The Influence of Theology, Denomination, and Values upon the Positions of Clergy on Social Issues
A study of 321 randomly selected pastors of five denominations in the Los Angeles metropolitan area revealed that theological position was the best of three predictors of opinions and activities concerning a variety of social issues. The other predictors were denominational affiliation and extrareli...
| Published in: | Journal for the scientific study of religion |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[1974]
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Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Further subjects: | B
Clerics
B Conservatism B Social issues B Civil rights movements B Collective Responsibility B Self reliance B Pastors B Liberalism |
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| Summary: | A study of 321 randomly selected pastors of five denominations in the Los Angeles metropolitan area revealed that theological position was the best of three predictors of opinions and activities concerning a variety of social issues. The other predictors were denominational affiliation and extrareligious values (humanistic versus traditional). Contrary to Benton Johnson's hypothesis, extrareligious values were not a better predictor of position on social issues than theology. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-5906 |
| Reference: | Kritik in "The Use of "Denomination" in Sociological Explanation (1976)"
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1384760 |