Religion and Immigration: Migrant Faiths in North America and Western Europe (forthcoming)

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Religion and Immigration: Migrant Faiths in North America and Western Europe Peter Kivisto ISBN: 978-0-7456-4170-6 206 pages August 2014, Polity http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0745641709,subjectCd-CU20.html Description This concise book provides readers with a comprehensive overview and critical assessment of the key issues and varied … Continue reading →

New Book: The Awakening of Muslim Democracy: Religion, Modernity, and the State

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The Awakening of Muslim Democracy Religion, Modernity, and the State Jocelyne Cesari Cambridge University Press, April 2014 http://www.cambridge.org/hn/academic/subjects/politics-international-relations/middle-east-government-politics-and-policy/awakening-muslim-democracy-religion-modernity-and-state Why and how did Islam become such a political force in so many Muslim-majority countries? In this book, Jocelyne Cesari investigates the … Continue reading →

A Special Issue on the Gülen Movement: Sociology of Islam Journal (Edited by Joshua Hendr ick) Volume 1, Issue 3-4, 2014 (Brill)

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Sociology of Islam explores modern social, political and economic transformations in Muslim Societies through the lens of sociological analysis, social theory, industrialization, modernity, social movements, secularism and political economy. It provides a unique sociological approach in addition to a multi-disciplinary … Continue reading →

Postdoctoral Fellow in Science and Islam

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Postdoctoral Fellow in Science and Islam: The Center for the Study of Science in Muslim Societies (SSiMS) at Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, invites applications for a one-year postdoctoral fellowship under the general category of Science and Islam. The fellow will … Continue reading →
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