From Streets to Sermons: Effects of Proximity and Exposure to Protests and Gun Violence on Politicization of U.S. Congregations

• In Event: Religion and Politics in the US: New Data and Approaches

Brief Overview

We leverage US congregations' political ideology and proximity to BLM-related protests and mass shootings to study how clergy cater to communal needs and when they are more willing to politicize the church.

Authors

• Nela Mrchkovska, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU)

• Enrique Quezada, Agnes Scott College