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Autor:
Todd W. Ferguson
Publikováno v:
Religions, Vol 5, Iss 3, Pp 703-719 (2014)
Beginning with Kelley’s and Iannaccone’s foundational studies, scholars have examined how strictness impacts congregational outcomes. This paper seeks to further develop the strict church thesis by examining Iannaccone’s concept of “optimal l
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https://doaj.org/article/502d5d8ea0d34899bf80c5f26d103fa2
Autor:
Todd W. Ferguson
Publikováno v:
Sociological Forum. 35:126-144
Autor:
Todd W. Ferguson
Publikováno v:
Sociology of Religion. 81:247-271
The goal of this paper is to bring gender into the theory of interaction ritual chains. While this theory focuses on how bodies emotionally respond within interactions, it ignores how the sex–gender system impacts bodies. The cultural norms for wom
Publikováno v:
Social Forces.
Alarge body of research documents the difficulty congregations have in creating and sustaining racially diverse memberships. However, little scholarship explores the overlapping consequences of racial change in congregations and neighborhoods over ti
Autor:
Josh Packard, Todd W. Ferguson
Publikováno v:
Sociological Perspectives. 62:499-517
Institutionally organized religious life in the United State is undergoing a dramatic transformation. While individual beliefs and practices remain relatively stable, institutional affiliation and participation has declined dramatically. In this arti
Autor:
Todd W. Ferguson, Josh Packard
Stuck is a guide for understanding how and why a traditional approach to ministry does not align with the modern realities facing pastors, congregations, and seminaries. More than simply describing findings from their firsthand research, however, Tod
Publikováno v:
Journal of Family Issues. 39:1616-1638
Research on parenting has explored a variety of religious factors affecting child-rearing outcomes but has devoted limited attention to supernatural evil. We extend this work by examining the relationship between parents’ belief in supernatural evi
Autor:
Todd W. Ferguson
Publikováno v:
Sex Roles. 78:409-422
Role congruity theory predicts that female leaders will experience prejudice because the role of leader aligns more closely with the stereotypic male gender role than it does with the stereotypic female role. Yet the theory also states that the conte
Publikováno v:
Sociological Spectrum. 37:223-236
Community solidarity, or a collective sense of belonging, plays a vital role in the health and survival of many organizations. Consequently, identifying the elements that contribute to a strong sen...