From Pews to Politics
Religious Sermons and Political Participation in Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19904802 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gwyneth H Mcclendon, Gwyneth Mcclendon (0000-0003-4371-0363, Supélec), Rachel Beatty Riedl (0000-0001-8961-5236, Northwestern University) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Publication date | 2019-09-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | From Pews to Politics (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/9781108761208 |
| OpenAlex | W2976029995 |
| Open Library | OL34735978M |
| ISBN | 9781108761208 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 49 |
| References cited | 242 |
Does religion influence political participation? This book takes up this pressing debate using Christianity in sub-Saharan Africa as its empirical base to demonstrate that religious teachings communicated in sermons can influence both the degree and the form of citizens' political participation. McClendon and Riedl document some of the current diversity of sermon content in contemporary Christian houses of worship and then use a combination of laboratory experiments, observational survey data, focus groups, and case comparisons in Zambia, Uganda, and Kenya to interrogate the impact of sermon exposure on political participation and the longevity of that impact. Pews to Politics in Africa leverages the pluralism of sermons in sub-Saharan Africa to gain insight into the content of cultural influences and their consequences for how ordinary citizens participate in politics
Christianity · Diversity (politics) · Epistemology · Ethnology · Geography · Pluralism (philosophy) · Political science · Politics · Religious diversity · Religious pluralism · Sermon · Social science · Sociology · Worship · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Political Conflict and Governance · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Religious studies · Christianity and politics · Political participation · Religion · Religious aspects · Sermons
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| Unique citing works | 49 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 7 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 45 |