Shifting Concerns about Social Problems: Religious and Political Identity among Evangelical and Mainline Protestants, 1960-2013

How does attention to controversial social problems rise and fall among Evangelical Protestants and Mainline Protestants over time? Drawing on content analysis from 1960-2013, I find that while attention to racial inequality distinguished these two religious traditions over the 1960s and early-1970s...

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Main Author: Danielsen, Sabrina (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Rabbi Myer and Dorothy Kripke Center for the Study of Religion and Society at Creighton University 2016
In: Journal of religion & society. Supplement
Year: 2016, Volume: 13, Pages: 156-175
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Summary:How does attention to controversial social problems rise and fall among Evangelical Protestants and Mainline Protestants over time? Drawing on content analysis from 1960-2013, I find that while attention to racial inequality distinguished these two religious traditions over the 1960s and early-1970s, attention to abortion has distinguished these two traditions since the 1980s. Moreover, I find that maintaining and strengthening religious identity is a key factor in how these controversial social problems are managed over time by religious groups. These findings suggest a close and complex relationship between religious identity and controversial social and political debates.
ISSN:1941-8450
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion & society. Supplement