Association for the Sociology of Religion

The ASR was founded by Catholic sociologists in Chicago in 1938 as the American Catholic Sociological Society. The organization adopted its present name in 1970, reflecting changes in the Vatican's policy that led to greater openness towards other faiths. It has long since become a base for sociological research on religion without regard to belief, creed, or religious orientation. ==Activities==

The association publishes a journal, Sociology of Religion, as well as a quarterly newsletter. James T. Richardson, Eileen Barker Benton Johnson, and Christopher G. Ellison. ==Presidents==

• 1938: Ralph A. Gallagher • 1939: Raymond W. Murray • 1940: Paul J. Mundie • 1941: Francis J. Friedel • 1942: Walter L. Willigan • 1943: Eva J. Ross • 1944: Paul Hanly Furfey • 1945: Gerald J. Schnepp • 1946: Alphonse H. Clemens • 1947: Leo J. Robinson • 1948: Franz Mueller • 1949: Robert B. Navin • 1950: Clement S. Mihanovich • 1951: Thomas P. Harte • 1952: John J. Kane • 1953: Joseph P. Fitzpatrick • 1954: C. J. Neuse • 1955: M. Jeanine Gruesser • 1956: D. Augustine McCaffrey • 1957: Allen Spitzer • 1958: John D. Donovan • 1959: Mary Edward Healy • 1960: John L. Thomas • 1961: Jack H. Curtis • 1962: Frances Jerome Woods • 1963: John E. Hughes • 1964: Paul Facey • 1965: Paul Mundy • 1966: Andrew Greeley • 1967: Donald N. Barrett • 1968: Gordon Zahn • 1969: Robert J. McNamara • 1970: Paul Reiss • 1971: Ralph Lane Jr. • 1972: Marie Augusta Neal • 1973: Thomas P. Imse • 1974: William H. Jarrett • 1975: Ruth A. Wallace • 1976: John L. Thomas • 1977: David O. Moberg • 1978: Thomas M. Gannon • 1979: Jeffrey K. Hadden • 1980: Carroll J. Bourg • 1981: Hart M. Nelsen • 1982: Meredith B. McGuire • 1983: Rodney Stark • 1984: Patrick H. McNamara • 1985: William R. Garrett • 1986: James T. Richardson • 1987: Benton Johnson • 1988: Roland Robertson • 1989: James A. Beckford • 1990: Helen Rose Ebaugh • 1991: Theodore E. Long • 1992: Edward C. Lehman • 1993: William V. D'Antonio • 1994: David G. Bromley • 1995: John H. Simpson • 1996: Nancy Ammerman • 1997: R. Stephen Warner • 1998: James R. Kelly • 1999: Nancy Nason-Clark • 2000: José Casanova • 2001: Anthony J. Blasi • 2002: Eileen Barker • 2003: Grace Davie • 2004: Joseph B. Tamney • 2005: N. J. Demerath III • 2006: Kevin J. Christiano • 2007: James D. Davidson • 2008: Mary Jo Neitz • 2009: Michele Dillon • 2010: Rhys H. Williams • 2011: Peter Beyer • 2012: Roger Finke • 2013: Fred Kniss • 2014: Christopher G. Ellison • 2015: Melissa J. Wilde • 2016: Lori G. Beaman • 2017: Michael O. Emerson • 2018: Daniel V.A. Olson • 2019: Paula Nesbitt • 2020–2021: James C. Cavendish • 2022: James Spickard • 2023: Gerardo Martí • 2024: Grace Yukich • 2025: Tricia Bruce ==See also==