Religious Dogmatism among White Christians: Causes and Effects

Authors

Ted G. Jelen, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Clyde Wilcox, Georgetown University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1991

Publication Title

Review of Religious Research

Volume

33

Issue

1

First page number:

32

Last page number:

46

Abstract

Using data from the 1988 General Social Survey, an index of religious dogmatism is developed. Dogmatism is predicted by doctrinal orthodoxy and public religious activity, and is in turn a significant predictor of attitudes toward a number of issues involving personal freedom. However, doctrinal orthodoxy and membership in evangelical denominations retain their importance in predicting these attitudes, even when dogmatism is controlled.

Keywords

Dogma; Evangelicalism; Religion; Religion and politics; Theology

Disciplines

American Politics | Political Science | Religion

Language

English

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Repository Citation

Jelen, T. G., Wilcox, C. (1991). Religious Dogmatism among White Christians: Causes and Effects. Review of Religious Research, 33(1), 32-46.