Abbreviation | ASR |
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Formation | 1938 |
Founded at | Chicago, Illinois, US |
Type | Learned society |
Legal status | 501(c)(6) organization |
Location |
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Field | Sociology of religion |
Membership (2019) | 402[1] |
President | James C. Cavendish |
Executive officer | Rachel Kraus |
Revenue (2016) | $112,660[2] |
Expenses (2016) | $79,945[2] |
Website | sociologyofreligion |
Formerly called | American Catholic Sociological Society |
The Association for the Sociology of Religion (ASR) is an academic association with more than 700 members worldwide. It publishes a journal, Sociology of Religion, and holds meetings at the same venues and times as the American Sociological Association.[3]
The ASR was founded by Catholic sociologists in Chicago in 1938 as the American Catholic Sociological Society.[3] The organization adopted its present name in 1970, reflecting changes in the Vatican's policy that led to greater openness towards other faiths. It has long since become a base for sociological research on religion without regard to belief, creed, or religious orientation.
The association publishes a journal, Sociology of Religion, as well as a quarterly newsletter.[3] It is the co-publisher of an annual series entitled Religion and the Social Order.[3] The association provides research grants.[3]
The ASR, which has over 700 members worldwide, continues its historical practice of holding its meetings at the same venues and times as the American Sociological Association, allowing mutual cross-fertilization between the two associations.[3] Past presidents of the ASR include David G. Bromley,[4] James T. Richardson,[5] Eileen Barker[6] Benton Johnson,[7] and Christopher G. Ellison.[8]