A Note on Clergy-Laity Differences among Lutherans

A sample of 77 clergymen and 136 lay leaders, all of them members of the Lutheran Church in America, was taken in northern Illinois. It was found that even in this relatively conservative denomination, clergy tended to give more liberal responses than laity on a variety of social and political issue...

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Main Author: Murphy, Steven E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [1972]
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 1972, Volume: 11, Issue: 2, Pages: 177-179
Further subjects:B Social issues
B Voting
B Lutheranism
B Questionnaires
B Parishes
B Religious buildings
B Pastors
B Liberalism
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Summary:A sample of 77 clergymen and 136 lay leaders, all of them members of the Lutheran Church in America, was taken in northern Illinois. It was found that even in this relatively conservative denomination, clergy tended to give more liberal responses than laity on a variety of social and political issues.
ISSN:1468-5906
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/1384931