Factors Influencing Christians' Moral Appraisals of Nontraditional Sexuality
Many Christians experience discord between the traditional teachings of Christianity, that sexual expression be reserved for marriage between one woman and one man, and the broader cultural views affirming nontraditional expressions of sexuality. Against this backdrop, we conducted two studies to ex...
| Authors: | ; ; ; ; |
|---|---|
| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
2018
|
| In: |
Journal of psychology and christianity
Year: 2018, Volume: 37, Issue: 2, Pages: 162-177 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Christian
/ Sexual ethics
/ Sexual orientation
/ Interpersonal relationship
/ Piety
|
| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy CB Christian life; spirituality CH Christianity and Society NCF Sexual ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Homosexuality
B Human Sexuality B Sexual Orientation B Sexual minorities B Social attitudes |
| Summary: | Many Christians experience discord between the traditional teachings of Christianity, that sexual expression be reserved for marriage between one woman and one man, and the broader cultural views affirming nontraditional expressions of sexuality. Against this backdrop, we conducted two studies to examine the relative contributions of demographic factors, personality traits, religious spirituality, and contact with sexual minorities to Christians' moral appraisals of nontraditional sexuality as sinful, a matter of personal choice, and inconsistent with God's design for sexuality. In Study 1, we sampled Midwestern university students, employees, and their online contacts (N = 332). Although the overall model was supported, religious fundamentalism accounted for most of the variance in all three dependent variables. This finding was supported in a more diverse sample of self-identified Christians (N = 136) in Study 2; level of social contact with a sexual minority accounted for significant incremental variance in moral judgments on all three dependent variables beyond that accounted for by other variables in both studies. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 0733-4273 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and christianity
|