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2009 ANSR Conference

Dr. FinkeDate: March 26-28, 2009

Place: Lenexa, Kansas (Nearest airport – KCI, Kansas City, Missouri)

Speaker: Roger Finke

Cost: The conference itself is free. Housing and meal costs are held to a minimum.*

Theme: Religious Capital: Increasing Gains & Reducing Losses
   


We are privileged to have Roger Finke as our keynote speaker. Dr. Finke is Professor of Sociology and Religious Studies at Pennsylvania State University.

Dr. Finke has authored numerous books and articles. He received the Distinguished Book Award from the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, 1993, for The Churching of America, 1776-1990: Winners and Losers in our Religious Economy. In 2001 he received the Distinguished Book Award from the American Sociological Association’s Sociology of Religion Section, 2001, for Acts of Faith: Explaining the Human Side of Religion.

He serves on the executive council of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and is president of the Association for the Study of Religion, Economics, and Culture. He is also the director of the Association of Religion Data Archives which provides free access to quality data on religion.
Special Notes

*There is no registration cost for the conference. The conference hotel, meal arrangements, and airport shuttle costs are still being negotiated.

Participation is open to those interested in sociology and other research related to the Church of the Nazarene. For more information contact the Research Center at (800) 306-9928 or Contact Us.