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Preliminary Material /Anthony J. Blasi -- Author's Introduction /Anthony J. Blasi -- 1 Doctoral Dissertations in the Sociology of Religion, 1895–1959 /Anthony J. Blasi -- 2 Articles in the Sociology of Religion, 1964–1984 /Anthony J. Blasi -- 3 Community Studies and the Sociology of Religion /Anthony J. Blasi -- 4 Research Organizations /Anthony J. Blasi -- 5 Professional Associations /Anthony J. Blasi -- 6 Observations /Anthony J. Blasi -- Appendix I /Anthony J. Blasi -- Appendix II /Anthony J. Blasi -- References /Anthony J. Blasi -- Name Index /Anthony J. Blasi -- Subject Index /Anthony J. Blasi.

Sociology of Religion in America tells the story of the controversies involved in the development of a scientific specialty that often makes news in America. The evidence it presents runs contrary to the many myths about the field.

Preliminary Material /A. Blasi -- Introduction: Sociological Theory On Religion And Health /Anthony J. Blasi -- 1. Religion And Mental Health: Through The Lens Of The Stress Process /Christopher G. Ellison and Andrea K. Henderson -- 2. The Role Of Divine Beliefs In Stress Processes /Scott Schieman and Alex Bierman -- 3. Transcendent Experience And Health: Concepts, Cases, And Sociological Themes /Jeff Levin -- 4. Does Religion Protect Against Psychological Distress Among Chronically Ill And Poor Women? /Barbara Kilbourne , Sherry Cummings and Robert S. Levine -- 5. Religion And Health In Japan: Past Research, New Findings, And Future Directions /Michael K. Roemer -- 6. Religion And Mental Health In China /Eric Y. Liu -- 7. Religious Involvement And Latino Immigrant Health /Ephraim Shapiro -- 8. Stress, Religious-Based Coping, And Physical Health /Neal Krause -- 9. Religious Involvement And Religious Struggles /Terrence D. Hill and Ryon J. Cobb -- 10. The Recondite Religious Life Of Health /Anthony J. Blasi -- Contributors /A. Blasi.

Preliminary Materials /J. Blasi -- Introduction /Anthony J. Blasi -- Chapter One. Early Dissertations In American Sociology Of Religion /Anthony J. Blasi -- Chapter Two. The Theoretical Trajectory /Doyle Paul Johnson -- Chapter Three. The Protestant Ethic Thesis As American Sociology Of Religion /William H. Swatos Jr. and Peter Kivisto -- Chapter Four. The Emergence Of Mormon Studies In The Social Sciences /Armand L. Mauss -- Chapter Five. The Sociological Study Of American Catholicism: Past, Present And Future /James C. Cavendish -- Chapter Six. Buddhism Under Study /Joseph B. Tamney -- Chapter Seven. Women, Gender And Feminism In The Sociology Of Religion: Theory, Research And Social Action /Nancy Nason-Clark and Barbara Fisher-Townsend -- Chapter Eight. A Sociological Analysis Of Latino Religions: The Formation Of The Theoretical Binary And Beyond /Alberto López Pulido -- Chapter Nine. The Sociology Of New Religious Movements /E. Burke Rochford Jr. -- Chapter Ten. Globalization And The Sociology Of Religion In America: Some Representative Perspectives /John H. Simpson -- Contributors /J. Blasi.

Blasi reviews The Making of the Pope 2005 by Andrew M. Greeley.

Blasi reviews 'Catholic Converts: British and American Intellectuals Turn to Rome,' by Patrick Allitt.