Background
Swatos,, William Henry was born on September 25, 1946 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Son of William H. Senior and Lucille (MacNab) Swatos.
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The Power of Religious Publics: Staking Claims in American Society (Religion in the Age of Transformation)
( Currently, public religion is in a time of flux and the...)
Currently, public religion is in a time of flux and the notion of the common good—once associated with the Protestant voice in America—is openly contested by new religious coalitions seeking to communicate their version of the truth and plant their stake in the public domain. This edited volume reflects on the changing tone and form of the public voice of religion, on its function in American society, and on its relationship to the private world of religion. It proposes that public religion, when exercised in a civil and accountable way, can be a responsible and prophetic voice in public life and enrich the American experiment in liberal democracy. The contributors—first-rate scholars including Martin Marty and Robert Belah—focus on public religion's influence on controversial issues such as multiculturalism, economic inequality, abortion, and homosexuality.
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William Henry Swatos
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Education
AB with honors, Transylvania University, 1966. Master of Divinity summa cum laude, Episcopalian Theological Seminary, Lexington, Kentucky, 1969. Master of Arts, University Kentucky, 1969.
Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology with honors, University Kentucky, 1973.
Career
Member sociology faculty King College, Bristol, Tennessee, 1973-1980. Vicar St. Mark's Episcopalian Church, Silvis, Illinois, 1980-1994. Member sociology faculty Northern Illinois University, 1984-1988.
Chair department education Diocese of Quincy, 1988-1990, 93-96. Member faculty Black Hawk and Scott Community College, Moline, Illinois, Bettendorf, Iowa, 1988-1996. Adjunct professor Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, since 2005.
Priest-in-charge Christ Church Limestone Township, Illinois, since 2006.
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The Power of Religious Publics: Staking Claims in American Society (Religion in the Age of Transformation)
( Currently, public religion is in a time of flux and the...)
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The Power of Religious Publics: Staking Claims in American Society (Religion in the Age of Transformation)
Membership
Fellow Science Society Study of Religion (program chair 2004). Member Association for the Sociology of Religion (editor 1989-1994, book review editor 1986-1988, executive council 1984-1986, executive officer since 1996, general editor Religion and the Social Order Series since 2004), Religious Research Association (secretary 1990-1991, board directors 1986-1989, executive officer since 1994).
Connections
Children (by previous marriage): Giles S., Eric B. Married Joanne Longstreet, October 29, 2002.
Awards
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Recipient Templeton prize in humility theology, 1996. Full grantee World Society Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland, 1987, grantee National Endowment of the Humanities, 1974, 79, 85, 89, research grantee Society for the Science Study of Religion, 1984-1985, 91-92. Institute Studies Religion senior fellow Baylor U, since 2004. Named Distinguished Alumnus Department Sociology, University Kentucky, Lexington, 1990.Recipient Templeton prize in humility theology, 1996. Full grantee World Society Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland, 1987, grantee National Endowment of the Humanities, 1974, 79, 85, 89, research grantee Society for the Science Study of Religion, 1984-1985, 91-92. Institute Studies Religion senior fellow Baylor U, since 2004.
Named Distinguished Alumnus Department Sociology, University Kentucky, Lexington, 1990.
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Recipient Templeton prize in humility theology, 1996. Full grantee World Society Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland, 1987, grantee National Endowment of the Humanities, 1974, 79, 85, 89, research grantee Society for the Science Study of Religion, 1984-1985, 91-92. Institute Studies Religion senior fellow Baylor U, since 2004. Named Distinguished Alumnus Department Sociology, University Kentucky, Lexington, 1990.Recipient Templeton prize in humility theology, 1996. Full grantee World Society Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland, 1987, grantee National Endowment of the Humanities, 1974, 79, 85, 89, research grantee Society for the Science Study of Religion, 1984-1985, 91-92. Institute Studies Religion senior fellow Baylor U, since 2004.
Named Distinguished Alumnus Department Sociology, University Kentucky, Lexington, 1990.