When Faith, Race, and Hate Collide: Religious Ecology, Local Hate Cultures, and Church Burnings
This study explores the extent to which the spate of church burnings that occurred throughout the South during the 1990s may have been influenced by local religious ecologies, diverse forms of civic engagement, and broader community support for racial animus that we call local hate cultures (e.g., p...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
[2018]
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| In: |
Review of religious research
Year: 2018, Volume: 60, Issue: 2, Pages: 223-245 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Südstaaten, USA
/ Church building
/ Arson
/ Hate crime
/ Culture
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy CH Christianity and Society KBQ North America |
| Further subjects: | B
Church arsons
B religious ecology B Church burnings B Hate Crimes B The South B Congregation |
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| Summary: | This study explores the extent to which the spate of church burnings that occurred throughout the South during the 1990s may have been influenced by local religious ecologies, diverse forms of civic engagement, and broader community support for racial animus that we call local hate cultures (e.g., prior hate crime incidents, hate group presence). We use county-level data from a variety of sources to determine the degree to which church arsons were associated with relevant features of local communities. Various congregational factors measuring county-level religious ecology are significantly associated with the number of church burnings in Southern communities, as are several local hate culture indicators. Our study provides empirical confirmation of the linkages between church arsons, the public role of religious institutions, and local hate cultures. It also suggests a number of theoretical refinements for existing community-level approaches to the study of religion and hate crimes. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s13644-017-0322-5 |