Theological and Socio-Political Belief Change among Religiously Conservative Students

The nature of the relationship between theological beliefs, theological self-classification, and socio-political beliefs is examined. This relationship is approached through the study of changes in these beliefs among students at an evangelical Christian liberal arts college. Over a period of four y...

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Authors: Balswick, Jack (Author) ; Ward, Dawn McN. (Author) ; Carlson, David E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publications 1975
In: Review of religious research
Year: 1975, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 61-67
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Summary:The nature of the relationship between theological beliefs, theological self-classification, and socio-political beliefs is examined. This relationship is approached through the study of changes in these beliefs among students at an evangelical Christian liberal arts college. Over a period of four years, it is found that students' beliefs did not change uniformly. Theological beliefs remained essentially conservative, while the self-identification of "fundamentalist" was rejected. Students experienced quite noticeable liberalization of ascetic moral and sociopolitical beliefs. The findings are explained in terms of initial socialization within a conservative religious subculture. Upon exposure to a liberal arts education, students realize that their belief configurations are not necessarily logically interrelated. It is suggested that change in socio-political and ascetic moral beliefs is not necessarily related to change in theological beliefs, depending upon the context of change.
ISSN:2211-4866
Contains:Enthalten in: Review of religious research
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3509912