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Djupe, P. A., & Gilbert, C. P. (2020, October 11). ELCA-Episcopal Church Clergy Study, 1998
Summary
The data come from a random national sample of 1,339 ELCA pastors and 901 Episcopal priests and deacons who responded to an extensive mail survey in the summer and fall of 1998. A second wave was sent two months after the first survey; second-wave respondents did not differ in significant ways from first-wave respondents. The authors' personal affiliation with an ELCA-affiliated college (which was disclosed to survey recipients on the survey's cover page) almost certainly accounts for the considerably higher response rate from ELCA pastors. This extensive survey with more than 350 individual questions captures essential information about clergy, their congregations, and aspects of the local community.
The survey asked a broad range of questions about their personal backgrounds and their theological orientations. It asked about the frequency and means by which they present political messages and take political actions within and beyond their congregations. It also asked about their personal political attitudes and actions. The survey also gained information about how their congregations compare with others in the local community and in the denomination. It also gained information about how often and in what ways clergy interact with their community and denominational clergy colleagues. Finally, clergy offered their views on denominational organizations and issues. They told us what political and religious information sources they used on a regular basis.
The population consisted of the complete roster of clergy in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Episcopal Church, USA (ECUSA) in 1998. 3000 clergy from each denomination were sampled. From the 6000 self-administered surveys mailed, the co-PIs received 2240 responses, a total response rate of 37.3. The ELCA response rate was 44.6 (1339 returned) while the ECUSA response rate was 30.0 (901 returned).
Djupe, Paul A. and Patrick K. Hunt. 2009. "Beyond the Lynn White Thesis: Congregational Effects on Environmental Concern." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 48(4): 670-686.
Djupe, Paul A. and Christopher P. Gilbert. 2008. "Politics and Church: Byproduct or Central Mission?" Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 47(1): 45-62.
Djupe, Paul A., Anand E. Sokhey, and Christopher P. Gilbert. 2007. "Present but not Accounted for? Gender Differences in Civic Resource Acquisition." American Journal of Political Science 51(4): 906-920.
Djupe, Paul A., Laura R. Olson, and Christopher P. Gilbert. 2006. "Whether to Adopt Statements on Homosexuality in Two Denominations." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 45(4): 609-621.
Djupe, Paul A. and Christopher P. Gilbert. 2006. "The Resourceful Believer: Generating Civic Skills in Church." The Journal of Politics 68(1): 116-27.
Djupe, Paul A., Laura R. Olson, and Christopher P. Gilbert. 2005. "Sources of Clergy Support for Denominational Lobbying in Washington." Review of Religious Research 47(1): 86-99.
Djupe, Paul A. and Christopher P. Gilbert. 2002. "The Political Voice of Clergy." The Journal of Politics 64(2): 596-609.
Note 1: ID Coding
Values on the variable ID represent a unique six-digit ID number assigned to each of the self-administered surveys. ID values starting with "10" identify surveys returned by ELCA pastors in the first wave of the survey, while ID values starting with "20" identify surveys returned by ELCA pastors in the second wave of the survey. ID values starting with "11" identify surveys returned by Episcopal priests and deacons in the first wave of the survey, and ID values starting with "22" identify surveys returned by Episcopal priests and deacons in the second wave of the survey. If the ID number was missing, "1x9999" was entered for a first wave survey and "2x9999" was entered for a second wave survey (where "x" is either a 0 or 1/2 depending on the denomination). Religious affiliation of the respondents can also be identified by referring to the variable RELIG.
Note 2: Seminary Abbreviations
Variables SEMNAME1 and SEMNAME2 utilize some abbreviations of seminary names. These are given below:
For the ELCA sample: GETTY = Gettysburg LUTHER = Luther Northwestern Sem; Northwestern; Luther; Luther School LST-CHI = Lutheran School of Theology (Chicago) LST-COL = Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (Columbia, SC); or just Columbia LST-RI = Luthern School of Theology (Rock Island); Augustana; Rock Island LST-PHI = Lutheran Seminary (Philadelphia); or Philadelphia PL = Pacific Lutheran; Pacific; PLU; PLTS TRIN = Trinity or Trinity/ELTS WART = Wartburg
For the Episcopal sample: VTS = Virginia Theological Seminary SEW = University of the South--Sewanee, Tenn. PDS = Philadelphia Divinity School CLR = Claremont GEN = General Theological--New York City AND = Andover Newton Theological School PERK = Perkins School of Theology CDSP = Church Divinity School of the Pacific SEB = Seabury-Western
Note 3: Journal Abbreviations
Variables JOURNL1 through JOURNL10 utilize some abbreviations of names of journals and magazines. These are given below:
AD = Anglican Digest AFA = AFA (American Family Association Journal) ATR = Anglican Theological Review AW = Anglican World CC = Christian Century CHNEWS = Church News CJ = Clergy Journal CONTEXT = Context CROSSC = CrossCurrents CT = Christianity Today DIAC = Diacono DIALOG = Dialogue EL = Episcopal Life FOCUS = Focus on the Family FORUM = Lutheran Forum, or Forum Letter, or Forum FT = First Things HOM = Homeletics INT = Interpretation JBL = Journal of Biblical Letters (note: original codebook indicates that the co-PIs "think" this is correct) LC = Living Church LUT = The Lutheran NETUSER = (used if any internet or e-mail sources were listed) NEWSP = (used for any diocesan newspaper listed) NR = Net Results ODOOR = Open Door OHANDS = Open Hands OTHSIDE = Other Side PART = Partners SOJ = Sojourners STR = Sewanee Theological Review THEOL = Theology Today TOUCH = Touchstone WAND = Wanderer WEAV = Weavings W&W = Word & Words
