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"This book focuses on the utility and application of discourse theory and discourse analysis in the sociological study of religious change. It presents an outline of what a 'discursive sociology of religion' looks like and brings scholarly attention to the role of language and discourse as a significant component in contemporary processes of religious change. Marcus Moberg addresses the concept of discourse and its main meta-theoretical underpinnings and discusses the relationship between discourse and 'religion' in light of previous research. The chapters explore key notions such as secularism and public religion as well as the ideational and discursive impact of individualism and market society on the contemporary Western religious field. In addition to providing scholars with a thorough understanding and appreciation of the analytic utility of discourse theory and analysis in the sociological study of religious change, the book offers a cohesive and systematized framework for actual empirical analysis"--

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Discourse theory and analysis -- 3 A three-level discursive approach to "religion" and related categories -- 4 The "secular" and the "post-secular" -- 5 Religion, the individual, and individualism -- 6 Religion in market society -- Bibliography -- Index.

"Marcus Moberg offers a new model of religion and religious life in the post-war era, through focusing on the role of markets and media as vectors of contemporary social and cultural change -- and therefore institutional religious change. While there is wide agreement among sociologists of religion that there this area is transforming on a global scale, there is less agreement about how these changes should best be approached and conceptualized. In a time of accelerating institutional religious decline, institutional Churches have become ever more susceptible to market-associated discourse and language and are ever more compelled to adapt to the demands of the present-day media environment. Using discourse analysis, Marcus Moberg tracks how new media and marketing language and concepts have entered Christian thinking and discourse. Church, Market, and Media develops a framework that approaches changes in the contemporary religious field in direct relation to the changing socioeconomic makeup of contemporary societies on the whole. Through focusing on the impact of markets and media within the contemporary religious setting of mainline institutional Christian churches in the Western world, the book outlines new avenues for further theorizing the study of religious change."--Bloomsbury Publishing

This article explores changing discursive practices on the implications of the continuous development of the Internet and information and communications technology (ICTs) within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The article argues that the development of the Internet and new media technologies has been accompanied by the proliferation of a set of influential and widespread discursive formations on the character of institutional communication and practice in a digital era. These developments have motivated an increasing technologization of discourse within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland that has chiefly involved a conscious redesign of its discursive practices vis-à-vis the Internet and ICTs in accordance with new criteria of communication effectivity and a notable new emphasis on training in these new practices.

"It has become increasingly clear that an adequate understanding of contemporary processes of social, cultural, and religious change is contingent on an appreciation of the growing impact of digital media. Utilising results of an unprecedented global study, this volume explores the ways in which young adults in seven different countries engage with digital and social media in religiously significant ways. Presenting and analysing the findings of the international research project Young Adults and Religion in a Global Perspective (YARG), an international panel of contributors shed new light on the impact of digital media and its associated technologies on young people's religiosities, worldviews, and values. Case studies from China, Finland, Ghana, Israel, Peru, Poland, and Turkey are used to demonstrate how these developments are progressing, not just in the West, but across the world. This book is unique in that it presents a truly macroscopic perspective on trends in religion amongst young adults. As such, it will be of great interest to scholars working in religious studies, digital media, communication studies, sociology, cultural studies, theology and youth studies"--

List of Images -- List of Contributors -- Introduction: Religion and Popular Music, Marcus Moberg & Christopher Partridge -- Part One: The Study of Religion and Popular Music: Theoretical Perspectives, Methodologies and Issues -- 1. Ethnography, Popular Music and Religion, (Andy Bennett, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia) -- 2. Emotion, Meaning and Popular Music, (Christopher Partridge, Lancaster University, UK) -- 3. Music, Religion, Protest, (Ian Peddie, Sul Ross State University, USA) -- 4. Censorship, religion and popular music, (Michael Drewett, Rhodes University, South Africa) -- 5. Feminism, Gender and Popular Music, Alison Stone (Lancaster University, UK) -- Part Two: Religious Perspectives -- 6. The Bible and Popular Music, (Michael Gilmour, Providence College, Manitoba, Canada) -- 7. Theology, Imagination and Popular Music, (Gavin Hopps, University of Saint Andrews, UK) -- 8. Christianity, Worship and Popular Music, (Thomas Wagner, University of Edinburgh, UK) -- 9. Contemporary Christian Music, (Shawn Young, York College of Pennsylvania, USA) -- 10. Islam and Popular Music, (Jonas Otterbeck & G ran Larsson, Lund University & Gothenburg University, Sweden) -- 11. Jews, Judaism and Popular Music, (Jon Stratton, Curtin University, Australia) -- 12. Hinduism and Popular Music, (Anjali Roy, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India) -- 13. Buddhism and Popular Music, (Jeffrey Cupchik, University of Calgary, Canada) -- 14. Japanese Religion and Popular Music, (Jennifer Matsue, Union College, USA) -- 15. Chinese Religions and Popular Music, (Vicky Ho, Hong Kong) -- 16. Paganism and Popular Music, (Donna Weston, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia) -- 17. Popular Music and the Occult, (Kennet Granholm, University of Stockholm, Sweden) -- 18. Caribbean Religions and Popular Music, (David Moskowitz, University of South Dakota, US) -- Part Three: Genres -- 19. Heavy Metal, (Marcus Moberg, Abo Akademi, Finland) -- 20. Pop and Rock, (Clive Marsh, University of Leicester, UK) -- 21. Punk and Hardcore, (Ibrahim Abraham, University of Helsinki, Finland & Francis Stewart, University of Stirling, UK) -- 22. Reggae, (Christopher Partridge, University of Lancaster, UK) -- 23. Folk Music, (Vaughan Roberts, Rector at the Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick, UK) -- 24. Country Music, (Leigh Edwards, Florida State University, USA) -- 25. Electronic Dance Music, (Graham St. John, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia) -- 26. Blues and Jazz, (David Cheetham, University of Birmingham, UK) -- 27. Psychedelic Music, (Christopher Partridge, Lancaster University, UK) -- 28. Rap and Hip Hop, (Joseph Winters, Duke University, USA) -- 29. Goth Music and Subculture, (Isabella van Elferen, Kingston University, UK) -- 30. Ambient Music, (Rupert Till, Huddersfield University, UK) -- 31. Popular Music & the Religious Screen, (Mark Evans, Macquarie University, Australia & Brent Keogh, independent academic) -- Bibliography -- Discography -- Filmography -- Index.

Little is known about the molecular regulation of skeletal muscle protein turnover during exercise in field conditions where energy is intake inadequate. Here, 17 male and 7 female soldiers performed an 8 day long field based military operation. Vastus lateralis muscle biopsies, in which autophagy, the ubiquitin-proteasome system and the mTORC1 signaling pathway where studied, were collected before and after the operation. The 187 h long operation resulted in a 15% and 29% negative energy balance as well as a 4.1% and 4.6% loss of body mass in women and men respectively. After the operation protein levels of ULK1 as well as the phosphorylation of ULK1Ser317 and ULK1Ser555 had increased by 11%, 39% and 13%, respectively, and this was supported by a 17% increased phosphorylation of AMPKThr172 (P<0.05). The LC3b-I/II ratio was 3-fold higher after compared to before the operation (P<0.05), whereas protein levels of p62/SQSTM1 were unchanged. The β1, β2, and β5 activity of the proteasome and protein levels of MAFbx did not change, while levels of MuRF-1 were slightly reduced (6%, P<0.05). Protein levels and phosphorylation status of key components in the mTORC1 signaling pathway remained at basal levels after the operation. Muscle levels of glycogen decreased from 269±12 to 181±9 mmol ∙ kg dry muscle-1 after the exercise period (P<0.05). In conclusion, the 8 days of field based exercise resulted in induction of autophagy without any increase in proteasome activity or protein ubiquitination. Simultaneously, the regulation of protein synthesis through the mTORC1 signaling pathway was maintained. ; Militärprojektet

Little is known about the molecular regulation of skeletal muscle protein turnover during exercise in field conditions where energy is intake inadequate. Here, 17 male and 7 female soldiers performed an 8 days long field‐based military operation. Vastus lateralis muscle biopsies, in which autophagy, the ubiquitin–proteasome system, and the mTORC1 signaling pathway were studied, were collected before and after the operation. The 187 h long operation resulted in a 15% and 29% negative energy balance as well as a 4.1% and 4.6% loss of body mass in women and men, respectively. After the operation protein levels of ULK1 as well as the phosphorylation of ULK1Ser317 and ULK1Ser555 had increased by 11%, 39%, and 13%, respectively, and this was supported by a 17% increased phosphorylation of AMPKThr172 (P < 0.05). The LC3b‐I/II ratio was threefold higher after compared to before the operation (P < 0.05), whereas protein levels of p62/SQSTM1 were unchanged. The β1, β2, and β5 activity of the proteasome and protein levels of MAFbx did not change, whereas levels of MuRF‐1 were slightly reduced (6%, P < 0.05). Protein levels and phosphorylation status of key components in the mTORC1 signaling pathway remained at basal levels after the operation. Muscle levels of glycogen decreased from 269 ± 12 to 181 ± 9 mmol·kg dry·muscle−1 after the exercise period (P < 0.05). In conclusion, the 8 days of field‐based exercise resulted in induction of autophagy without any increase in proteasome activity or protein ubiquitination. Simultaneously, the regulation of protein synthesis through the mTORC1 signaling pathway was maintained.