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The Doctrines of Sin and Atonement in Reinhold Niebuhr\u27s Theology: An Analysis and a Proposed Corrective [PDF]
, 1997 Lecture presented at Lutheran Theological Seminary, Saskatoon, Fall ...
Beish, Clayton E.
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Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Christian nationalism scholarship and discourse has surged in the years since Trump's 2016 election victory, even as, by most measures, adherence to Christian nationalist beliefs has declined. Applying scholarship on political backlash, I propose that this apparent discrepancy may be explained both by ideological trends antithetical to public ...
Jesse Smith
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Geographic Distribution of LGBT Affirming Christian Churches and Same‐Sex Households by US County
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this study, we examine where lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) affirming Christian churches are geographically located across the United States. Notably, many LGBT people practice religion and proximity to affirming churches may provide access to religious capital which supports well‐being.
Daniel M. Nguyễn +2 more
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Making a Public Difference in the Ministry of Word and Witness [PDF]
, 1987 (Excerpt) Today, the liberating movement of faith and a new cycle of societal change coincide to bring our churches and North American society itself to a turning point.
Hessel, Dieter T
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Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Previous studies provide mixed empirical support for White's thesis that Christianity has contributed to the ecological crisis. This study aims to add nuance to White's thesis by examining different aspects of Christianity within the secularized context of the Netherlands.
Nienke P. M. Fortuin, Carl Sterkens
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Religion and Black/White Residential Segregation: The Influence of Religious and Regional Context
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Research on religious tradition and residential segregation focuses on “open” versus “closed” civic orientations, but ignores the structural effects of religious fields as well as other relevant differences, such as Catholic immigrant parishes and the communal role of Black Protestantism in response to racial hostility in large northern cities
David Sikkink, Michael Emerson
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The Reputational Configuration and Dynamics of Christian Churches in Switzerland
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines how the reputation of Christian churches is configured, and which sociodemographic variables and experiences (personal or mediated) relate to it. It provides in‐depth insights into how the Swiss population evaluates Roman Catholic, Reformed Protestant, and Evangelical churches on the basis of various theories, such as ...
Rebekka Rieser +2 more
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Crowding Out the Market: State Religious Policy and Social Capital Among Religious Adherents
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.ABSTRACT How do governments’ policies toward religion impact the relationship between citizens and civil society? A large body of literature examines the effect of social capital on democratic governance. Studies of State Religious Policy, or SRP, however, have shown complex and potentially contradictory effects on different types of social capital ...
Brendan Szendrő
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Law and gospel as hermeneutic: Martin Luther and the Lutheran tradition [PDF]
, 1983 It is difficult or impossible to use the Lutheran idea of \u27Law and Gospel\u27 as a guide to the theological content of the Bible. The idea has poor biblical support and accounts for a number of ambiguities in Lutheran theology relating to ...
Hordern, Richard P.
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