Jackson W. Carroll

Religiosity and Prejudice in Northern and Southern Churches

Four theories purporting to explain patterns of prejudice among church members were tested separately and simultaneously using matched samples of Presbyterian and Methodist church members in the North and the South. Status concern and dogmatism were the strongest determinants of prejudice in both North and South. Religious variables such as orthodoxy and ethicalism proved to be weaker and associated only with anti-black prejudice, not anti-Semitism. Allports theory of intrinsic-extrinsic religiosity and prejudice was not supported; it is argued that past research findings on intrinsic-extrinsic religiosity can be interpreted in terms of status concern and dogmatism. The strongest determinants of prejudice among church members appear to be personality factors rather than religious beliefs.

Determinants of Commitment and Participation in Suburban Protestant Churches

Using questionnaire data from members of eight suburban Protestant churches, deprivation, child rearing, doctrinal beliefs, and status group theories of church commitment and participation were tested. Dependent variables included church attendance, organizational participation, dollars contributed, and percent of income contributed. The deprivation theory was not supported. The child rearing theory, saying that parents with school-age children participate more, found some support. Doctrinal beliefs had a definite impact, but was only moderately strong when other variables were controlled. The status group theory was supported. Future theorizing about participation in mainline Protestant churches should begin with an analysis of motivations generated by church life itself. The status group and localism theories seem hopeful starting points.

The Political World of the Clergy

The Roles of Religion in American Democracy Evangelical Protestantism: The Politics of Conversion Mainline Protestantism: The Politics of Individualism Roman Catholicism: The Politics of Community Religious Leadership and the Political Cultures of Democracy Appendix: Questions for Clergy Selected Bibliography

As one with authority : reflective leadership in ministry

This essential work focuses on reclaiming a healthy understanding of authority in the church by reviewing the meaning of clergy authority and examining how this authority has been used and abused. Jackson Carroll asks how a sense of clergy authority might be recovered--one that honors shared ministry among clergy and lay leaders while it appreciates the distinctive tasks of each clergyperson.

National Sample Questions on Religion: An Inventory of Material Available from the Roper Public Opinion Research Center

This paper presents a brief review, classification, and critique of one source of national sample data on religion, public opinion polls which are available through the Roper Public Opinion Research Center. The focus is on the types of question asked, including a cataloguing (in the Appendix) of questions of a religious nature asked of national samples since 1938. Special note is taken of those questions which represent time series sets. Methodological and substantive limitations are noted; nevertheless, the authors conclude that the Roper Collection constitutes a wealth of useful and relatively untapped information regarding traditionally oriented religion in America.