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- Title
When Faith, Race, and Hate Collide: Religious Ecology, Local Hate Cultures, and Church Burnings.
- Authors
Howell, Frank M.; Bartkowski, John P.; Hempel, Lynn M.; Porter, Jeremy R.
- Abstract
This study explores the extent to which the spate of church burnings that occurred throughout the South during the 1990s may have been influenced by local religious ecologies, diverse forms of civic engagement, and broader community support for racial animus that we call local hate cultures (e.g., prior hate crime incidents, hate group presence). We use county-level data from a variety of sources to determine the degree to which church arsons were associated with relevant features of local communities. Various congregational factors measuring county-level religious ecology are significantly associated with the number of church burnings in Southern communities, as are several local hate culture indicators. Our study provides empirical confirmation of the linkages between church arsons, the public role of religious institutions, and local hate cultures. It also suggests a number of theoretical refinements for existing community-level approaches to the study of religion and hate crimes.
- Subjects
CHURCH building fires; HATE crimes; ECOLOGY &; religion; FAITH; RACISM; RELIGIOUS life
- Publication
Review of Religious Research, 2018, Vol 60, Issue 2, p223
- ISSN
0034-673X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s13644-017-0322-5