While Marching to Zion
Otherworldliness and Racial Empowerment in the Black Community
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2515749 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Allison Calhoun-Brown (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 427 |
| Publication date | 1998-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8294 • E-ISSN: 1468-5906 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1388050 |
| OpenAlex | W2324741959 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
| References cited | 4 |
Whether religion is the opiate of or the inspiration for political activity is one of the classic questions in the study of religion and politics. No place is this more clearly demonstrated than in the study of African Americans and racial empowerment. Despite the close relationship between religion and the Civil Rights Movement, many suggest that the nature of black Protestantism, especially its otherworldly orientation, depresses efforts to maximize African American political and social influence. Examining different components of religiosity among African Americans, this study finds that no form of religiosity depresses racial empowerment, but that varying aspects do have different effects. Organizational religiosity strongly Predicts support for integrationist-oriented means to empowerment. Otherworldliness strongly predicts support for separatist-oriented means to empowerment. Religious guidance does not predict support for any aspect of empowerment. The study illustrates the multidimensional nature of religiosity and highlights the complexity of the relationship between religion and politics among blacks
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The Full Armor of God
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Black Church Culture and Community Action
Investigating the Sect-Church-Sect Cycle
African–American Religious Affiliation in the Late 20th Century
Racial Differences in Effects of Religiosity and Mastery on Psychological Distress
Black-White variations in the lagged reciprocal relationship between religiosity and perceived control
Religion and Black/White Residential Segregation
How Do Religious Groups Respond to Class and Inequality
The Religious Communication Approach and Political Behavior
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Priestly and Prophetic Influences on Black Church Social Services
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Black Reltrad
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| Citations per year | 1.24 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2001 - 2026 (26) |
| Highly cited | No |