Mark Chaves | Scholars@Duke

Mark Chaves
Professor of Sociology

Professor Chaves specializes in the sociology of religion. Most of his research is on the social organization of religion in the United States. Among other projects, he directs the National Congregations Study (NCS) , a wide-ranging survey of a nationally representative sample of religious congregations conducted in 1998, 2006-07, and 2012. NCS results have helped us to better understand many aspects of congregational life in the United States. Professor Chaves is the author of American Religion: Contemporary Trends (Princeton, 2011), Congregations in America (Harvard, 2004), Ordaining Women: Culture and Conflict in Religious Organizations (Harvard, 1997), and many articles.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Sociology, Sociology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2007
Professor, Divinity School, Duke University 2007
Professor of Religion, Religious Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2007

Contact Information

Soc-Psych Bldg, Rm 348, Box 90088, Durham, NC 27708
mac58@soc.duke.edu (919) 660-5783
Current CV

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Harvard University 1991
- M.Div., Harvard University 1985
Recognition
In the News
- SEP 27, 2017
  
  What I'm Working On: Trends and Changes in American Religion
- AUG 5, 2016 The Huffington Post
  
  Are clergy underpaid? New study reveals rising wages, shorter hours and a diminishing wage gap
- MAR 21, 2016 The Daily Mail
  
  Study finds 18 percent of people 60 and younger attend church
- MAR 14, 2016 Deseret News, Religion News Service
  
  The United States of America: One nation not quite under God
- MAR 9, 2016
  
  American Religion Not as Exceptional As We Think
- FEB 8, 2016 Duke Research Blog
  
  Bigger Church Equals Less Engaged Parishioners
- DEC 30, 2015 WUNC
  
  Mark Chaves: ‘Stained-glass ceiling’ for women clergy
- DEC 14, 2015 Columbus Dispatch
  
  Few congregations choose women as pastors
- DEC 10, 2015 Christian Today
  
  Stained-glass ceiling is real, no increase in women leaders in over a decade -- Duke study
- DEC 9, 2015
  
  Study: Female Church Leaders Face Stained-Glass Ceiling
- MAY 13, 2015 The Huffington Post
  
  Mark Chaves quoted: The surprising sacred spaces that are moving into your neighborhoods
- DEC 30, 2014 Chattanooga Times Free Press
  
  Survey: Fewer congregations are maintaining traditional choirs
- DEC 2, 2014 The Daily Telegraph
  
  American Atheists launch provocative campaign in religious Deep South
- SEP 15, 2014 The Atlantic
  
  More Americans speak in tongues
- SEP 12, 2014 The Huffington Post
  
  Duke study: Religious acceptance of gays is on the rise
Awards & Honors
Research
Selected Grants
- National Survey of Religious Leaders awarded by John Templeton Foundation 2018 - 2022
- Supporting the Fourth Wave of the National Congregations Study awarded by Louisville Institute 2018 - 2019
- Supporting the Fourth Wave of the National Congregations Study 2017 - 2019
- Wave IV of the National Congregations Study 2016 - 2019
- National Congregations Study and Clergy Compensation Dissemination 2013 - 2017
- Wave III of the National Congregations Study 2011 - 2014
- Congregational Decision-Making about Clergy Compensation 2010 - 2014
- A Proposal to Enhance the Third Wave of the National Congregations Study awarded by Louisville Institute 2012 - 2013
- National Congregational Study-Wave III 2011 - 2013
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Books
  - Chaves, M. American Religion: Contemporary Trends, 2017.
  - Chaves, M. American religion contemporary trends: contemporary trends. Princeton, N.J: Princeton University Press, 2011.
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  - Chaves, M. Congregations in America. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2004.
  - Chaves, M. . Edited by M. Chaves and S. L. Miller. Alta Mira Press (Sage Publications), 1999.
  - Chaves, M. Ordaining Women: Culture and Conflict in Religious Organizations. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1997.
- Academic Articles
  - Stolz, Jörg, and Mark Chaves. “Does disestablishment lead to religious vitality? The case of Switzerland.” The British Journal of Sociology 69, no. 2 (June 2018): 412–35. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.12268.
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  - Voas, D., and M. Chaves. “Even intense religiosity is declining in the United States.” Sociological Science 5 (January 1, 2018): 694–710. https://doi.org/10.15195/V5.A29.
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  - Schleifer, C., and M. Chaves. “Family Formation and Religious Service Attendance: Untangling Marital and Parental Effects.” Sociological Methods and Research 46, no. 1 (January 1, 2017): 125–52. https://doi.org/10.1177/0049124114526376.
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  - Chaves, M., and A. J. Eagle. “Congregations and social services: An update from the third wave of the national congregations study.” Religions 7, no. 5 (May 1, 2016). https://doi.org/10.3390/rel7050055.
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  - Voas, D., and M. A. Chaves. “Is the United States a Counterexample to the Secularization Thesis?” American Journal of Sociology 121, no. 5 (March 8, 2016): 1517–56.
  - Schleifer, C., and M. Chaves. “The Price of the Calling: Exploring Clergy Compensation Using Current Population Survey Data.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 55, no. 1 (March 1, 2016): 130–52. https://doi.org/10.1111/jssr.12254.
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  - Chaves, M., and S. L. Anderson. “Changing American Congregations: Findings from the Third Wave of the National Congregations Study.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 53, no. 4 (January 1, 2014): 676–86. https://doi.org/10.1111/jssr.12151.
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  - Frenk, Steven M., and Mark Chaves. “Proportion of US congregations that have people living with HIV.” Journal of Religion and Health 51, no. 2 (June 2012): 371–80. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-010-9379-y.
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  - Frenk, S. M., S. L. Anderson, M. Chaves, and N. Martin. “Assessing the validity of key informant reports about congregations' social composition.” Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review 72, no. 1 (March 1, 2011): 78–90. https://doi.org/10.1093/socrel/srq064.
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  - Chaves, M. “Thanks, but no thanks: congretations say no to the faith-based initiative.” Christian Century 127, no. 11 (June 1, 2010): 22–24.
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  - Chaves, M., and B. Wineburg. “Did the faith-based initiative change congregations?” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 39, no. 2 (April 1, 2010): 343–55. https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764009333955.
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  - Chaves, M. “SSSR presidential address rain dances in the dry season: Overcoming the religious congruence fallacy.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 49, no. 1 (March 1, 2010): 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5906.2009.01489.x.
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  - Chaves, M. “Rain dances in the dry season: overcoming the religious congruence fallacy.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 49, no. 1 (March 1, 2010): 1–14.
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  - Chaves, M., and D. Garland. “The prevalence of clergy sexual advances toward adults in their congregations.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 48, no. 4 (December 1, 2009): 817–24. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5906.2009.01482.x.
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  - Chaves, M. “Congregational snapshot: four church trends.” Christian Century 126, no. 7 (April 7, 2009): 28–31.
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  - Eellison, C. G., N. M. Krause, B. C. Shepherd, and M. A. Chaves. “Size, conflict, and opportunities for interaction: Congregational effects on members' anticipated support and negative interaction.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 48, no. 1 (March 20, 2009): 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5906.2009.01426.x.
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  - Ellison, Christopher, Neal Krause, Bryan Shepherd, and Mark Chaves. “Congregational Characteristics, Anticipated Support, and Negative Interaction in the Church.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 48 (2009): forthcoming-forthcoming.
  - Anderson, S. L., J. H. Martinez, C. Hoegeman, G. Adler, and M. Chaves. “Dearly departed: How often do congregations close?” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 47, no. 2 (June 1, 2008): 321–28. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5906.2008.00410.x.
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  - Chaves, M., and S. L. Anderson. “Continuity and change in American Congregations: Introducing the second wave of the national congregations study.” Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review 69, no. 4 (January 1, 2008): 415–40. https://doi.org/10.1093/socrel/69.4.415.
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  - Presser, S., and M. Chaves. “Is religious service attendance declining?” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 46, no. 3 (September 1, 2007): 417–23. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5906.2007.00367.x.
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  - Chaves, M. “What do congregations do? The significance of Christian congregations to American civic life.” Word & World 27, no. 3 (June 1, 2007): 295–304.
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  - Chaves, M. “Supersized: analyzing the trend toward larger churches.” Christian Century 123, no. 24 (November 28, 2006): 20–25.
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  - Chaves, M. “2005 H. Paul Douglass lecture: All creatures great and small: Megachurches in context.” Review of Religious Research 47, no. 4 (June 1, 2006): 329–46.
  - Chaves, M. “All creatures great and small: megachurches in context.” Review of Religious Research 47, no. 4 (June 1, 2006): 329–46.
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  - Chaves Mark, M. “Response to Graham Reside’s Review of Congregations in America.” Conversations in Religion & Theology 4, no. 1 (2006): 59–64.
  - Chaves Mark, Dan E. “Response to Graham Reside’s Review of Congregations in America. Conversations in Religion & Theology 4(1):59-64.” Society 42 (May/June 2005) (2005): 20–22.
  - Chaves, M. “Moral teachings and religious sensibilities.” Society 42, no. 4 (January 1, 2005): 20–22. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02687426.
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  - WILCOX, W B. R. A. D. F. O. R. D., M. A. R. K. CHAVES, and D. A. V. I. D. FRANZ. “Focused on the Family? Religious Traditions, Family Discourse, and Pastoral Practice.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 43, no. 4 (December 2004): 491–504. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5906.2004.00251.x.
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  - Sutton, John R., and Mark Chaves. “Explaining Schism in American Protestant Denominations, 1890-1990.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 43, no. 2 (June 2004): 171–90. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5906.2004.00226.x.
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  - Chaves, Mark, and John R. Sutton. “Organizational Consolidation in American Protestant Denominations, 1890-1990.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 43, no. 1 (March 2004): 51–66. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5906.2004.00217.x.
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  - Chaves, M., L. Stephens, and J. Galaskiewicz. “Does government funding suppress nonprofits' political activity?” American Sociological Review 69, no. 2 (January 1, 2004): 292–316. https://doi.org/10.1177/000312240406900207.
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  - Beyerlein, Kraig, and Mark Chaves. “The Political Activities of Religious Congregations in the United States.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 42, no. 2 (June 2003): 229–46. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5906.00175.
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  - Chaves Mark, W. “Debunking Charitable Choice: The Evidence Doesn’t Support the Political Left or Right.” Stanford Social Innovation Review 1, no. 2 (2003): 28–36.
  - Chaves, M. “Religious authority in the modern world.” Society 40, no. 3 (January 1, 2003): 38–40. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-003-1034-8.
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  - Chaves, M. “Religious organizations: Data resources and research opportunities.” American Behavioral Scientist 45, no. 10 (June 1, 2002): 1523-1549+1467. https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764202045010005.
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  - Chaves, M. “Abiding Faith.” Contexts 2, no. Summer 2002 (2002): 19–26.
  - Chaves, Mark. “Financing American religion.” New Directions for Philanthropic Fundraising 2002, no. 35 (2002): 41–54. https://doi.org/10.1002/pf.3504.
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  - Chaves, M. “Going on faith: six myths about faith-based initiatives.” Christian Century 118, no. 25 (September 12, 2001): 20–23.
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  - Barmen, Emily, and Mark Chaves. “Lessons for Multisite Nonprofits from the United Church of Christ.” Nonprofit Management and Leadership 11, no. 3 (2001): 339–52. https://doi.org/10.1002/nml.11307.
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  - Chaves Mark, W. “Welfare Reform and Religious Congregations: Rhetoric and Reality.” Society 38 (January/February) (2001): 21–27.
  - Chaves, M. “Challenges for the 21st Century.” The Journal of the Interim Ministry Network, 2001 Annual Review, 2001, 27–39.
  - Chaves, M., and P. S. Gorski. “Religious pluralism and religious participation.” Annual Review of Sociology 27 (January 1, 2001): 261–81. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.soc.27.1.261.
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  - Chaves, M., and W. Tsitsos. “Congregations and social services: What they do, how they do it, and with whom.” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 30, no. 4 (January 1, 2001): 660–83. https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764001304003.
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  - Konieczny, M. E., and M. Chaves. “Resources, race, and female-headed congregations in the United States.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 39, no. 3 (September 1, 2000).
  - Chaves, M., and W. Tsitsos. “Are congregations constrained by government? empirical results from the National Congregations Study.” Journal of Church and State 42, no. 2 (March 1, 2000): 335–44.
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  - Putnam, Robert D. “Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community.” Christian Century July 19-26, 2000 (2000): 754–56.
  - Chaves, M. “Religious congregations and welfare reform: Who will take advantage of "charitable choice"?” American Sociological Review 64, no. 6 (January 1, 1999): 836–46. https://doi.org/10.2307/2657405.
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  - Chaves, M., M. E. Konieczny, K. Beyerlein, and E. Barman. “The National Congregations Study: Background, methods, and selected results.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 38, no. 4 (January 1, 1999): 458–76. https://doi.org/10.2307/1387606.
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  - Hadaway, C. K., P. L. Marler, and M. Chaves. “Overreporting Church Attendance in America: Evidence That Demands the Same Verdict.” American Sociological Review 63, no. 1 (1998): 122–30.
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  - Oates, Mary J. “The Catholic Philanthropic Tradition in America.” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 27 (1998): 95–98.
  - Tropman, John E. “The Catholic Ethic in American Society: An Exploration of Values.” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 27 (1998): 95–98.
  - Wolfe, Alan. “One Nation, After All. What Middle-Class Americans Really Think About: God, Country, Family, Racism, Welfare, Immigration, Homosexuality, Work, The Right, The Left, and Each Other.” Religion & Values in Public Life 7 (1998): 1–2.
  - Chaves, M. “Secularization: A Luhmannian Reflection.” Soziale Systeme 3, no. 2 (1997): 439–49.
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  - Chaves, M. “The symbolic significance of women's ordination.” Journal of Religion 77, no. 1 (January 1, 1997): 87–114. https://doi.org/10.1086/489917.
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  - Chaves, M., and J. Cavendish. “Recent changes in women's ordination conflicts: The effect of a social movement on intraorganizational controversy.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 36, no. 4 (January 1, 1997): 574–84. https://doi.org/10.2307/1387691.
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  - Chaves, M. “Ordaining women: The diffusion of an organizational innovation.” American Journal of Sociology 101, no. 4 (January 1, 1996): 840–73. https://doi.org/10.1086/230782.
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  - Chaves, M., and J. D. Montgomery. “Rationality and the framing of religious choices.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 35, no. 2 (January 1, 1996): 128–44. https://doi.org/10.2307/1387080.
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  - Chaves, M. “On the Rational Choice Approach to Religion.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 34, no. 1 (1995): 98–104.
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  - Kniss, F., and M. Chaves. “Analyzing Intradenominational Conflict: New Directions.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 34, no. 2 (1995): 172–85.
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  - Chaves, M. A. “Review of Beyond Establishment: Protestant Identity in a Post-Protestant Age.” Edited by Jackson Carroll and Wade Clark Roof. Contemporary Sociology 23 (1994): 438–39.
  - Chaves, M. “Secularization as declining religious authority.” Social Forces 72, no. 3 (January 1, 1994): 749–74. https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/72.3.749.
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  - Chaves, M., P. J. Schraeder, and M. Sprindys. “State Regulation of Religion and Muslim Religious Vitality in the Industrialized West.” The Journal of Politics 56, no. 4 (January 1, 1994): 1087–97. https://doi.org/10.2307/2132075.
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  - Chaves, M., and J. C. Cavendish. “More Evidence on U.S. Catholic Church Attendance.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 33, no. 4 (1994): 376–81.
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  - Chaves, Mark. “Intraorganizational Power and Internal Secularization in Protestant Denominations.” American Journal of Sociology 99, no. 1 (July 1993): 1–48. https://doi.org/10.1086/230228.
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  - Chaves, M. “Denominations as Dual Structures: An Organizational Analysis.” Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review 54, no. 2 (January 1, 1993): 147–69. https://doi.org/10.2307/3712137.
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  - Hadaway, C. K., P. L. Marler, and M. Chaves. “What the Polls Don't Show: A Closer Look at U.S. Church Attendance.” American Sociological Association, 1993.
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  - Chaves, M., and D. E. Cann. “Reply to Boudon and Tong.” Rationality and Society 4, no. 4 (January 1, 1992): 476–80. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043463192004004010.
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  - Chaves, M., and D. E. Cann. “Regulation, Pluralism, and Religious Market Structure:Explaining Religion's Vitality.” Rationality and Society 4, no. 3 (January 1, 1992): 272–90. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043463192004003003.
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  - Chaves, M., and L. M. Higgins. “Comparing the Community Involvement of Black and White Congregations.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 31, no. 4 (1992): 425–40.
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  - Chaves, M. “Family Structure and Protestant Church Attendance: The Sociological Basis of Cohort and Age Effects.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 30, no. 4 (1991): 501–14.
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  - Chaves, M. “Segmentation in a religious labor market.” Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review 52, no. 2 (January 1, 1991): 143–58. https://doi.org/10.2307/3710960.
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  - Chaves, M. “Holding the Cohort: Reply to Hout and Greeley.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 29, no. 4 (1990): 525–30.
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  - Chaves, M. “Secularization and Religious Revival: Evidence from U.S. Church Attendance Rates, 1972-1986.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 28, no. 4 (1989): 464–77.
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  - Chaves, M. “In the Meantime... (Response to Ploch).” Sociological Analysis 49, no. 3 (1988): 304–5.
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  - Chaves, M. A. “The Changing Career Tracks of Elite Disciples Professionals.” William B. Eerdmans, 1880, 343–58.
- Book Sections
  - Chaves, M. “Congregations in Europe and the United States: Surprising similarities and common priorities for future research.” In Congregations in Europe, 209–19, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77261-5_12.
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  - Chaves, M. “Serendipity in the study of religion and society.” In Studying Religion and Society: Sociological Self-Portraits, 105–15, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203075685.
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  - Chaves, M., and S. Anderson. “Continuity and change in American religion, 1972-2008.” In Social Trends in American Life: Findings from the General Social Survey since 1972, 212–39, 2012.
  - Chaves, M. “The Women that Publish the Tidings: The International Association of Women Ministers.” In Women in Twentieth Century Protestantism, 257–75. Champaign-Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2012.
  - Chaves, M. “Religious Congregations.” In The State of Nonprofit America, Second Edition, 362–93. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2012.
  - Chaves, M. “Congregations' Significance to American Civic Life.” In The Civic Life of American Religion, 69–81. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2009.
  - Barman, E., and M. Chaves. “Strategy and Restructure in the United Church of Christ.” In Church, Identity, and Change, 446–92. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2005.
  - Chaves, M., and L. Stephens. “Church Attendance in the United States.” In Handbook of the Sociology of Religion, 85–95. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003.
  - Chaves, M. “Religious Congregations.” In The State of America’s Nonprofit Sector, 275–98. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2002.
  - Chaves, M., H. Giesel, and W. Tsitos. “Religious Variations in Public Presence: Evidence from the National Congregations Study.” In The Quiet Hand of God: Faith Based Activism and the Public Role of Mainline Protestantism, 108–28. Berkely: University of California Press, 2002.
  - Chaves, M. “Religious congregations and welfare reform: assessing the potential.” In Can Charitable Choice Work?, 121–39. Hartford, Conn: Trinity College, 2001.
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  - Chaves, Mark. “Testing the Assumptions: Who Provides Social Services?” edited by EJ Dionne Jr and Ming Hsu Chen, 287–96. Brookings Institution Press, 2001.
  - Foley, M., J. McCarthy, and M. Chaves. “Social Capital, Religious Institutions, and Poor Communities.” In Social Capital and Poor Communities, 215–45. New York: Russell Sage Foundation Press, 2001.
  - Chaves, M. “The Religious Ethic and the Spirit of Nonprofit Entreneurship.” In Private Action and the Public Good, 47–65. Yale University Press, 1998.
- Other Articles
  - Chaves, M. A. “Faith Futures: An Interview with Mark Chaves.” Reflections (Yale Divinity School Magazine), 2011.
  - Chaves, Mark. “American Religion Infographics.” Leadership Education at Duke Divinity, Duke Divinity School, 2010.
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  - Chaves, M. “Faith-Based Fallacies: Bush's Initiative Overlooks the Realities of Church Charity in America,” 2001.
  - Chaves, Mark. “Assessing the Assumptions Behind the Charitable Choice Initiative,” 2001.
  - Chaves, Mark. “How Do We Worship.” A Report From the National Congregations Study. Alban Institute Press, 1999.
  - Mark Chaves, M. “American Evangelicalism: Embattled and Thriving.” The Christian Century. Chicago: Christian Century Foundation, 1999.
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  - Chaves, M. “Feminization of the Clergy in America: Occupational and Organizational Perspectives.” Contemporary Sociology. WASHINGTON: AMER SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOC, 1998.
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  - Chaves, M. “Religious Institutions and Women's Leadership: New Roles inside the Mainstream.” The Journal of Religion. The University of Chicago Press, 1997.
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  - Chaves, M. “Jews on the Move: Implications for Jewish Identity.” Contemporary Sociology. Washington: American Sociological Association, 1997.
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  - Chaves, M. “Resurgent Evangelicalism in the United States: Mapping Cultural Change Since 1970.” The American Journal of Sociology. The University of Chicago Press, 1997.
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  - Chaves, M. “The Social Control of Religious Zeal: A Study of Organizational Contradictions.” Sociological Inquiry, 1995.
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  - Chaves, M. “Public Religions in the Modern World.” Social Forces. University of North Carolina Press, 1995.
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  - Chaves, M. “Full Pews and Empty Altars: Demographics of the Priest Shortage in United States Catholic Dioceses.” Contemporary Sociology. American Sociological Association, 1994.
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  - Chaves, M. A. “Upon This Rock: The Miracles of a Black Church.” Harvard Divinity School Bulletin, 1993.
  - Chaves, M. A. “The Resilience of Christianity in the Modern World.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. Blackwell Publishing, 1993.
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  - Chaves, M. “The Protestant Presence in Twentieth-Century America: Religion and Political Culture.” Sociology of Religion. Oxford University Press, 1993.
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  - Chaves, M. “When Time Shall Be No More: Prophecy Belief in Modern American Culture.” Contemporary Sociology. American Sociological Association, 1993.
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  - Chaves, M. “Modern American Religion, Vol. 2: The Noise of Conflict, 1919-1941.” Sociological Analysis, 1992.
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  - Chaves, M. “Returning to Tradition: The Contemporary Revival of Orthodox Judaism.” Sociological Analysis. Oxford University Press, 1990.
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  - Chaves, M. “Research Methods for Elite Studies.” Qualitative Sociology, 1989.
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- Book Reviews
  - Chaves, M. A. “God’s Potters: Pastoral Leadership and the Shaping of Congregations, by Jackson W. Carroll.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. Wiley: 24 months, 2007.
  - Chaves, M. A. “The Newer Deal: Social Work and Religion in Partnership, by Ram A. Cnaan, with Robert J. Wineburg and Stephanie C. Boddie.” Sociology of Religion, 2001.
  - Chaves, M. A. “Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, by Robert D. Putnam.” Christian Century, 2000.
  - Chaves, M. A. “American Evangelicalism: Embattled and Thriving, by Christian Smith, with others.” Christian Century (Chicago, Ill. : 1902), February 24, 1999.
  - Chaves, M. A. “One Nation, After All. What Middle-Class Americans Really Think About: God, Country, Family, Racism, Welfare, Immigration, Homosexuality, Work, The Right, The Left, and Each Other, by Alan Wolfe.” Religion & Values in Public Life, 1998.
  - Chaves, M. A. “Feminization of the Clergy in America: Occupational and Organizational Perspectives, by Paula Nesbitt.” Contemporary Sociology. American Sociological Association, 1998.
  - Chaves, M. A. “The Catholic Philanthropic Tradition in America, by Mary J. Oates, and The Catholic Ethic in American Society: An Exploration of Values, by John E. Tropman.” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. SAGE Publications (UK and US), 1998.
  - Chaves, M. A. “Resurgent Evangelicalism in the United States: Mapping Cultural Change Since 1970, by Mark A. Shibley.” American Journal of Sociology. University of Chicago Press, 1997.
  - Chaves, M. A. “Religious Institutions and Women’s Leadership: New Roles Inside the Mainstream, edited by Catherine Wessinger.” Journal of Religion. University of Chicago Press, 1997.
  - Chaves, M. A. “Jews on the Move: Implications for Jewish Identity, by Sidney Goldstein and Alice Goldstein.” Contemporary Sociology. American Sociological Association, 1997.
  - Chaves, M. A. “The Social Control of Religious Zeal: A Study of Organizational Contradictions, by Jon Miller.” Sociological Inquiry. Wiley: 24 months, 1995.
  - Chaves, M. A. “Public Religions in the Modern World, by Jose Casanova.” Social Forces; a Scientific Medium of Social Study and Interpretation. Oxford University Press (OUP): Policy E - Oxford Open Option D, 1995.
  - Chaves, M. A. “Full Pews and Empty Altars: Demographics of the Priest Shortage in United States Catholic Dioceses, by Richard A. Schoenherr and Lawrence A. Young.” Contemporary Sociology. American Sociological Association, 1994.
  - Chaves, M. A. “Beyond Establishment: Protestant Identity in a Post-Protestant Age, edited by Jackson Carroll and Wade Clark Roof.” Contemporary Sociology. American Sociological Association, 1994.
  - Chaves, M. A. “The Protestant Presence in Twentieth-Century America: Religion and Political Culture, by Phillip E. Hammond.” The Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review, 1993.
  - Chaves, M. A. “Upon This Rock: The Miracles of a Black Church, by Samuel G. Freedman.” Harvard Divinity School Bulletin, 1993.
  - Chaves, M. A. “When Time Shall Be No More: Prophecy Belief in Modern American Culture, by Paul Boyer.” Contemporary Sociology. American Sociological Association, 1993.
  - Chaves, M. A. “The Resilience of Christianity in the Modern World, by Joseph B. Tamney.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. Wiley: 24 months, 1993.
  - Chaves, M. A. “Modern American Religion (v. 2): The Noise of Conflict, 1919-1941, by Martin E. Marty.” Sa. Sociological Analysis, 1992.
  - Chaves, M. A. “Returning to Tradition: The Contemporary Revival of Orthodox Judaism, by M. Herbert Danzger.” Sa. Sociological Analysis, 1990.
  - Chaves, M. A. “Research Methods for Elite Studies, edited by George Moyser and Margaret Wagstaffe.” Qualitative Sociology. Springer Verlag (Germany), 1989.
- Reports
  - Chaves, M. A., and A. Eagle. “Clergy Compensation: National Trends and Local Realities.” Durham: Duke University, Department of Sociology, 2016.
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  - Chaves, M., S. Anderson, and J. Byassee. “American Congregations at the Beginning of the 21st Century: A Report from the National Congregations Study.” Department of Sociology: Duke University, 2008.
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  - Chaves, M. “Congregations' Social Service Activities.” Charting Civil Society. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute, 1999.
  - Chaves, M. “How Do We Worship? A Report from the National Congregation Study.” Washington, DC: Alban Institute Press, 1999.
  - Chaves, M. “Secular Ties of Elite Religious Professionals from 1912-1982.” Working Paper Series. Harvard University: Center for Research on Politics and Social Organization, 1988.
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