Sacred Selves, Sacred Settings

Douglas Davies is Professor in the Study of Religion at Durham University and has published widely on the anthropology and theology of emotions, religious identity, Mormonism, Anglicanism, and death studies. He is an Academician of the UK Academy of Social Sciences. Adam J. Powell is Assistant Professor in Religious Studies at Lenoir-Rhyne University in North Carolina. He has presented numerous papers and lectures on the sociological theories of Hans Mol. In spring 2012, he was the recipient of a research award from the Centre for Death and Life Studies at Durham University which supported travel to Australia in order to research Mol's life and work.