Congregational Religious Styles and Orientations to Society: Exploring Our Linear Assumptions
This paper explores the common assumption that there is a strong linear relationship between the religious style of congregations and their orientation to the social world--that evangelical churches are never found actively engaged in social justice ministries. A typology of 62 congregations involve...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publications
1992
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Review of religious research
Year: 1992, Volume: 34, Issue: 1, Pages: 20-33 |
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| Summary: | This paper explores the common assumption that there is a strong linear relationship between the religious style of congregations and their orientation to the social world--that evangelical churches are never found actively engaged in social justice ministries. A typology of 62 congregations involved in the Church and Community Project, from a diversity of denominational traditions, summarizes nine distinct ways in which congregations integrate their religious style and orientation to the social world. The paper shows that many evangelical congregations involve themselves in social service and social justice ministries and that religiously liberal churches may be virtually uninvolved in such activities. The relationship of the nine types to denominational traditions, members' socio-economic status, and members' political and economic beliefs are also examined. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3511443 |