Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

From the Editor
pp. i-iii(1)

Introduction: Why a Forum on Racially and Ethnically Diverse Congregations?
pp. 1-4(4)
Author: EMERSON, MICHAEL O.

Bring Race to the Center: The Importance of Race in Racially Diverse Religious Organizations
pp. 5-9(5)
Author: EDWARDS, KORIE L.

Fluid Ethnicity and Ethnic Transcendence in Multiracial Churches
pp. 11-16(6)
Author: MARTI, GERARDO

Comparing Catholic and Evangelical Integration Efforts
pp. 17-22(6)
Author: GARCES-FOLEY, KATHLEEN

Racially Diverse Congregations: Organizational Identity and the Accommodation of Differences
pp. 23-44(22)
Authors: DOUGHERTY, KEVIN D.; HUYSER, KIMBERLY R.

Politics and Church: Byproduct or Central Mission?
pp. 45-62(18)
Authors: DJUPE, PAUL A.; GILBERT, CHRISTOPHER P.

Predicting Reaction to a Message of Ministry: An Audience Analysis
pp. 63-81(19)
Author: WRIGHT, PAUL JOHN

Individual Differences in Religion and Spirituality: An Issue of Personality Traits and/or Values
pp. 83-101(19)
Authors: SAROGLOU, VASSILIS; MUÑOZ-GARCÍA, ANTONIO

Racial Diversity, Gender Equality, and SES Diversity in Christian Congregations: Exploring the Connections of Racism, Sexism, and Classism in Multiracial and Nonmultiracial Churches
pp. 103-111(9)
Authors: YANCEY, GEORGE; KIM, YE JUNG

Stress, Religious Coping Resources, and Depressive Symptoms in an Urban Adolescent Sample
pp. 113-121(9)
Authors: CARLETON, RUSSELL A.; ESPARZA, PATRICIA; THAXTER, PETER J.; GRANT, KATHRYN E.

Functions of Christian Prayer in the Coping Process
pp. 123-133(11)
Authors: BADE, MARY K.; COOK, STEPHEN W.

Quest Religion, Anti-Fundamentalism, and Limited Versus Universal Compassion
pp. 135-145(11)
Authors: BATSON, C. DANIEL; DENTON, DREW M; VOLLMECKE, JASON T

An Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties and Criterion Validity of the Religious Social Support Scale
pp. 147-159(13)
Authors: WILLOUGHBY, MICHAEL T.; CADIGAN, R. JEAN; BURCHINAL, MARGARET; SKINNER, DEBRA

FAITH IN THE HALLS OF POWER: HOW EVANGELICALS JOINED THE AMERICAN ELITE. By D. Michael Lindsay
pp. 161-162(2)

RELIGIOUS INTERESTS IN COMMUNITY CONFLICT: BEYOND THE CULTURE WARS. Edited by Paul A. Djupe and Laura R. Olson
pp. 162-163(2)

THE FIRST YEAR OUT: UNDERSTANDING AMERICAN TEENS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. By Tim Clydesdale
pp. 163-165(3)

AMERICAN CATHOLICS TODAY: NEW REALITIES OF THEIR FAITH AND THEIR CHURCH. By William D'Antonio, James Davidson, Dean Hoge, and Mary Gautier
pp. 165-167(3)

SPOILS OF THE KINGDOM: CLERGY MISCONDUCT AND RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY. By Anson Shupe
pp. 167-169(3)

DIVIDED BY A COMMON HERITAGE: THE CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH AND THE REFORMED CHURCH IN AMERICA AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM. By Corwin Smidt, Donald Luidens, James Penning, and Roger Nemeth
pp. 169-169(1)

HARE KRISHNA TRANSFORMED. By E. Burke Rochford
pp. 169-170(2)

THE PATH OF THE DEVIL: EARLY MODERN WITCH HUNTS. By Gary Jensen
pp. 171-173(3)