Journal of Contemporary Religion, Volume 30, Issue 1 (2015)

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The End of Secularisation through Demography? Projections of Spanish Religiosity
Marcin Stonawski, Vegard Skirbekk, Eric Kaufmann & Anne Goujon
Pages: 1-21
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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Banal is not Trivial: Visibility, Recognition, and Inequalities between Religious Groups in Prison
Mar Griera & Anna Clot-Garrell
Pages: 23-37
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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Discourses of Love, Compassion, and Belonging: Reframing Christianity for a Secular Audience
Nicola Reynolds
Pages: 39-54
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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Learning Love from a Tiger: Approaches to Nature in an American Buddhist Monastery
Daniel Capper
Pages: 55-71
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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Competitive Charity: A Neoliberal Culture of ‘Giving Back’ in Global Yoga
Anne Koch
Pages: 73-88
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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Business Consulting vs. Channeling: What is the Difference?
Nurit Zaidman
Pages: 89-105
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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Recycling Religion: Lance Armstrong’s Postmodern Spirituality of Suffering and Survivorship
William J. F. Keenan
Pages: 107-123
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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Listening as Religious Practice (Part One): Exploring Quantitative Data from an Empirical Study of the Cultural Habits of Music Fans
Clive Marsh & Vaughan S. Roberts
Pages: 125-137
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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Review Essay
David Martin
Pages: 139-143
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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Book Reviews

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The Soul of the World
Martyn Percy
Pages: 145-147
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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The Education of David Martin: The Making of an Unlikely Sociologist
Nikos Kokosalakis
Pages: 147-148
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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The New Sociology of Knowledge: The Life and Work of Peter L. Berger, with Selected Essays by Peter L. Berger
Olav Hammer
Pages: 149-151
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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Studying Religion and Society: Sociological Self-Portraits
Siniša Zrinščak
Pages: 151-152
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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Religion in the Neoliberal Age: Political Economy and Modes of Governance
Irene Becci
Pages: 153-155
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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Religion in Consumer Society: Brands, Consumers and Markets
James V. Spickard
Pages: 155-157
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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Scottish Gods: Religion in Modern Scotland, 1900–2012
Gordon D. Raeburn
Pages: 157-158
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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Religious Faith in Correctional Contexts
James A. Beckford
Pages: 158-160
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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Unclean Lips: Obscenity, Jews and American Culture
Christie Davies
Pages: 160-161
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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A Theology of Community Organizing: Power to the People
Chris Baker
Pages: 162-163
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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New Multicultural Identities in Europe: Religion and Ethnicity in Secular Societies
Ricard Zapata-Barrero
Pages: 163-167
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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Book Reviews

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Islam and Public Controversy in Europe
Jason Dean
Pages: 167-168
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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The Burqa Affair across Europe: Between Public and Private Space
Lori G. Beaman
Pages: 168-170
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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Everyday Lived Islam in Europe
Madeleine Sultán Sjöqvist
Pages: 170-172
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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Modern Pagan and Native Faith Movements in Central and Eastern Europe
David Martin
Pages: 172-174
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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Religion, Tradition and the Popular: Transcultural Views from Asia and Europe
Daniel P. S. Goh
Pages: 174-175
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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Yoga Powers: Extraordinary Capacities Attained Through Meditation and Concentration
Suzanne Newcombe
Pages: 176-178
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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Thrill of the Chaste: The Allure of Amish Romance Novels
Dawn Llewellyn
Pages: 178-180
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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Playing with Religion in Digital Games
Greg Perreault
Pages: 180-181
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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Religion in Education: Innovation in International Research
Marian de Souza
Pages: 182-184
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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Book Notes
Eleanor Nesbitt
Page: 185
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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Book Notes
Elisabeth Arweck
Pages: 186-192
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
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