Korie L Edwards
Biographic Data
| ID | 3604350 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Korie L Edwards |
| GIVEN NAMES | Korie L |
| FAMILY NAME | Edwards |
| SIGNATURE | EDWARDS K L |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Ohio State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2573-6711 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 142 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Introduction: W. E. B. Du Bois: Religion and Social Inequality
W.E.B. Du Bois understood the critical role religion plays in power inequities in the, world. He was very acquainted with how it is used as a tool to exclude and subordinate human beings and yet, at the same time, serve as a source of refuge. This special issue of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion is a collection of articles that examines religion and social inequality from a variety of different angles with a Du Boisian lens. When…
White Flight or Flux?
The Need for Belonging
A Place to Call Home
Against All Odds
Jesus Is Color-Blind
Together and Separate
Embrace and Division
What We Learned
Presidential Address: Religion and Power-A Return to the Roots of Social Scientific Scholarship
Early social scientists, including Karl Marx, Max Weber, and W. E. B. DuBois, recognized the importance of religion for power systems. Since the beginning of the 20th century, however, there has been a decline in scholars examining how religion matters for power. This address proposes that scholars bring religion back to the center of understanding the production, deconstruction, and distribution of power as religion is critical to the flows of p…
Doing Identity: Power and the Reproduction of Collective Identity in Racially Diverse Congregations
Congregational identity formation is a challenge for any head clergy. It is particularly challenging for head clergy of racially and ethnically diverse congregations as these leaders occupy positions uniquely situated for destabilizing or instantiating racial hierarchies. Drawing upon the Religious Leadership and Diversity Project (RLDP), this article examines multiracial church pastors' stories of how they achieve ethnic and racial inclusion in …
Estranged Pioneers: The Case of African American and Asian American Multiracial Church Pastors
This article draws upon 121 in-depth interviews from the Religious Leadership and Diversity Project (RLDP)-a nationwide study of leadership of multiracial religious organizations in the United States-to examine what it means for African American and Asian American pastors to head multiracial churches. We argue that African American and Asian American pastors of multiracial churches are estranged pioneers. They have to leave the familiar to explor…
Deconstructing a Research Journey: Methods and Lessons of the Religious Leadership and Diversity Project
In this article, I share my experience heading the Religious Leadership and Diversity Project (RLDP), a national, multi-method study of the head clergy of racially and ethnically diverse churches in the United States. My aim is to expand knowledge about the research process, particularly for large-scale primary data collection projects. I review how I came to conduct the RLDP, the theoretical frame that initially guided the research design, and t…
The Space Between: Exploring How Religious Leaders Reconcile Religion and Politics
Religious leaders, across religious traditions and demographic backgrounds, engage in politics in America. However, making sense of this is not an easy task, especially when their religious and political positions do not align. In these instances, they must somehow reconcile their incongruous positions. This article draws upon interview conversations with black religious leaders to explore how this is achieved. It is revealed that respondents bri…
Race, Religious Organizations, and Integration
We review the bourgeoning literature on multiracial religious organizations. Although scholars have paid attention to racial integration in congregations since the 1940s, only recently has there been a concerted focus on this topic. This article-having reviewed the state of the field-argues that research on this topic must engage in three vital labors: explore more theory building or theory extension, interact with the broader field of sociology,…
Race, Religion, and Worship: Are Contemporary African-American Worship Practices Distinct
Drawing upon the cultural repertoire and religious marketplace perspectives, this study examines the extent to which ecstatic, participatory worship practices are distinctive to African-American congregations and explores the role that ecstatic, participatory worship plays in contemporary African-American worship. National Congregations Study (NCS) data are used to conduct comparative analyses of African-American and white congregations' particip…
The Elusive Dream: The Power of Race in Interracial Churches
This book looks at how churches attempt to realize Dr. King's dream of racial integration. Recognizing that race is central to the organization of American life, the book situates race theory at the heart of understanding the cultural and social dynamics of racially integrated congregations and how they attract and retain members. The book, focusing on black–white interracial churches, argues that for these organizations to sustain a racially div…
Bring Race to the Center: The Importance of Race in Racially Diverse Religious Organizations
In recent decades we have witnessed increased interest in racially diverse religious organizations. Similar trends are occuring in other institutions, like education and business. In this article I discuss the importance of understanding the role that race, as a system that advantages whites, plays in the congregational life of racially integrated churches. Drawing upon the critical race literature, I propose that because race is central to how o…
Against All Odds: The Struggle for Racial Integration in Religious Organizations
Religious institutions are among the most segregated organizations in American society. This segregation has long been a troubling issue among scholars and religious leaders alike. Despite attempts to address this racial divide, integrated churches are very difficult to maintain over time. Why is this so? How can organizations incorporate separate racial, ethnic, and cultural groups? Should they? And what are the costs and rewards for people and …
Race, Religious Organizations, and Integration
We review the bourgeoning literature on multiracial religious organizations. Although scholars have paid attention to racial integration in congregations since the 1940s, only recently has there been a concerted focus on this topic. This article-having reviewed the state of the field-argues that research on this topic must engage in three vital labors: explore more theory building or theory extension, interact with the broader field of sociology,…
Bring Race to the Center: The Importance of Race in Racially Diverse Religious Organizations
In recent decades we have witnessed increased interest in racially diverse religious organizations. Similar trends are occuring in other institutions, like education and business. In this article I discuss the importance of understanding the role that race, as a system that advantages whites, plays in the congregational life of racially integrated churches. Drawing upon the critical race literature, I propose that because race is central to how o…
Race, Religion, and Worship: Are Contemporary African-American Worship Practices Distinct
Drawing upon the cultural repertoire and religious marketplace perspectives, this study examines the extent to which ecstatic, participatory worship practices are distinctive to African-American congregations and explores the role that ecstatic, participatory worship plays in contemporary African-American worship. National Congregations Study (NCS) data are used to conduct comparative analyses of African-American and white congregations' particip…
Estranged Pioneers: The Case of African American and Asian American Multiracial Church Pastors
This article draws upon 121 in-depth interviews from the Religious Leadership and Diversity Project (RLDP)-a nationwide study of leadership of multiracial religious organizations in the United States-to examine what it means for African American and Asian American pastors to head multiracial churches. We argue that African American and Asian American pastors of multiracial churches are estranged pioneers. They have to leave the familiar to explor…
The Space Between: Exploring How Religious Leaders Reconcile Religion and Politics
Religious leaders, across religious traditions and demographic backgrounds, engage in politics in America. However, making sense of this is not an easy task, especially when their religious and political positions do not align. In these instances, they must somehow reconcile their incongruous positions. This article draws upon interview conversations with black religious leaders to explore how this is achieved. It is revealed that respondents bri…
Presidential Address: Religion and Power-A Return to the Roots of Social Scientific Scholarship
Early social scientists, including Karl Marx, Max Weber, and W. E. B. DuBois, recognized the importance of religion for power systems. Since the beginning of the 20th century, however, there has been a decline in scholars examining how religion matters for power. This address proposes that scholars bring religion back to the center of understanding the production, deconstruction, and distribution of power as religion is critical to the flows of p…
Doing Identity: Power and the Reproduction of Collective Identity in Racially Diverse Congregations
Congregational identity formation is a challenge for any head clergy. It is particularly challenging for head clergy of racially and ethnically diverse congregations as these leaders occupy positions uniquely situated for destabilizing or instantiating racial hierarchies. Drawing upon the Religious Leadership and Diversity Project (RLDP), this article examines multiracial church pastors' stories of how they achieve ethnic and racial inclusion in …
Deconstructing a Research Journey: Methods and Lessons of the Religious Leadership and Diversity Project
In this article, I share my experience heading the Religious Leadership and Diversity Project (RLDP), a national, multi-method study of the head clergy of racially and ethnically diverse churches in the United States. My aim is to expand knowledge about the research process, particularly for large-scale primary data collection projects. I review how I came to conduct the RLDP, the theoretical frame that initially guided the research design, and t…
Against All Odds: The Struggle for Racial Integration in Religious Organizations
Religious institutions are among the most segregated organizations in American society. This segregation has long been a troubling issue among scholars and religious leaders alike. Despite attempts to address this racial divide, integrated churches are very difficult to maintain over time. Why is this so? How can organizations incorporate separate racial, ethnic, and cultural groups? Should they? And what are the costs and rewards for people and …
The Elusive Dream: The Power of Race in Interracial Churches
This book looks at how churches attempt to realize Dr. King's dream of racial integration. Recognizing that race is central to the organization of American life, the book situates race theory at the heart of understanding the cultural and social dynamics of racially integrated congregations and how they attract and retain members. The book, focusing on black–white interracial churches, argues that for these organizations to sustain a racially div…
Bring Race to the Center: The Importance of Race in Racially Diverse Religious Organizations
In recent decades we have witnessed increased interest in racially diverse religious organizations. Similar trends are occuring in other institutions, like education and business. In this article I discuss the importance of understanding the role that race, as a system that advantages whites, plays in the congregational life of racially integrated churches. Drawing upon the critical race literature, I propose that because race is central to how o…
Race, Religion, and Worship: Are Contemporary African-American Worship Practices Distinct
Drawing upon the cultural repertoire and religious marketplace perspectives, this study examines the extent to which ecstatic, participatory worship practices are distinctive to African-American congregations and explores the role that ecstatic, participatory worship plays in contemporary African-American worship. National Congregations Study (NCS) data are used to conduct comparative analyses of African-American and white congregations' particip…
Race, Religious Organizations, and Integration
We review the bourgeoning literature on multiracial religious organizations. Although scholars have paid attention to racial integration in congregations since the 1940s, only recently has there been a concerted focus on this topic. This article-having reviewed the state of the field-argues that research on this topic must engage in three vital labors: explore more theory building or theory extension, interact with the broader field of sociology,…
The Space Between: Exploring How Religious Leaders Reconcile Religion and Politics
Religious leaders, across religious traditions and demographic backgrounds, engage in politics in America. However, making sense of this is not an easy task, especially when their religious and political positions do not align. In these instances, they must somehow reconcile their incongruous positions. This article draws upon interview conversations with black religious leaders to explore how this is achieved. It is revealed that respondents bri…
Presidential Address: Religion and Power-A Return to the Roots of Social Scientific Scholarship
Early social scientists, including Karl Marx, Max Weber, and W. E. B. DuBois, recognized the importance of religion for power systems. Since the beginning of the 20th century, however, there has been a decline in scholars examining how religion matters for power. This address proposes that scholars bring religion back to the center of understanding the production, deconstruction, and distribution of power as religion is critical to the flows of p…
Doing Identity: Power and the Reproduction of Collective Identity in Racially Diverse Congregations
Congregational identity formation is a challenge for any head clergy. It is particularly challenging for head clergy of racially and ethnically diverse congregations as these leaders occupy positions uniquely situated for destabilizing or instantiating racial hierarchies. Drawing upon the Religious Leadership and Diversity Project (RLDP), this article examines multiracial church pastors' stories of how they achieve ethnic and racial inclusion in …
Estranged Pioneers: The Case of African American and Asian American Multiracial Church Pastors
This article draws upon 121 in-depth interviews from the Religious Leadership and Diversity Project (RLDP)-a nationwide study of leadership of multiracial religious organizations in the United States-to examine what it means for African American and Asian American pastors to head multiracial churches. We argue that African American and Asian American pastors of multiracial churches are estranged pioneers. They have to leave the familiar to explor…
Deconstructing a Research Journey: Methods and Lessons of the Religious Leadership and Diversity Project
In this article, I share my experience heading the Religious Leadership and Diversity Project (RLDP), a national, multi-method study of the head clergy of racially and ethnically diverse churches in the United States. My aim is to expand knowledge about the research process, particularly for large-scale primary data collection projects. I review how I came to conduct the RLDP, the theoretical frame that initially guided the research design, and t…
White Flight or Flux?
The Need for Belonging
A Place to Call Home
Against All Odds
Jesus Is Color-Blind
Together and Separate
Embrace and Division
What We Learned
Introduction: W. E. B. Du Bois: Religion and Social Inequality
W.E.B. Du Bois understood the critical role religion plays in power inequities in the, world. He was very acquainted with how it is used as a tool to exclude and subordinate human beings and yet, at the same time, serve as a source of refuge. This special issue of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion is a collection of articles that examines religion and social inequality from a variety of different angles with a Du Boisian lens. When…
Sociology (11 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (10 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (10 works) · Political science (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (7 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · White (mutation) (5 works) · Anthropology (4 works)