Journal of Contemporary Religion, Volume 36, Issue 3 (2021)

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Journal of Contemporary Religion, Volume 36, Issue 3 (2021)

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Religious pursuits? Chinese international students encountering Christianity in Britain
Lin Ma
Pages: 401-420
Published online: 09 Nov 2021
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British converts to Islam: continuity, change, and religiosity in religious identity
Thomas Sealy
Pages: 421-439
Published online: 04 Nov 2021
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Pope Francis versus Mary McAleese and Marie Collins: the 2018 papal visit to Ireland and the role of abuse in the decline of the Catholic Church
Gladys Ganiel
Pages: 441-460
Published online: 08 Nov 2021
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Created in the image of God? Progressive social services and faith-based organizations
Cameron Parsell, Marcus Hutchins, Laura Simpson Reeves & Chris Deighton
Pages: 461-481
Published online: 04 Nov 2021
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Saturday night and Sunday morning: value monism and pluralism in contemporary evangelical musicianship
Ibrahim Abraham
Pages: 483-500
Published online: 04 Nov 2021
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Identity-affirming religious experience and political activism among LGBT people
Royal G. Cravens III
Pages: 501-524
Published online: 08 Nov 2021
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Anti-modernism, anti-globalisation, and ‘the Russian National Idea’ in radical Siberian Neo-Paganism: a case study of Rodoslavie
Sergey I. Chudinov
Pages: 525-543
Published online: 04 Nov 2021
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Research Note

Atheism, theism, and the self: the perceived impact of metaphysical beliefs on personality traits
Michael D. Barnett, Joseph Hernandez & Jenna M. Moore
Pages: 545-560
Published online: 09 Nov 2021
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Book Review

Book Review
The Gospel of Climate Skepticism: Why Evangelical Christians Oppose Action on Climate Change
by Robin Globus Veldman, Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2019, 316 pp., US$85.00 (hb), US$29.95 (pb), ISBN 978–0–520–30366–9 (hb), ISBN 978–0–520–30367–6 (pb)
Richard Bohannon
Pages: 561-562
Published online: 08 Dec 2021
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Weather, Religion and Climate Change
by Sigurd Bergmann, London & New York: Routledge, 2021, xvii + 241 pp., £120.00, US$160.00 (hb), ISBN 978–0–367–35880–8 (hb), ISBN 978–0–429–34240–0 (eb)
Tony Watling
Pages: 562-564
Published online: 08 Dec 2021
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The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity
by Eugene McCarraher, Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press/University of Harvard Press, 2019, xii + 791 pp., US$39.95 (hb), ISBN 978–0–6749–8461–5
Mark Bratton
Pages: 564-567
Published online: 08 Dec 2021
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Spirituality, Organization and Neoliberalism: Understanding Lived Experiences
edited by Emma Bell, Sorin Gog, Anca Simionca, and Scott Taylor, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020, 240 pp., £85.00 (hb), ISBN 978–1–78897–329–8 (hb), ISBN 978–1–78897–330–4 (eb)
Galen Watts
Pages: 567-568
Published online: 08 Dec 2021
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Contemporary Spiritualities: Enchanted Worlds of Nature, Wellbeing and Mystery in Italy
by Stefania Palmisano and Nicola Pannofino, London & New York: Routledge, 2021, Routledge New Religions, 181 pp., £120.00, US$160.00 (hb), ISBN 9780367029500 (hb), ISBN 9780429019722 (eb)
Matteo Di Placido
Pages: 569-570
Published online: 08 Dec 2021
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Book Review
Birth Control Battles: How Race and Class Divided American Religion
by Melissa J. Wilde, Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2020, 285 pp., US$85.00 (hb), US$29.95 (pb), ISBN 978–0–520–30320–1 (hb), ISBN 978–0–520–30321–8 (pb), ISBN 978–0–520–97268–1 (eb)
Andrea Beláňová
Pages: 570-571
Published online: 08 Dec 2021
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The Making of American Catholicism: Regional Culture and the Catholic Experience
by Michael J. Pfeifer, New York: New York University Press, 2020, 237 pp., US$89.00 (hb), US$3.00 (pb), ISBN 978–1–4798–2945–3 (hb), ISBN 978–1–4798–8942–6 (pb), ISBN 978–1–4798–0182–43 & ISBN 978–1–4798–0418–4 (eb)
Mark Silk
Pages: 571-572
Published online: 08 Dec 2021
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Book Review
Lifeblood of the Parish: Men and Catholic Devotion in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
by Alyssa Maldonado-Estrada, New York: New York University Press, 2020, North American Religions, 285 pp., US$89.00 (hb), US$32.00 (pb), ISBN 978–1–4798–7224–4 (hb), ISBN 978–1–4798–3049–7 (pb), ISBN 978–1–4798–6834–6 (eb)
Paul Sullins
Pages: 573-575
Published online: 08 Dec 2021
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Passing Orders: Demonology and Sovereignty in American Spiritual Welfare
by S. Jonathon O’Donnell, New York: Fordham University Press, 2021, 216 pp., US$30.00 (pb), ISBN 978–0–823–28968–4
Adam Possamai
Pages: 575-576
Published online: 08 Dec 2021
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Book Review
Contextual Theology: Skills and Practices of Liberating Faith
edited by Sigurd Bergmann and Mika Vähäkangas, Abingdon & New York: Routledge, 2021, Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies, 242 pp., £120.00, US$160.00 (hb), ISBN 978–0–367–36530–1 (hb), ISBN 978–0–429–34800–6 (eb, Open Access)
Robin Gill
Pages: 577-578
Published online: 08 Dec 2021
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Tearfund and the Quest for Faith-Based Development
by Dena Freeman, London & New York: Routledge, 2019 (hb), 2021 (pb), Routledge Research in Religion and Development, 198 pp., £120.00, US$128.00 (hb), £36.99, US48.95 (pb), ISBN 978–0–367–36021–4 (hb), ISBN 978–0–367–77764–7 (pb), ISBN 978–0–429–34332–2 (eb)
Laurel Zwissler
Pages: 578-580
Published online: 08 Dec 2021
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Religion during the Russian Ukrainian Conflict
edited by Elizabeth A. Clark and Dmytro Vovk, London & New York: Routledge, 2020 (hb), 2021 (pb), Routledge Religion, Society and Government in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet State, 236 pp., £140.00, US$180.00 (hb), £36.99, US$48.95 (pb), ISBN 978–0–367–25575–6 (hb), ISBN 978–1–032–08652–1 (pb), ISBN 978–0–429–28846–3 (eb)
Teuvo Laitila
Pages: 580-583
Published online: 08 Dec 2021
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Book Review
The Learned Practice of Religion in the Modern University
by Donald Wiebe, London & New York: Bloomsbury Academic,2020, Scientific Studies of Religion: Inquiry and Explanation, 238 pp., £90.00, US$120.00 (hb), £28.99, US$39.95 (pb), ISBN 978–1–3501–0343–6 (hb), ISBN 978–1–3501–0345–0 (eb), ISBN 978–1–3501–0344–3 (ePDF)
Carles Salazar
Pages: 583-585
Published online: 08 Dec 2021
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Book Review
Islam on Campus: Contested Identities & the Cultures of Higher Education in Britain
by Alison Scott-Baumann, Mathew Guest, Shuruq Naguib, Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor, and Aisha Phoenix, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020, 272 pp., £75.00 (hb), ISBN 978–0–19–884678–9
Laura Jones
Pages: 585-587
Published online: 08 Dec 2021
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Post-Lineage Yoga: From Guru to #MeToo
by Theodora Wildcroft, Sheffield & Bristol, CT: Equinox Publishing, 2020, 253 pp., £75.00, US$100.00 (hb), £26.95, US$35.00 (pb), ISBN 978–1–78179–939–0 (hb), ISBN 978–1–78179–940–6 (pb), ISBN 978–1–78179–941–3 (eb)
Christopher Patrick Miller
Pages: 587-589
Published online: 08 Dec 2021
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Book Notes

Formations of Belief: Historical Approaches to Religion and the Secular
Elisabeth Arweck
Pages: 591-596
Published online: 08 Dec 2021
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Back Matter

List of Referees
Pages: 597-601
Published online: 08 Dec 2021
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