Elizabeth Embry
Biographic Data
| ID | 4270916 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth Embry |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Embry |
| SIGNATURE | EMBRY E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Baylor University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6889-669X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 105 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Community resilience through rural entrepreneurship
Rural communities in developing regions are increasingly vulnerable to economic and social shocks, particularly where institutional support is limited. Through a focused case study of Tribal Textiles in rural Zambia during the COVID-19 pandemic, we adopt a deductive thematic approach to examine how social enterprises can strengthen community resilience during crises. We draw on (1) interviews with entrepreneurs and leadership, (2) field observati…
In God We Trust
In this analysis, the authors use Greeley's 'religion as poetry' model to frame an analysis of images of God and trust among the highly religious. Using the 2005 Baylor Religion Survey, the authors regress four ordinal measures of social trust on two images of God measures and a bank of religion and demographic controls. The authors find that having a loving image of God creates greater levels of trust in all four measures among the highly religi…
Faith and Politics
Objective. The relationship between religion and political participation has not been rigorously investigated, typically employing only basic measures of church attendance or denomination. In this study, we utilize precise measures of various religious behaviors, traditions, and beliefs to examine their influence on political participation. Methods. Using data from the Baylor Religion Survey 2005, we demonstrate that merely including measures of …
Civic Engagement and Religious Activities
Typically the relationship between civic engagement and religion has been investigated using only basic measures of religious attendance or denomination. We utilize more detailed indicators of various types of religious participation and a more valid concept of religious traditions to examine the influence on civic engagement, finding that typical measures of religious attendance or denomination camouflage much of religion's influence. We show th…
Faith and Politics
Objective. The relationship between religion and political participation has not been rigorously investigated, typically employing only basic measures of church attendance or denomination. In this study, we utilize precise measures of various religious behaviors, traditions, and beliefs to examine their influence on political participation. Methods. Using data from the Baylor Religion Survey 2005, we demonstrate that merely including measures of …
Civic Engagement and Religious Activities
Typically the relationship between civic engagement and religion has been investigated using only basic measures of religious attendance or denomination. We utilize more detailed indicators of various types of religious participation and a more valid concept of religious traditions to examine the influence on civic engagement, finding that typical measures of religious attendance or denomination camouflage much of religion's influence. We show th…
In God We Trust
In this analysis, the authors use Greeley's 'religion as poetry' model to frame an analysis of images of God and trust among the highly religious. Using the 2005 Baylor Religion Survey, the authors regress four ordinal measures of social trust on two images of God measures and a bank of religion and demographic controls. The authors find that having a loving image of God creates greater levels of trust in all four measures among the highly religi…
Faith and Politics
Objective. The relationship between religion and political participation has not been rigorously investigated, typically employing only basic measures of church attendance or denomination. In this study, we utilize precise measures of various religious behaviors, traditions, and beliefs to examine their influence on political participation. Methods. Using data from the Baylor Religion Survey 2005, we demonstrate that merely including measures of …
Civic Engagement and Religious Activities
Typically the relationship between civic engagement and religion has been investigated using only basic measures of religious attendance or denomination. We utilize more detailed indicators of various types of religious participation and a more valid concept of religious traditions to examine the influence on civic engagement, finding that typical measures of religious attendance or denomination camouflage much of religion's influence. We show th…
In God We Trust
In this analysis, the authors use Greeley's 'religion as poetry' model to frame an analysis of images of God and trust among the highly religious. Using the 2005 Baylor Religion Survey, the authors regress four ordinal measures of social trust on two images of God measures and a bank of religion and demographic controls. The authors find that having a loving image of God creates greater levels of trust in all four measures among the highly religi…
Community resilience through rural entrepreneurship
Rural communities in developing regions are increasingly vulnerable to economic and social shocks, particularly where institutional support is limited. Through a focused case study of Tribal Textiles in rural Zambia during the COVID-19 pandemic, we adopt a deductive thematic approach to examine how social enterprises can strengthen community resilience during crises. We draw on (1) interviews with entrepreneurs and leadership, (2) field observati…
Psychology (3 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (3 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Attendance (2 works) · Church attendance (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works)