9 research outputs found
Religious Coping Among the Religious: The Relationships Between Religious Coping and WellâBeing in a National Sample of Presbyterian Clergy, Elders, and Members
Religious Coping is Associated with the Quality of Life of Patients with Advanced Cancer
Photograph of a scene during the construction of the Oklahoma Judicial Center
Religious Coping is Associated with the Quality of Life of Patients with Advanced Cancer
Initial Investigation of Jewish Early Adolescentsâ Ethnic Identity, Stress, and Coping
How Ecotheological Beliefs Vary Among Australian Churchgoers and Consequences for Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors
A growing literature has sought to understand the relationships between religion, politics and views about climate change and climate change policy in the United States. However, little comparative research has been conducted in other countries. This study draws on data from the 2011 Australian National Church Life Survey to examine the beliefs of Australian churchgoers from some 20 denominations about climate changeâwhether or not it is real and whether it is caused by humansâand political factors that explain variation in these beliefs. Pentecostals, Baptist and Churches of Christ churchgoers, and people from the smallest Protestant denominations were less likely than other churchgoers to believe in anthropogenic climate change, and voting and hierarchical and individualistic views about society predicted beliefs. There was some evidence that these views function differently in relation to climate change beliefs depending on churchgoersâ degree of opposition to gay rights. These findings are of interest not only for the sake of international comparisons, but also in a context where Australia plays a role in international climate change politics that is disproportionate to its small population