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 - 2020
- Supporting the Fourth Wave of the National Congregations Study awarded by Louisville Institute 2018 - 2019
- Supporting the Fourth Wave of the National Congregations Study awarded by Pew Research Center 2017 - 2019
- Wave IV of the National Congregations Study awarded by Lilly Endowment, Inc. 2016 - 2019
- National Congregations Study and Clergy Compensation Dissemination awarded by Lilly Endowment, Inc. 2013 - 2017
- Wave III of the National Congregations Study awarded by Lilly Endowment, Inc. 2011 - 2014
- Congregational Decision-Making about Clergy Compensation awarded by Lilly Endowment, Inc. 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 awarded by Pew Research Center 2011 - 2013
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Schleifer, C, and Chaves, M. "Family Formation and Religious Service Attendance." Sociological Methods & Research 46, no. 1 (January 2017): 125-152. Full Text
  - Chaves, M, and Eagle, A. "Congregations and Social Services: An Update from the Third Wave of the National Congregations Study." Religions 7, no. 5 (May 2016): 55-55. Full Text
  - Voas, D, and Chaves, MA. "Is the United States a Counterexample to the Secularization Thesis?." American Journal of Sociology 121, no. 5 (March 8, 2016): 1517-1556.
  - Schleifer, C, and Chaves, M. "The Price of the Calling: Exploring Clergy Compensation Using Current Population Survey Data." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 55, no. 1 (March 2016): 130-152. Full Text
  - Chaves, M, and Anderson, SL. "Changing American Congregations: Findings from the Third Wave of the National Congregations Study." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 53, no. 4 (December 2014): 676-686. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Frenk, SM, and Chaves, M. "Proportion of US congregations that have people living with HIV." J Relig Health 51, no. 2 (June 2012): 371-380. Full Text Link to Item
  - Frenk, SM, Anderson, SL, Chaves, M, and Martin, N. "Assessing the Validity of Key Informant Reports about Congregations' Social Composition." Sociology of Religion 72, no. 1 (March 1, 2011): 78-90. Full Text
  - Chaves, M. "Thanks, but no thanks: congretations say no to the faith-based initiative." Christian Century 127, no. 11 (June 1, 2010): 22-24. Link to Item
  - Chaves, M, and Wineburg, B. "Did the Faith-Based Initiative Change Congregations?." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 39, no. 2 (April 2010): 343-355. Full Text
  - 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 2010): 1-14. Full Text Link to Item
  - 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. (Academic Article) Open Access Copy
  - Chaves, M, and Garland, D. "The Prevalence of Clergy Sexual Advances Toward Adults in Their Congregations." JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION 48, no. 4 (December 2009): 817-824. Full Text Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. "Congregational snapshot: four church trends." Christian Century 126, no. 7 (April 7, 2009): 28-31. Link to Item
  - Ellison, CG, Krause, NM, Shepherd, BC, and Chaves, MA. "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 2009): 1-15. Full Text Link to Item
  - Ellison, C, Krause, N, Shepherd, B, and Chaves, M. "Congregational Characteristics, Anticipated Support, and Negative Interaction in the Church." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 48 (2009): forthcoming-forthcoming. (Academic Article)
  - Anderson, SL, Martinez, JH, Hoegeman, C, Adler, G, and Chaves, M. "Dearly departed: How often do congregations close?." JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION 47, no. 2 (June 2008): 321-328. Full Text Link to Item
  - Chaves, M, and Anderson, SL. "Continuity and Change in American Congregations: Introducing the Second Wave of the National Congregations Study." SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION 69, no. 4 (2008): 415-440. Full Text Link to Item
  - Presser, S, and Chaves, M. "Is religious service attendance declining ?." JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION 46, no. 3 (September 2007): 417-423. Full Text Link to Item
  - 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. Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. "Supersized: analyzing the trend toward larger churches." Christian Century 123, no. 24 (November 28, 2006): 20-25. Link to Item
  - 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): 329-346. (Review)
  - Chaves, M. "All creatures great and small: megachurches in context." Review of Religious Research 47, no. 4 (June 1, 2006): 329-346. Link to Item
  - Chaves Mark, . "Response to Graham Reside’s Review of Congregations in America." Conversations in Religion & Theology 4, no. 1 (2006): 59-64. (Academic Article)
  - Chaves Mark, . "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 (2005): 20-22. Full Text Link to Item
  - Wilcox, WB, Chaves, M, and Franz, D. "Focused on the family? religious traditions, family discourse, and pastoral practice." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 43, no. 4 (December 1, 2004): 491-504. Link to Item
  - Sutton, J, Chaves, M, Sutton, JR, and Chaves, M. "Explaining Schism in American Protestant Denominations, 1890-1990Explaining schism in American Protestant denominations, 1890-1990." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 43, no. 2 (June 1, 2004): 171-190. Link to Item
  - Chaves, M, and Sutton, JR. "Organizational consolidation in American Protestant denominations, 1890-1990." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 43, no. 1 (March 1, 2004): 51-66. Link to Item
  - Chaves, M, Stephens, L, and Galaskiewicz, J. "Does Government Funding Suppress Nonprofits' Political Activity?." American Sociological Review 69, no. 2 (2004): 292-316. Full Text Link to Item
  - Beyerlein, K, and Chaves, M. "The political activities of religious congregations in the United States." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 42, no. 2 (June 1, 2003): 229-246. Link to Item
  - Chaves Mark, . "Debunking Charitable Choice: The Evidence Doesn’t Support the Political Left or Right." Stanford Social Innovation Review 1, no. 2 (2003): 28-36. (Academic Article)
  - Chaves, M. "Religious authority in the modern world." Society 40, no. 3 (2003): 38-40. Full Text Link to Item
  - CHAVES, M. "Religious Organizations." American Behavioral Scientist 45, no. 10 (June 2002): 1523-1549. Full Text
  - Chaves, M. "Financing American religion." New Directions for Philanthropic Fundraising 2002, no. 35 (2002): 41-54. Full Text Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. "Abiding Faith." Contexts 2, no. Summer 2002 (2002): 19-26.
  - Chaves, M, and Tsitsos, W. "Congregations and Social Services: What They Do, How They Do It, and with Whom." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 30, no. 4 (December 2001): 660-683. Full Text
  - Chaves, M. "Going on faith: six myths about faith-based initiatives." Christian Century 118, no. 25 (September 12, 2001): 20-23. Link to Item
  - Barman, E, Chaves, M, Barmen, E, and Chaves, M. "Lessons for Multi-Site Nonprofits from the United Church of ChristLessons for Multisite Nonprofits from the United Church of Christ." Nonprofit Management and Leadership 11, no. 3 (2001): 339-352. Full Text Link to Item
  - Chaves Mark, . "Welfare Reform and Religious Congregations: Rhetoric and Reality." Society 38 (January/February) (2001): 21-27. (Academic Article)
  - Chaves, M, and Gorski, PS. "Religious Pluralism and Religious Participation." Annual Review of Sociology 27, no. 1 (2001): 261-281. Full Text Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. "Challenges for the 21st Century." The Journal of the Interim Ministry Network, 2001 Annual Review (2001): 27-39.
  - Konieczny, ME, Chaves, M, Konieczny, ME, and Chaves, M. "Resources, Race, and Female-Headed Congregations in the United StatesResources, race, and female-headed congregations in the United States." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 39, no. 3 (September 1, 2000): 261-271. Link to Item
  - Chaves, M, and Tsitsos, W. "Are congregations constrained by government? empirical results from the National Congregations Study." Journal of Church and State 42, no. 2 (March 1, 2000): 335-344. Link to Item
  - Putnam, RD. "Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community." Christian Century July 19-26, 2000 (2000): 754-756. (Review)
  - Chaves, M, Konieczny, ME, Beyerlein, K, and Barman, E. "The National Congregations Study: background, methods, and selected results." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 38, no. 4 (1999): 458-476. Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. "Religious Congregations and Welfare Reform: Who Will Take Advantage of "Charitable Choice"?." American Sociological Review 64, no. 6 (1999): 836-846. Link to Item
  - Hadaway, CK, Marler, PL, and Chaves, M. "Overreporting Church Attendance in America: Evidence That Demands the Same Verdict." American Sociological Review 63, no. 1 (1998): 122-130. Link to Item
  - Oates, MJ. "The Catholic Philanthropic Tradition in America." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 27 (1998): 95-98. (Review)
  - Tropman, JE. "The Catholic Ethic in American Society: An Exploration of Values." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 27 (1998): 95-98. (Review)
  - Wolfe, 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." Religion & Values in Public Life 7 (1998): 1-2. (Review)
  - Chaves, M, and Cavendish, J. "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 (1997): 574-584. Link to Item
  - Chaves, M, and Chaves Mark, . "Secularization: A Luhmannian ReflectionSecularization: A Luhmannian Reflection." Soziale Systeme 3 (1997): 437-. (Academic Article)
  - Chaves, M. "The Symbolic Significance of Women's Ordination." The Journal of Religion 77, no. 1 (1997): 87-114. Full Text Link to Item
  - Chaves, M, and Montgomery, JD. "Rationality and the Framing of Religious Choices." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 35, no. 2 (1996): 128-144. Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. "Ordaining Women: The Diffusion of an Organizational Innovation." The American Journal of Sociology 101, no. 4 (1996): 840-873. Full Text Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. "On the Rational Choice Approach to Religion." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 34, no. 1 (1995): 98-104. Link to Item
  - Kniss, F, and Chaves, M. "Analyzing Intradenominational Conflict: New Directions." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 34, no. 2 (1995): 172-185. Link to Item
  - Chaves, M, Schraeder, PJ, and Sprindys, M. "State Regulation of Religion and Muslim Religious Vitality in the Industrialized West." The Journal of Politics 56, no. 4 (1994): 1087-1097. Full Text Link to Item
  - Chaves, M, and Cavendish, JC. "More Evidence on U.S. Catholic Church Attendance." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 33, no. 4 (1994): 376-381. Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. "Secularization as Declining Religious Authority." Social Forces 72, no. 3 (1994): 749-774. Link to Item
  - Chaves, MA. "Review of Beyond Establishment: Protestant Identity in a Post-Protestant Age." Edited by J Carroll and WC Roof. Contemporary Sociology 23 (1994): 438-439. (Review)
  - Chaves, M. "Intraorganizational Power and Internal Secularization in Protestant Denominations." American Journal of Sociology 99, no. 1 (1993): 1-48. Full Text Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. "Denominations as Dual Structures: An Organizational Analysis." Sociology of Religion 54, no. 2 (1993): 147-169. Link to Item
  - Hadaway, CK, Marler, PL, and Chaves, M. "What the Polls Don't Show: A Closer Look at U.S. Church Attendance." American Sociological Association (1993). Link to Item
  - Chaves, , Mark, , and Cann, DE. "Reply to Boudon and Tong." Rationality and Society 4, no. 4 (1992): 476-480. (Academic Article)
  - Chaves, M, and Cann, DE. "Regulation, Pluralism, and Religious Market Structure:Explaining Religion's Vitality." Rationality and Society 4, no. 3 (January 1, 1992): 272-290. Full Text
  - Chaves, M, and Higgins, LM. "Comparing the Community Involvement of Black and White Congregations." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 31, no. 4 (1992): 425-440. Link to Item
  - 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): 501-514. Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. "Segmentation in a Religious Labor Market." SA. Sociological Analysis 52, no. 2 (1991): 143-. Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. "Holding the Cohort: Reply to Hout and Greeley." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 29, no. 4 (1990): 525-530. Link to Item
  - 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): 464-477. Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. "In the Meantime.. (Response to Ploch)." Sociological Analysis 49, no. 3 (1988): 304-305. Link to Item
  - Chaves, MA. "The Changing Career Tracks of Elite Disciples Professionals." William B. Eerdmans (1880): 343-358.
  - Stolz, J, and Chaves, M. "Does disestablishment lead to religious vitality? The case of Switzerland (Published online)." The British Journal of Sociology . Full Text
- Other Articles
  - Chaves, MA. "Faith Futures: An Interview with Mark Chaves." Reflections (Yale Divinity School magazine) 96, no. No. 2 (2011): 15-19. (Interview)
  - Chaves, M. "American Religion Infographics." (2010). Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. "Assessing the Assumptions Behind the Charitable Choice Initiative." (2001).
  - Chaves, M. "Faith-Based Fallacies: Bush's Initiative Overlooks the Realities of Church Charity in America." (2001): A-15.
  - Chaves, M. "How Do We Worship." A Report from the National Congregations Study (1999).
  - Mark Chaves, . "American Evangelicalism: Embattled and Thriving." The Christian Century 116, no. 6 (1999): 227-. Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. "Feminization of the Clergy in America: Occupational and Organizational Perspectives." Contemporary Sociology 27, no. 5 (1998): 485-486. (Review) Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. "Religious Institutions and Women's Leadership: New Roles inside the Mainstream." The Journal of Religion 77, no. 4 (1997): 623-624. Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. "Jews on the Move: Implications for Jewish Identity." Contemporary Sociology 26, no. 1 (1997): 69-70. (Review) Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. "Resurgent Evangelicalism in the United States: Mapping Cultural Change Since 1970." The American Journal of Sociology 103, no. 2 (1997): 468-470. (Review) Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. "The Social Control of Religious Zeal: A Study of Organizational Contradictions." Sociological Inquiry 65, no. 3-4 (1995): 418-420. (Review) Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. "Public Religions in the Modern World." Social Forces 73, no. 3 (1995): 1188-1189. (Review) Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. "Full Pews and Empty Altars: Demographics of the Priest Shortage in United States Catholic Dioceses." Contemporary Sociology 23, no. 5 (1994): 724-725. (Review) Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. "The Protestant Presence in Twentieth-Century America: Religion and Political Culture." Sociology of Religion 54, no. 3 (1993): 328-329. (Review) Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. "When Time Shall Be No More: Prophecy Belief in Modern American Culture." Contemporary Sociology 22, no. 5 (1993): 657-657. (Review) Link to Item
  - Chaves, MA. "Upon This Rock: The Miracles of a Black Church." Harvard Divinity School Bulletin 22 (1993): 16-17.
  - Chaves, MA. "The Resilience of Christianity in the Modern World." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 32, no. 1 (1993): 90-92. (Review) Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. "Modern American Religion, Vol. 2: The Noise of Conflict, 1919-1941." Sociological Analysis 53, no. 1 (1992): 107-108. Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. "Returning to Tradition: The Contemporary Revival of Orthodox Judaism." Sociological Analysis 51, no. 1 (1990): 114-115. (Review) Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. "Research Methods for Elite Studies." Qualitative Sociology 12, no. 4 (1989): 420-422. (Review) Link to Item
- Books
  - Chaves, M. American Religion: Contemporary Trends. January 1, 2017.
  - Chaves, M. American religion contemporary trends: contemporary trends. Princeton, N.J: Princeton University Press, 2011. Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. Congregations in America. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2004.
  - Chaves, M, Chaves, M, Miller, S, Chaves, M, and Miller, SL. .Financing American ReligionFinancing American religion. Edited by M Chaves and SL Miller. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 1999. Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. Ordaining Women: Culture and Conflict in Religious Organizations. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1997.
- Book Reviews
  - Chaves, MA. "God’s Potters: Pastoral Leadership and the Shaping of Congregations, by Jackson W. Carroll." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 46 (2007): 136-137.
  - Chaves, MA. "The Newer Deal: Social Work and Religion in Partnership, by Ram A. Cnaan, with Robert J. Wineburg and Stephanie C. Boddie." Sociology of Religion 62 (2001): 132-133.
  - Chaves, MA. "Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, by Robert D. Putnam." Christian Century , no. July 19-26 (2000): 754-756.
  - Chaves, MA. "American Evangelicalism: Embattled and Thriving, by Christian Smith, with others." Christian century (Chicago, Ill. : 1902) (February 24, 1999): 227-229.
  - Chaves, MA. "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 7 (1998): 1-2.
  - Chaves, MA. "Feminization of the Clergy in America: Occupational and Organizational Perspectives, by Paula Nesbitt." Contemporary sociology 27 (1998): 485-486.
  - Chaves, MA. "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 27 (1998): 95-98.
  - Chaves, MA. "Resurgent Evangelicalism in the United States: Mapping Cultural Change Since 1970, by Mark A. Shibley." American Journal of Sociology 103 (1997): 468-470.
  - Chaves, MA. "Religious Institutions and Women’s Leadership: New Roles Inside the Mainstream, edited by Catherine Wessinger." Journal of Religion 77 (1997): 623-624.
  - Chaves, MA. "Jews on the Move: Implications for Jewish Identity, by Sidney Goldstein and Alice Goldstein." Contemporary sociology 26 (1997): 69-70.
  - Chaves, MA. "The Social Control of Religious Zeal: A Study of Organizational Contradictions, by Jon Miller." Sociological Inquiry 65 (1995): 418-420.
  - Chaves, MA. "Public Religions in the Modern World, by Jose Casanova." Social forces; a scientific medium of social study and interpretation 73 (1995): 1188-1189.
  - Chaves, MA. "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 23 (1994): 724-725.
  - Chaves, MA. "Beyond Establishment: Protestant Identity in a Post-Protestant Age, edited by Jackson Carroll and Wade Clark Roof." Contemporary sociology 23 (1994): 438-439.
  - Chaves, MA. "The Protestant Presence in Twentieth-Century America: Religion and Political Culture, by Phillip E. Hammond." The Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review 54, no. 3 (1993): 328-329.
  - Chaves, MA. "Upon This Rock: The Miracles of a Black Church, by Samuel G. Freedman." Harvard Divinity School Bulletin 22, no. 3 (1993): 16-17.
  - Chaves, MA. "When Time Shall Be No More: Prophecy Belief in Modern American Culture, by Paul Boyer." Contemporary sociology 22, no. 5 (1993): 657-657.
  - Chaves, MA. "The Resilience of Christianity in the Modern World, by Joseph B. Tamney." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 32, no. 1 (1993): 90-92.
  - Chaves, MA. "Modern American Religion (v. 2): The Noise of Conflict, 1919-1941, by Martin E. Marty." SA. Sociological analysis 53, no. 1 (1992): 107-108.
  - Chaves, MA. "Returning to Tradition: The Contemporary Revival of Orthodox Judaism, by M. Herbert Danzger." SA. Sociological analysis 5, no. 1 (1990): 114-115.
  - Chaves, MA. "Research Methods for Elite Studies, edited by George Moyser and Margaret Wagstaffe." Qualitative Sociology 12 (1989): 420-422.
- Book Sections
  - Chaves, M. "Congregations in Europe and the United States: Surprising similarities and common priorities for future research." In Congregations in Europe, 209-219. May 14, 2018. Full Text
  - Chaves, M. "Serendipity in the Study of Religion and Society." In Studying Religion and Society, 105-115. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 2013.
  - Chaves, M, and Anderson, S. "Continuity and Change in American Religion, 1972-2008." In Social Trends in American Life: Findings from General Social Survey since 1972, 212-239. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2012.
  - Chaves, M. "The Women that Publish the Tidings: The International Association of Women Ministers." In Women in Twentieth Century Protestantism, 257-275. Champaign-Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2012.
  - Chaves, M. "Religious Congregations." In The State of Nonprofit America, Second Edition, 362-393. 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 Chaves, M. "Strategy and Restructure in the United Church of Christ." In Church, Identity, and Change, 446-492. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2005.
  - Chaves, M, and Stephens, L. "Church Attendance in the United States." In Handbook of the Sociology of Religion, 85-95. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003.
  - Chaves, M, Giesel, H, and Tsitos, W. "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, 108-128. Berkely: University of California Press, 2002.
  - Chaves, M. "Religious Congregations." In The State of America's Nonprofit Sector, 275-298. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2002.
  - Chaves, M. "Religious congregations and welfare reform: assessing the potential." In Can charitable choice work?, 121-139. Hartford, Conn: Trinity College, 2001. Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. "Testing the Assumptions: Who Provides Social Services?." edited by EJD Jr and MH Chen, 287-96. Brookings Institution Press, 2001.
  - Foley, M, McCarthy, J, and Chaves, M. "Social Capital, Religious Institutions, and Poor Communities." In Social Capital and Poor Communities, 215-245. 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.
- Reports
  - Chaves, MA, and Eagle, A. Clergy Compensation: National Trends and Local Realities. Durham: Duke University, Department of Sociology, 2016. Open Access Copy
  - Chaves, M, Anderson, S, and Byassee, J. American Congregations at the Beginning of the 21st Century: A Report from the National Congregations Study. Department of Sociology: Duke University, 2008. Link to Item
  - Chaves, M. Congregations' Social Service Activities. 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. Harvard University: Center for Research on Politics and Social Organization, 1988.
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- Bass Connections Faculty Team Member . The Role of Catholic Campus Religious Ministries in the Formation of Young Adults . August 2017 - May 2018 2017 - 2018
- Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. The Role of Catholic Campus Religious Ministries in the Formation of Young Adults: Psychological, Social and Organizational Factors. July 2016 - May 2017 2016 - 2017

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