Mobilization Through Denigration: A Historical Analysis of Political Discourse in United States Church Sermons

• In Event: Innovation in Data in the Study of Religion and Politics

Brief Overview

Using 40,000+ sermon transcripts, this study explores the U.S. churches' role in amplifying right-wing messages during political threats. It examines how the Republican Party leverages church moral authority, notably via out-group denigration.

Author

• Blake Andrew Phillip Miller, London School of Economics and Political Science