Theology and Political Attitudes Among Clergymen
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2275504 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jack O Balswick (University of Georgia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 397-405 |
| Publication date | 1970-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0253 • E-ISSN: 1533-8525 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1970.tb00784.x |
| OpenAlex | W1965810720 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 7 |
SOCIOLOGISTS disagree as to the actual relationship between a person's political attitudes and his religious identification. Lazarsfeld et al. (1948) have found Protestantism and Republican political preferences to be significantly correlated. The Allinsmiths (1948) claim that this relationship can be explained by socioeconomic factors. More recently, Johnson (1962) has suggested that Protestants, the more theologically conservative show a tendency to prefer the Republican party and to vote Republican. Building upon Max Weber's writings, Johnson reasons that persons who hold to traditional Protestant theology will be more likely to support a political position that emphasizes individualism, limited government, and private enterprise. In a later paper, Johnson (1966:201) proposed and reported empirical evidence to support the hypothesis that among ascetic Protestant clergymen, theological conservatism is positively associated with Republican party preference and that theological liberalism is positively associated with Democratic party preferences. 1 The purpose of this note is to present data testing the hypothesis that the more theologically liberal a Christian clergyman is, the more politically liberal he will be, and the more theologically conservative a Christian clergyman is, the more politically conservative he will be. In so doing, these findings will be related to the studies just cited, but this study is significantly different in several ways
Conservatism · Democracy · Individualism · Liberalism · Political science · Politics · Protestantism · Sociology · Theology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
The People's Choice
Religious Affiliation and Politico-Economic Attitude
Ascetic Protestantism and Political Preference
Criteria for Measures of Association
Theology and Party Preference Among Protestant Clergymen
Status Consistency and Political Attitudes
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1973 - 2014 (42) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |