Society for the Scientific Study of Religion

Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
Abbreviation	SSSR
Formation	1949
Type	Learned society
President	Laura Olson
Website	sssreligion.org
Formerly called	Committee for the Social Scientific Study of Religion; Committee for the Scientific Study of Religion;

The Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (founded in 1949)^[1] was formed to advance research in the social scientific perspective on religious institutions and experiences.^[2] The Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion is published by the society to provide a forum for empirical papers in the topic area.

^ Glock 2000, p. 423; Nelsen 1998b.
^ "History". Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Retrieved August 5, 2020.