The Continuing Search for Liberalizing Religion: A Congregation-Level Investigation

• In Event: Of Congregations and Communities: The Politics of Lived Religion

Brief Overview

We explore why church attendance is associated with political conservatism even among liberal denominations. Contrary to scholarly conjecture, we find that universalism explains little of the observed differences between churches.

Authors

• Cory Anastasia, University at Buffalo - SUNY

• Jacob R Neiheisel, University at Buffalo - SUNY

• Paul A. Djupe, Denison University