The Young and the Restless? The Liberalization of Young Evangelicals

Farrell, Justin

doi:10.1111/j.1468-5906.2011.01589.x

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“…Evangelicals have consistently been shown to be much more ideologically nuanced and diverse in their beliefs than this culture war would suggest (Bartkowski ; Smith ; Wilcox and Gomez ). Young evangelicals, in particular, have been noted to have more liberal views on a number of social issues than older evangelicals (Farrell ; Smith and Johnson ). Scholars investigating the causes of differing beliefs about social issues among evangelicals have found the most consistent and strong effects being beliefs about moral absolutism (Baker ; Brint and Abrutyn ; Farrell ).…”

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Fracturing Over Creation Care? Shifting Environmental Beliefs Among Evangelicals, 1984–2010

Danielsen

2013

Scientific Study of Religion

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While evangelicals have been popularly portrayed as caring primarily about social issues including abortion and homosexuality, there have been more reports in recent years of evangelical leaders, congregations, and institutions shifting focus to environmental issues. Are evangelicals shifting attention to and becoming more progressive in their views on the environment? Moreover, are evangelicals fracturing over the issue of environmentalism, as some have suggested? Using content analysis of three evangelical periodicals (Christianity Today, Sojourners, and World) from 1984 to 2010, I find not only that attention to environmental issues has increased over time, but also that the discussion has grown increasingly polarized and politicized. This change represents a potentially important break with the Republican Party and the Christian Right, as moderate evangelicals have moved to the left on environmental issues. Even among highly religious, self-identified evangelical political elites, there is more diversity in views and political leanings than is commonly assumed. I conclude with a discussion of the implications of a lack of alignment between evangelical elites, traditional Christian Right leaders, and the Republican Party.

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Fracturing Over Creation Care? Shifting Environmental Beliefs Among Evangelicals, 1984–2010

Danielsen

2013

Scientific Study of Religion

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“…Finally, sixth, as part of this, our findings suggest that whatever types of changes may be occurring with regard to evangelicalism and homosexuality, shifts in beliefs about the origins of homosexuality are not likely the explanation for these changes. Although recent research has argued that evangelicalism may be growing in its accommodation of (Thomas and Olson 2012b), adaptation to (Thomas and Olson 2012a), or at least tolerance of (Andersson et al 2013;Farrell 2011) homosexuality, we doubt that these changes have much to do with attribution theory. We contend that this is important, especially for those interested in encouraging greater acceptance of homosexuality among evangelicals.…”

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“…Although recent research has argued that evangelicalism may be growing in its accommodation of (Thomas and Olson ), adaptation to (Thomas and Olson ), or at least tolerance of (Andersson et al. ; Farrell ) homosexuality, we doubt that these changes have much to do with attribution theory. We contend that this is important, especially for those interested in encouraging greater acceptance of homosexuality among evangelicals.…”

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Evangelical Elites’ Anti‐Homosexuality Narratives as a Resistance Strategy Against Attribution Effects

Thomas

Whitehead²

2015

Scientific Study of Religion

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While attribution theory expects that beliefs about the origins of homosexuality are directly related to beliefs about the moral acceptability of homosexual behavior, we use content analysis of the popular evangelical magazine Christianity Today to show that evangelical elites have developed a series of anti‐homosexuality narratives that allow them to resist attribution effects. In particular, we find that even when evangelical elites have expressed belief in the physiological origins of homosexuality, such as the influence of genetics and/or prenatal hormones, their negative beliefs about the moral acceptability of homosexual behavior have not varied. We argue, then, that evangelical elites’ anti‐homosexuality narratives provide them with a strategy for influencing rank‐and‐file evangelicals, so that while allowing for a diversity of beliefs about the origins of homosexuality, rank‐and‐file evangelicals still have a viable mechanism for connecting these beliefs—whatever they may be—to negative beliefs about the moral acceptability of homosexual behavior. Our findings thus extend attribution theory, illuminate the potential power of moral narratives, and amplify the need for future research.

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“…Altering the opinion of a group like white evangelical Protestants may be more arduous with contact having little influence and only 22 percent of this membership opposing the ban. However, public opinion among conservative Christians, and especially young evangelicals, has been increasingly, albeit slowly, moving in the direction of support for equal marriage rights along with the larger population (Farrell 2011; Greeley and Hout 2006).…”

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The Cross‐Pressures of Religion and Contact with Gays and Lesbians, and Their Impact on Same‐Sex Marriage Opinion

Bramlett

2012

Politics & Policy

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This article examines the influence of two cross-pressures, religion and contact with gay individuals in the United States, on same-sex marriage opinion. Close relationships with gays and lesbians may influence people of varying faiths differently or not at all. Results indicate that despite religious teachings against homosexuality, people of most religious traditions are more likely to support same-sex marriage when they have a close relationship with a gay individual. The effects are the greatest for black Protestants and Latino Catholics. However, white Protestants with close relationships with gay people are just as opposed to same-sex marriage as those without similar contact. abstract Este artículo examina la influencia de dos opiniones incompatibles, la religión y el contacto con personas homosexuales en la opinión sobre los matrimonios del mismo sexo en los estados unidos. El contacto cercano con gays o lesbianas puede influenciar la opinión de personas creyentes

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The Young and the Restless? The Liberalization of Young Evangelicals

Cited by 34 publications

References 58 publications

Fracturing Over Creation Care? Shifting Environmental Beliefs Among Evangelicals, 1984–2010

Fracturing Over Creation Care? Shifting Environmental Beliefs Among Evangelicals, 1984–2010

Evangelical Elites’ Anti‐Homosexuality Narratives as a Resistance Strategy Against Attribution Effects

The Cross‐Pressures of Religion and Contact with Gays and Lesbians, and Their Impact on Same‐Sex Marriage Opinion

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