Will the Real Southern Baptist Please Stand up: Methodological Problems in Surveying Southern Baptist Congregations and Members

Conducting a survey within a religious denomination is a deceptively simple task, much in the same way that walking through a mine field is simple. The easy part is walking, the hard part is avoiding the mines. Similarly, whether conducting a social survey of Southern Baptist members or a survey of...

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Published in:Review of religious research
Main Author: Hadaway, C. Kirk (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 1989
In: Review of religious research
Year: 1989, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 149-161
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Summary:Conducting a survey within a religious denomination is a deceptively simple task, much in the same way that walking through a mine field is simple. The easy part is walking, the hard part is avoiding the mines. Similarly, whether conducting a social survey of Southern Baptist members or a survey of local churches there are many hidden problems which can blow up in your face if you do not know how to avoid them.
ISSN:2211-4866
Contains:Enthalten in: Review of religious research
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3511185