James K. Wellman

703 total citations
22 papers, 267 citations indexed

About

James K. Wellman is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, James K. Wellman has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 267 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 8 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 6 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in James K. Wellman's work include Religion and Society Interactions (13 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (7 papers) and American Constitutional Law and Politics (7 papers). James K. Wellman is often cited by papers focused on Religion and Society Interactions (13 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (7 papers) and American Constitutional Law and Politics (7 papers). James K. Wellman collaborates with scholars based in United States. James K. Wellman's co-authors include Katie E. Corcoran, William H. Swatos, John Wilson, Eric Michael Mazur and Clark B. Lombardi and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion and Sociological Forum.

In The Last Decade

James K. Wellman

18 papers receiving 233 citations

Peers

James K. Wellman
Ole Riis Denmark
Giuseppe Giordan Italy
Richard Cimino United States
Edward Bailey United Kingdom
Irena Borowik Poland
Robert Towler United Kingdom
Marcella Althaus‐Reid United Kingdom
Michael York United Kingdom
Recep Şentürk Türkiye
Judith Plaskow United States
Ole Riis Denmark
James K. Wellman
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wellman, James K., et al.. (2020). High on God: How Megachurches Won the Heart of America. 7 indexed citations
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Wellman, James K., et al.. (2019). High on God. 13 indexed citations
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Corcoran, Katie E. & James K. Wellman. (2016). “People Forget He’s Human”: Charismatic Leadership in Institutionalized Religion. Sociology of Religion. 77(4). 309–333. 11 indexed citations
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Wellman, James K., et al.. (2014). “God Is Like a Drug…”: Explaining Interaction Ritual Chains in American Megachurches. Sociological Forum. 29(3). 650–672. 47 indexed citations
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Wellman, James K. & Katie E. Corcoran. (2013). Religion and Regional Culture: Embedding Religious Commitment within Place. Sociology of Religion. 74(4). 496–520. 21 indexed citations
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Wellman, James K.. (2013). “Religious experience as a different world”. Religion Brain & Behavior. 4(1). 72–78. 1 indexed citations
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Lombardi, Clark B. & James K. Wellman. (2012). Introduction: Religion and Human Security: An Understudied Relationship. 2 indexed citations
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Wellman, James K.. (2011). Reinhold Niebuhr: On Politics, Religion, and Christian Faith. Journal of Church and State. 53(3). 490–492. 2 indexed citations
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Wellman, James K., et al.. (2009). The Matrix as Sacred Canopy: Teaching Theory in Religion. Teaching Theology & Religion. 12(2). 141–150. 2 indexed citations
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Wellman, James K.. (2009). Sacred Causes: The Clash of Religion and Politics, From the Great War to the War on Terror. Journal of Church and State. 51(1). 176–177. 1 indexed citations
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Wellman, James K.. (2008). Evangelical vs. Liberal: The Clash of Christian Cultures in the Pacific Northwest. 35 indexed citations
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Wellman, James K.. (2008). Evangelical vs. Liberal. 2 indexed citations
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Wellman, James K., et al.. (2007). Portable Politics and Durable Religion: The Moral Worldviews of American Evangelical Missionaries*. Sociology of Religion. 68(4). 383–406. 8 indexed citations
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Wellman, James K.. (2006). PEELING BACK THE EVANGELICAL ONION: WORLDVIEWS AND WORLD AFFAIRS. The Review of Faith & International Affairs. 4(2). 29–36. 1 indexed citations
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Wellman, James K., et al.. (2004). Is Religious Violence Inevitable?. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 43(3). 291–296. 59 indexed citations
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Wellman, James K.. (2002). Religion without a Net: Strictness in the Religious Practices of West Coast Urban Liberal Christian Congregations. Review of Religious Research. 44(2). 184–184. 10 indexed citations
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Mazur, Eric Michael, William H. Swatos, & James K. Wellman. (2001). The Power of Religious Publics: Staking Claims in American Society. Sociology of Religion. 62(3). 411–411. 2 indexed citations
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Wellman, James K., et al.. (2001). Decent and in Order: Conflict, Christianity, and Polity in a Presbyterian Congregation. Review of Religious Research. 43(1). 95–95.
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Wellman, James K.. (1999). Introduction: The Debate over Homosexual Ordination: Subcultural Identity Theory in American Religious Organizations. Review of Religious Research. 41(2). 184–184. 35 indexed citations
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Wellman, James K.. (1978). Some thoughts on the psychohistorical study of women.. PubMed. 7(2). 20–4. 1 indexed citations

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