Journal of Contemporary Religion, Volume 30, Issue 3 (2015)

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Journal of Contemporary Religion, Volume 30, Issue 3 (2015)

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Conspirituality Reconsidered: How Surprising and How New is the Confluence of Spirituality and Conspiracy Theory?
Egil Asprem & Asbjørn Dyrendal
Pages: 367-382
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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Facebook as a Site for Inter-religious Encounters: A Case Study from Finland
Ruth Illman & Sofia Sjö
Pages: 383-398
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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The Growth of Alternative Therapy: A Valid Argument against the Secularisation Thesis?
Lars Ahlin
Pages: 399-413
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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Healing the Curse of the grosero Husband: Women’s Health Seeking and Pentecostal Conversion in Oaxaca, Mexico
Margaret Everett & Michelle Ramirez
Pages: 415-433
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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Are all Socialists Anti-religious? Anti-religiosity and the Socialist Left in 21 Western European Countries (1990–2008)
Egbert Ribberink, Peter Achterberg & Dick Houtman
Pages: 435-452
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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LGBT Activism and Reflexive Religion: A Case Study from Finland in the Light of Social Movements Theory
Peter Nynäs & Mika T. Lassander
Pages: 453-471
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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Assimilation in American Life: An Empirical Assessment of Milton Gordon’s Multi-dimensional Theory
Uzi Rebhun
Pages: 473-496
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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Education, Gender, and Ethnicity in Religious and Non-religious Populations in the United States: A Response to James Lewis
Ariela Keysar & Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi
Pages: 497-503
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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The Normalization of Non-religion: A Reply to James Lewis
David Voas
Pages: 505-508
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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Review Essay

Ecology and Religion\Systematic Theology and Climate Change: Ecumenical Perspectives\Avatar and Nature Spirituality
Tony Watling
Pages: 509-519
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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Book Reviews

Book Review
Methods for the Study of Religious Change: From Religious Studies to Worldview Studies
Michael Stausberg
Pages: 521-523
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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The Roots of Religion: Exploring the Cognitive Science of Religion
Carles Salazar
Pages: 523-526
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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Religion and Power: No Logos without Mythos
Nikos Kokosalakis
Pages: 526-528
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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New Voices in Greek Orthodox Thought: Untying the Bond between Nation and Religion
Teuvo Laitila
Pages: 528-530
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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The Ashgate Research Companion to Religion and Conflict Resolution
Clive Barrett
Pages: 530-532
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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Book Review

Book Review
Secular War: Myths of Religion, Politics and Violence
Erin K. Wilson
Pages: 530-532
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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Mainstreaming Torture: Ethical Approaches in the Post-9/11 United States
Mark Bratton
Pages: 534-536
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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Religion, Law and Society
James A. Beckford
Pages: 536-537
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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The House of Service: The Gülen Movement and Islam’s Third Way
Jason Dean
Pages: 538-539
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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What is an American Muslim? Embracing Faith and Citizenship
John Cappucci
Pages: 539-541
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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Young Catholic America: Emerging Adults in, out of, and Gone from the Church
Paul Gifford
Pages: 541-542
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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Saving Sex: Sexuality and Salvation in American Evangelicalism
Kristin Aune
Pages: 542-544
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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The Deconstructed Church: Understanding Emerging Christianity
Mathew Guest
Pages: 544-546
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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Religion Italian Style: Continuities and Changes in a Catholic Country
Janet Eccles
Pages: 546-548
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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Silence: A Christian History
John Fitzmaurice
Pages: 548-549
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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Book Review
Flowers on the Rock: Global and Local Buddhisms in Canada
Peter Beyer
Pages: 549-551
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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Faith in Heritage: Displacement, Development and Religious Tourism in Contemporary China
Ellen Badone
Pages: 552-553
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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Silent Melody: An Experience of Contemporary Spiritual Life
Andrew Stewart-Brown
Pages: 553-555
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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Sex, Death, and Witchcraft: A Contemporary Pagan Festival
James v. Spickard
Pages: 555-557
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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Everyday Humanism
Suzanne Brink
Pages: 557-558
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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Book Notes

Book Notes
Elisabeth Arweck
Pages: 559-566
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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List of Referees

List of Referees
Pages: 567-568
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
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