Gerardo
Marti
Assistant
Professor
Primary:
Religion, Race/Ethnicity, Organizational Analysis, Qualitative Methods
Secondary: Sociological Theory, Marriage and Family, Social Gerontology
Forthcoming. Worshipping Jesus in Hollywood: Holiness, Prosperity, and Ambition in a Multiracial Church. Rutgers University Press.
2005. A Mosaic of Believers: Diversity and Innovation in a Multiethnic Church, Indiana University Press. [Review by R. Stephen Warner, University of Illinois-Chicago, Christian Century.] [Review by CHOICE Reviews American Library Association.] [Review by Elaine Howard Ecklund, University of Buffalo, SUNY, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.] [Review by Kathleen Garces-Foley, Marymount University, Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review.]
In Press. “Every Time I Feel the Spirit: Religious Experience and Ritual in an African American Church by Timothy J. Nelson.” Review of Religious Research.
2005.
[Book Review] “Buddhist and Protestant Korean Immigrants: Religious Beliefs
and Socioeconomic Aspects of Life by Okyun Kwon. Journal of American
Ethnic History. Vol. 24:4 (Summer).
2005. [Book Review] “Religion and Immigration: Christian, Jewish, and Muslim
Experiences in the United States by Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Jane I. Smith,
John L. Esposito.” Review of Religious Research. Vol. 46:3 (March).
2004. [Book Review] “Heaven’s Kitchen: Living Religion at God’s Love We
Deliver by Courtney Bender.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.
Vol. 43:1 (March) 151-152.
Works Submitted and In Progress:
Journal Article, "History, Agency, and Evangelicalism: How Theology Provokes Innovation in a Local Church." Data drawn from Mosaic in Los Angeles, this article uses data drawn from participation observation and in-depth interviews to demonstrate how a change-friendly theological orientation not only stimulates innovative practices but also promotes creation of leadership roles specifically responsible for initiating and managing change.
Journal Article Drafted for Submission. “More ‘Inside’ than ‘Outside’: Methodological Considerations from a Religious Insider.” Based on my research experience, this is a contribution to the ongoing dialogue on the "insider/outsider" problem in the study of religion.
University Press Manuscript. Worship and Diversity in Multiracial Churches. Based on interviews and participant observation, an ethnographic analysis of worship leaders in successfully multiracial churches and the diverse attenders they lead.
Project Director, Congregational Music and Racial Diversity. Funded by Religious Institutions Grant, Louisville Institute / Lilly Endowment Building on my previous case studies, this research explores the relationship between congregational worship music and the racial composition of congregations through in-depth interviews and participant observations in ten multiracial churches in Los Angeles. Funding: $38,647. [Link to Notes from Louisville Institute Dialogue on Multiracial Churches.]
Congregational Studies Team Fellow, Lilly Endowment, June 2005 to December 2006. Young scholars mentored by senior scholars including Nancy Ammerman, Carl Dudley, Penny Edgell, Nancy Eiesland, Bill McKinney, Larry Mamiya, Robert Schreiter, and Stephen Warner in conduct and publication of congregational research. Funding: $18,000 plus travel, lodging, and meals for team meetings.
Recipient, Jack Shand Research Award, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, June 2006 to June 2009. Funding: $3,000. Supported transcription of over 150 in-depth interviews from multiracial church leaders and attenders in Los Angeles.
Visiting Research Associate, Center for Religion and Civic Culture, University of Southern California, Summer 2005, 2006. With invitation from professors Donald E. Miller and Jon Miller, accepted an academic residence in exploring the relationship between music and congregational diversification among churches in Los Angeles. Funding: Library and academic resource access.
Research Associate, “Religion and Spirituality among Natural and Social Science Faculty at Elite Research Universities,” John Templeton Foundation, June 2005 to June 2006. With invitation from Principal Investigator, Elaine Howard Ecklund (Rice University), participation in data collection, analysis, and writing of results combining quantitative and qualitative analysis of religion and spirituality among faculty at twenty universities in America. Funding: Equipment, Travel, Meals, and Publication Costs.
Courses Taught at Davidson College (click link for syllabus):
Soc 101
Introductory Sociology
Soc 205
Race and Ethnic Relations
Soc 230
Sociology of Work
Soc 231 Leadership and Complex Organizations
Soc 271
Urban Ethnography
Soc 320
Sociology of Religion
Soc 370
Sociological Theory
Soc 371
Methods in Social Research
Soc 380
Seminar: Sociology of Hollywood
Soc 395 Independent Study
Soc 419
Seminar: Sociology of Knowledge
Soc 495 Independent Study
Soc 499
Senior Thesis