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20. American Congregations

Author

Jackson W. Carroll, James P. Wind, and James W. Lewis

Subjects
Philosophy, Religious studies, Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Published
1996
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24. Beyond Establishment: Protestant Identity in a Post-Protestant Age

Author

Mark Chaves, Jackson W. Carroll, and Wade Clark Roof

Subjects
Philosophy, Sociology and Political Science, Protestantism, Religious studies, Ethnology, Identity (social science), Gender studies, Cultural approach, Sociology, Social science, Variety (linguistics), Style (sociolinguistics)
Abstract

This book takes a novel, cultural approach to studying mainline denominations, focusing on the denominations' religious and moral vision--the beliefs, values, symbols, stories, and style that make a denomination distinct. Of special concern are the ways in which denominations passed on their vision and how they maintained plausibility under changing circumstances. Contributors include a variety of authors, historians, sociologists, anthropologists, educators, and liturgists who examine ways in which denominations have sought to transmit their culture with varying degrees of success or failure.

Published
1994
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27. Congregational Identities in the Presbyterian Church

Author

David A. Roozen and Jackson W. Carroll

Subjects
Typology, media_common.quotation_subject, Religious studies, Questionnaire, Identity (social science), Genealogy, Organizational dynamics, Philosophy, Multiple Classification Analysis, Dynamics (music), Sociology, Relation (history of concept), Diversity (politics), media_common
Abstract

Recent work on organizations has "rediscovered " the importance of culture for understanding organizational dynamics and diversity. One aspect of an organization's culture is its identity, its basic sense of who and why it is. In this paper we apply the identity concept to congregations. We use data from a questionnaire survey of a national sample of United Presbyterian Church (U S.A.) to (1) develop, through cluster analysis, a typology of congregational identities; (2) examine the relation of the identity types to other congregational characteristics, especially core tasks of the churches; and, (3) compare the utility of the identity types for understanding congregational dynamics to that of congregational typologies based on size and location. We describe six identity types that emerged in the analysis and examine a number of their correlates. Then, using multiple classification analysis, we show that the identity types, independently of congregational size or location, help to explain differences in how congregations define core tasks and the presence or absence of specific programs.

Published
1990
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33. Walter Prescott Webb: His Life and Impact.

Author

Schapsmeier, Frederick H., primary, Furman, Necah Stewart, additional, Frantz, Joe B., additional, Jackson, W. Turrentine, additional, Hollon, W. Eugene, additional, Wolfskill, George, additional, Rundell, Walter, additional, Philp, Kenneth R., additional, West, Elliott, additional, Parten, Jubal R., additional, and Billington, Ray Allen, additional

Published
1976
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