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• Bell, Catherine. “Culture: What Does One Do With It Now?” Method and Theory in the Study of Religion. Vol. 18, No. 4 (2006):315-24.
• Feuchtwang, Stephan. “On Religious Ritual as Deference and Communicative Excess.” Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. Vol. 13, No. 1 (2007): 57-72.
• Khalil, Mohammad Hassan and Mucahit Bilici. “Conversion Out of Islam: A Study of Conversion Narratives of Former Muslims.” Muslim World. Vol. 97, No. 1 (2007): 111-24.
• Leming, Laura M. “Sociological Explorations: What is Religious Agency?” Sociological Quarterly. Vol. 48, No. 1 (2007): 73-92.
• Lloyd, David. “Rage against the Divine.” South Atlantic Quarterly. Vol. 106, No. 2 (2007): 345-72.
• Orsi, Robert A. “When 2 + 2 = 5.” American Scholar. Vol. 76, No. 2 (2007): 34-43.
• Wills, Lawrence M. “Ascetic Theology Before Asceticism? Jewish Narratives and the Decentering of the Self.” Journal of the American Academy of Religion. Vol 74, No. 4 (2006): 902-25.
• Yelle, Robert A. “To Perform, or Not to Perform? A Theory of Ritual Performance Versus Cognitive Theories of Religious Transmission.” Method and Theory in the Study of Religion. Vol. 18, No. 4 (2006): 372-91.

• American Academy of Religion – Statement on Academic Freedom and the Teaching of Religion
• “Model Code of Pastoral Conduct” for Catholic leaders and volunteers(.pdf)
• Presbyterian code of ethics for church professionals(.pdf)
• Inter-Varsity – “A Code of Ethics for Christian Witness”
• American Association of Pastoral Counselors – Code of Ethics
• “Sample Code of Ethics” for Pastors or Senior Ministers – published by the General Council of the Assemblies of God
• Association of Professional Chaplains – Mission/ Vision/ Values
• Council on Spiritual Practices – Code of Ethics for Spiritual Guides
• An Interfaith Declaration – A Code of Ethics on International Business for Christians, Muslims and Jews(.pdf)
• National Association of Jewish Chaplains – Mission
• National Conference on Ministry to the Armed Forces – The Covenant and the Code of Ethics for Chaplains of the Armed Forces
• Islamic Society of North America – Vision/ Mission/ Goals
• ISNA Leadership Development Center – Mission and objectives

• International Review for the History of Religions
• Journal of Contemporary Religion
• Journal of Religion
• Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
• Religion East & West
• Journal of the American Academy of Religion
• Method & Theory in the Study of Religion
• History of Religions
• Religious Studies Review
• Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity
• The Journal of Asian Studies
• Asian Ethnology
• Folklore Studies
• Buddhist-Christian Studies
• Journal of the Society of Biblical Literature & Exegesis
• Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses
• Journal of Society and Christian Ethics
• Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs
• Middle Eastern Studies
• Reviews in Religion & Theology
• Journal of Spirituality & Paranormal Studies
• Journal of the National Association of Biblical Instructors
• Scottish Journal of Theology

• Council on American-Islamic Relations: An Employers Guide to Islamic Religious Practices(.pdf)
• Best of the Web: Religion and Theology (New York Public Library)
• Jewish Source Guide (ReligionLink)

• Academy of Parish Clergy
• American Academy for Jewish Research
• American Academy of Religion
• American Association of Pastoral Counselors
• Asociación para la Educación Teológica Hispana
• Association for Clinical Pastoral Education
• Association for Jewish Studies
• Association for Theological Field Education
• Association of Muslim Social Scientists of North America
• Association of Professional Chaplains
• Catholic Theological Society of America
• Central Conference of American Rabbis
• Christian Theological Research Fellowship
• Council of Societies for the Study of Religion
• Evangelical Philosophical Society
• Evangelical Theological Society
• Foundation for Religious Freedom
• International Association of Christian Chaplains
• Mockler Center for Faith and Ethics in the Workplace
• National Association of Catholic Chaplains
• National Association of Jewish Chaplains
• The Network for Strategic Missions
• Religion Etiquette (Beliefnet)
• Religion Newswriters Association
• Society of Biblical Literature

• Healey, Kevin. “The spirit of networks: new media and the changing role of religion in American public life.” Doctoral Dissertation, University of Illinois. 2011.
• Moran, Gabriel. “Religious Education in United States’ States Schools.” International Handbook of Inter-Religous Education. Vol. 4, No. 1 (2010): 141-53.
• Roux, Cornelia. “Religious and Human Rights Literacy as Prerequisite for Inter-religious Education.” International Handbook of Inter-Religious Education. Vol. 4, No. 4 (2010): 991-1015.
• Skirbekk, Vegard; Eric Kaufmann and Anne Goujon. “Secularism, Fundamentalism, or Catholicism? The Religious Composition of the United States to 2043.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. Vol. 49, No. 2 (June 2010): 239-310.
• Volpi, Frederic. “Framing Civility in the Middle East: alternative perspectives on the state and civil society.” Third World Quarterly. Vol. 32, No. 5 (2011): 827-43.
• Watson, Jacqueline. “Dialogue and conflict on religion: studies of classroom interaction in European countries.” International Journal of Children’s Spirituality. Vol. 16, No. 1 (Apr. 2011): 59-60.

• American Academy of Religion Syllabi Search