Professor of Sociology, Boston College
I do sociology of religion, focused on Latin America. I'm interested in the 'lived religion' approach as a way to find alternative theoretical models to Secularization and Religious markets; since I think those models do not account for what's going on in the religious sphere.
Jul 11, 2024 07:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
This has been a wonderful summer if you follow sports: tennis championships, end-of-season tournaments and soccers European Championship and Copa America all leading up to the most global event of all, the...
Tattooing has held a long tradition in Christianity − dating back to Jesus’ crucifixion
Mar 07, 2024 07:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Holy Week and Easter are perhaps the most important days in the Christian calendar. Many associate those celebrations with church services, processions, candles, incense, fasting and penances. However, there is another...