Rhys H. Williams (sociologist)
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Rhys H. Williams is Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Department of Sociology at Loyola University Chicago
. He is also Director of the McNamara Center for the Social Study of Religion. His research interests span the fields of sociology
, religious studies
and political science
. He was, until 2008, editor of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
, and is the 2009-10 President of the Association for the Sociology of Religion
. From 1989 to 2001 he taught at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, and from 2001 until 2009 at the University of Cincinnati
. He received his undergraduate degree (1979) from the University of New Mexico and his master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Massachusetts.
He is the author of
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago is a private Jesuit research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1870 under the title St...
. He is also Director of the McNamara Center for the Social Study of Religion. His research interests span the fields of sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
, religious studies
Religious studies
Religious studies is the academic field of multi-disciplinary, secular study of religious beliefs, behaviors, and institutions. It describes, compares, interprets, and explains religion, emphasizing systematic, historically based, and cross-cultural perspectives.While theology attempts to...
and political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
. He was, until 2008, editor of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
The Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion is a peer-reviewed journal, published by Wiley-Blackwell in the United States of America under the auspices of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, dedicated to publishing scholarly articles in the social sciences, including psychology,...
, and is the 2009-10 President of the Association for the Sociology of Religion
Association for the Sociology of Religion
The Association for the Sociology of Religion is an academic association with more than 700 members worldwide. It publishes a journal, the Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review and holds meetings at the same venues and times as the American Sociological Association.-History:The ASR was founded...
. From 1989 to 2001 he taught at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, and from 2001 until 2009 at the University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
. He received his undergraduate degree (1979) from the University of New Mexico and his master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Massachusetts.
He is the author of
- Demerath, N. J., and Rhys H. Williams. A Bridging of Faiths: Religion and Politics in a New England City. Studies in church and state. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, found in over 400 libraries , according to WorldCatWorldCatWorldCat is a union catalog which itemizes the collections of 72,000 libraries in 170 countries and territories which participate in the Online Computer Library Center global cooperative...
, cited 24 times according to Google Scholar - Williams, Rhys H. Cultural Wars in American Politics: Critical Reviews of a Popular Myth. Social problems and social issues. New York: Aldine de Gruyter, 1997. found in over 300 libraries , according to WorldCatWorldCatWorldCat is a union catalog which itemizes the collections of 72,000 libraries in 170 countries and territories which participate in the Online Computer Library Center global cooperative...
, and cited 54 times according to Google Scholar. - Williams, Rhys H. Social Movement Theory and the Sociology of Religion: "Cultural Resources" in Strategy and Organization. PONPO working paper, no. 180. New Haven, Conn: Program on Non-Profit Organizations, Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University, 1992.
- and over 30 scholarly articles.