2009 Conference Agenda



8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
 
9:00 a.m. Introduction

9:15 a.m. Religious Practice and Family: A Demographic Overview and Emerging Data
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  • W. Brad Wilcox, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Virginia
    Abstract | Paper | Powerpoint
  • Annette Mahoney, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Clinical Area, Bowling Green State University
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10:15 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m.

Religious Practice and Families with Children
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  • Rand Conger, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of California, Davis
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  • Richard Petts, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Ball State University
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  • Respondent: Stephanie C. Boddie, Senior Research Fellow in Religion & Social Welfare, The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life

  • Respondent: Marjorie Gunnoe, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Calvin College
    Powerpoint
11:45 a.m. Break

12:00 noon Luncheon Keynote Address
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  • Keynote Speaker: Christian Smith, Ph.D., William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society, University of Notre Dame




1:30 p.m. Religious Practice and Transition to Adulthood
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  • Elizabeth C. Hair, Ph.D., Program Area Director for Health & Senior Research Scientist, Child Trends
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  • Mark Regnerus, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology and Faculty Research Associate with the Population Research Center, University of Texas
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  • Respondent: Elizabeth Marquardt, Director, Center for Marriage and Families at the Institute for American Values; author of Between Two Worlds: The Inner Lives of Children of Divorce (Crown, 2005 and Three Rivers Press, 2006)

  • Respondent: W. Brad Wilcox, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Virginia
    Powerpoint
2:45 p.m. Break

3:00 p.m. The Measures of Faith: Research on Religiosity
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  • Randal Day, Ph.D., Kimball Chair Professor and Associate Director, School of Family Life, Brigham Young University

  • Dan Lichter, Ph.D., Director of the Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center, Cornell University

  • Annette Mahoney, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Clinical Area, Bowling Green State University

  • Eugene C. Roehlkepartain, Ph.D., Vice President and Co-Director of the Center for Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence, Search Institute
4:00 p.m. Conclusion

4:15 p.m. Post-Conference Reception

6:00 p.m.

Adjournment






Research Partners

Founded in 1973, The Heritage Foundation is a research and educational institute—a think-tank—whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.


The Baylor Institute for the Studies of Religion (ISR) exists to initiate, support, and conduct research on religion, involving scholars and projects spanning the intellectual spectrum: history, psychology, sociology, economics, anthropology, political science, theology, and religious studies. ISR's mandate extends to all religions, everywhere, and throughout history. It also embraces the study of religious effects on such things as prosocial behavior, family life, economic development, and social conflict. While always striving for appropriate scientific objectivity, ISR scholars treat religion with the respect that sacred matters require and deserve.


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