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Jerome Baggett is a sociologist who teaches a variety of courses at the Jesuit School, all of which introduce students to both sociological theory and methods as well as to the complicated dynamics of religion and culture within contemporary society. In addition to various scholarly articles, he has written Habitat for Humanity: Building Private Homes, Building Public Religion (Temple, 2001), Sense of the Faithful: How American Catholics Live Their Faith (Oxford, 2009), and The Varieties of Nonreligious Experience: Atheism in American Culture (NYU, 2019).  He is currently conducting a research project on the topic of hope.

• Culture, Context and Lived Religion
• Sociology of Religion
• Religion and Social Transformation
• Climate Change, Culture and Creation
• Hope: An Experiment in Loving the Future

• The Varieties of Nonreligious Experience: Atheism in American Culture. New York: NYU Press, 2019.
• Habitat For Humanity: Building Private Homes, Building Public Religion. Philadelphia, PA, Temple University Press, 2000.
• Sense of the Faithful: How American Catholics Live Their Faith. New York, NY, Oxford University Press, 2009.
• "Another Legacy of Vatican II: Cultural Dilemmas among American Catholics" in Paul Crowley, ed., From Vatican II to Pope Francis: Charting a Catholic Future (Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 2014), pp. 40-53.
• "Been There, Done That: What Atheists Contribute to Discussions about Faith" in Explore, v. 17 (Spring 2014): 52-5.
• "Protagoras's Assertion Revisited: American Atheism and Its Accompanying Obscurities," Implicit Religion (Fall 2011): 257-94.
• "The Catholic Citizen: Perennial Challenge or Emergent Oxymoron?" Social Compass, vol. 53 (2), 2006: 291-309.
• Congregations and Civil Society: A Double-Edged Connection," Journal of Church and State 44 (Fall 2002): 425-54.
• "The Irony of Parachurch Organizations: The Case of Habitat for Humanity," in Dwight F. Burlingame, ed., Taking Fundraising Seriously: The Spirit of Faith and Philanthropy (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002): 55-78.