Section on Sociology of Religion / Innovations in the Sociology of Religion

Rachel A. Rinaldo, University of Virginia

Margaret A. Clendenen, Brandeis University

Choosing a Vocation. Sociological Reflections on Agency and Piety - Sarah Bracke, Harvard University

Matters of Faith: Icons, Identification, and the Role of Material Things in Religious Subject Formation - Daniel A. Winchester, Purdue University

Towards a Sociological Perspective on Religious Synthesis: A New Approach to Syncretism - Emily Sigalow, Brandeis University

I Am Aware of God at this Moment: An Experiential Sampling Study of Lived Religion - Jaime Kucinskas, Hamilton College; Bradley R. Entner Wright, University of Connecticut; Matthew Ray, University of Connecticut

Lynne Gerber, University of California-Berkeley