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The Sermon Content Review, Volume 3, Number 1, Daniel Roland
The Sermon Content Review, Volume 3, Number 1, Daniel Roland
Daniel Roland
The Sermon Content Review (SCR) is a bi-monthly publication of the Center for the Study of Information and Religion (CSIR) at Kent State University. The focus of SCR is on the social construction of religious knowledge and the role of sermons in that process. The purpose of SCR is to identify the most influential sources, current issues, and events that clergy members reference in their weekly sermons.
The 2012 U.S. Election And Political Messages In Sermons, Daniel Roland, Darin Freeburg
The 2012 U.S. Election And Political Messages In Sermons, Daniel Roland, Darin Freeburg
Daniel Roland
This study sought to determine to what degree clergy members of various denominations mentioned the 2012 Presidential Election in their sermons. A convenience sampling of 1,012 sermon texts prepared and delivered by 141 Protestant Christian clergy members from August 5 through November 4, 2012, were gathered and analyzed for occurrences and type of political messages. Analysis found that political messages were more likely to be given by clergy located in Blue States and least likely to be given by clergy located in Red States. Extensive political messages were more likely delivered by clergy located in Swing States. Clergy members were …