GALEN WATTS
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​Welcome,
 
I am an academic, writer, and public speaker whose work focuses on the changing character of religion and culture in late modernity. My scholarship is thorougly interdisiciplinary,  combining cultural sociological methods with political philosophical reflection.

My PhD research examined the shift from "religion" to "spirituality," which has, in recent years, transformed the religious landscape of the West. From 2015-2019, I undertook qualitative research consisting of interviews and participant observation with those who self-identify as "spiritual but not religious" as well as Charismatic Christians in order to better understand the character and consequences of the "spiritual turn" in liberal democracies. 

​I am presently expanding my thesis into a book titled, Spirituality and the Making of Romantic Liberal Modernity.

For my Banting postdoctoral fellowship (2020-2022), based at KU Leuven's Centre for Sociological Research in Belgium, I will continue my research on the "spiritual turn," examining its implications for the world of work in the twenty-first century. 

Please feel free to browse my website. And should you require any further information, don’t hesitate to contact me.
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