Conservatism and Social Strength in a Liberal Denomination
A 1975 survey of 681 United Presbyterian churches provided the means for analyzing the impact of theological conservatism on church growth and for evaluating Dean Kelley's theory of social strength. A weak, yet positive, relationship was found between conservatism and church growth, but relativ...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
1980
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Review of religious research
Year: 1980, Volume: 21, Issue: 3, Pages: 302-314 |
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| Summary: | A 1975 survey of 681 United Presbyterian churches provided the means for analyzing the impact of theological conservatism on church growth and for evaluating Dean Kelley's theory of social strength. A weak, yet positive, relationship was found between conservatism and church growth, but relatively little support was demonstrated for Kelley's design. Although conservatism, recruitment, evangelism, and growth tend to covary, the key components of strictness and intolerance do not fit the social strength cluster. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3509810 |