catholic Churches in Australia -- Andrew Village, Miriam Pepper and Ruth Powell -- 11 Ethnic Diversity and Leadership Roles among Australian Protestant Churchgoers in Mono-Ethnic and Multi-Ethnic Congregations -- Oneya Okuwobi, Ruth Powell and Nicole Ward.

12 A Study of Cultural Empathy and Attitude toward Diversity: The Case of Australian Church Attenders -- Lily 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 -- Helena 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 -- Leslie J. Francis, Ursula McKenna and Ruth Powell -- 15 Religion and Personal Happiness Among Young Churchgoers in Australia: The Importance of the Affective Dimension -- Leslie 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 -- Leslie J. Francis, Ursula McKenna and Ruth Powell -- Feminist Approaches within the Sociology of Religion -- 17 Introduction: Feminist Approaches within the Sociology of Religion -- Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor -- 18 Stories Untold: Revisiting Muslim Women's Heritage with the Everyday Muslim Heritage Organization -- Merve Kayikci -- 19 Being Married to a Non-Muslim Husband: Religious Identity in Muslim Women's Interfaith Marriage -- Ayse Elmali-Karakaya -- 20 "I just call mesel' a heathen": Catholic Identity and Magdalene Survivors -- Chloe K. Gott -- 21 Gender in the Making of Pious Subjectivity -- Hale Inanoglu -- 22 Victims or Agents? A Feminist Reading of Lived Experiences of Buddhist Nuns in Myanmar -- Sneha Roy -- 23 Project Rahab: Pastoral Power, Pentecostal Conversion and the Disciplining of Femininity and Race in Cases of Domestic Abuse -- Kim Beecheno -- 24 The Ambivalent Relationship of LGBT Catholics with the Church -- Angele Deguara -- Index.