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Routledge eBooks, Dec 7, 2018
Organizational Culture in Action, 2018
Journal of Applied Communication Research
In the summer of 2020, catalyzed by the killing of George Floyd, some places of worship more full... more In the summer of 2020, catalyzed by the killing of George Floyd, some places of worship more fully entered the conversation on race. Religious traditions often have tools for conflict resolution, repentance, and even reconciliation. How are congregations and religious leaders using the tools of religion to engage questions of racial justice? Our answers come through a multimethod data set collected over two years: (a) surveys of 2,293 congregants from 35 diverse congregations find that race relations is the issue they most want their place of worship to address; (b) 90 sermons from 15 congregations reveal how clergy talked about race in the weeks after Floyd’s murder depended on racial background; (c) 21 clergy interviews illustrate differences in how clergy use religion to engage on racial issues; and (d) interviews with seven national leaders and focus groups with six congregations resulted in a collection of publicly-available faith-based racial justice resources.
Organizational Culture in Action: A Cultural Analysis Workbook
Organizational Culture in Action: A Cultural Analysis Workbook
Organizational Culture in Action: A Cultural Analysis Workbook
Organizational Culture in Action: A Cultural Analysis Workbook
Organizational Culture in Action: A Cultural Analysis Workbook
Organizational Culture in Action: A Cultural Analysis Workbook
Organizational Culture in Action: A Cultural Analysis Workbook
Organizational Culture in Action
Organizational Culture in Action
Organizational Culture in Action
Places of worship play important roles as anchor institutions that promote community engagement a... more Places of worship play important roles as anchor institutions that promote community engagement and motivate political activity. Universities, particularly in urban settings, can also serve as anchor institutions that connect communities. Yet, there is often a gulf between the two, to the detriment of the broader community. In this article, we present the Little Rock Congregations Study (LRCS) as an approach to community engagement with faith-based organizations in an urban setting. This research project, based at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, involves an interdisciplinary team focused on understanding and improving the community engagement of congregations in the city of Little Rock since 2012. We present qualitative and quantitative data to illustrate the benefits of our approach, including research results returned to community organizations, greater visibility of the university in the community, student involvement in research and with faith-based organizations, and...
Organizational Culture in Action, 2018
Organizational Culture in Action, 2018
Routledge eBooks, Dec 7, 2018
Organizational Culture in Action, 2018
Journal of Applied Communication Research
In the summer of 2020, catalyzed by the killing of George Floyd, some places of worship more full... more In the summer of 2020, catalyzed by the killing of George Floyd, some places of worship more fully entered the conversation on race. Religious traditions often have tools for conflict resolution, repentance, and even reconciliation. How are congregations and religious leaders using the tools of religion to engage questions of racial justice? Our answers come through a multimethod data set collected over two years: (a) surveys of 2,293 congregants from 35 diverse congregations find that race relations is the issue they most want their place of worship to address; (b) 90 sermons from 15 congregations reveal how clergy talked about race in the weeks after Floyd’s murder depended on racial background; (c) 21 clergy interviews illustrate differences in how clergy use religion to engage on racial issues; and (d) interviews with seven national leaders and focus groups with six congregations resulted in a collection of publicly-available faith-based racial justice resources.
Organizational Culture in Action: A Cultural Analysis Workbook
Organizational Culture in Action: A Cultural Analysis Workbook
Organizational Culture in Action: A Cultural Analysis Workbook
Organizational Culture in Action: A Cultural Analysis Workbook
Organizational Culture in Action: A Cultural Analysis Workbook
Organizational Culture in Action: A Cultural Analysis Workbook
Organizational Culture in Action: A Cultural Analysis Workbook
Organizational Culture in Action
Organizational Culture in Action
Organizational Culture in Action
Places of worship play important roles as anchor institutions that promote community engagement a... more Places of worship play important roles as anchor institutions that promote community engagement and motivate political activity. Universities, particularly in urban settings, can also serve as anchor institutions that connect communities. Yet, there is often a gulf between the two, to the detriment of the broader community. In this article, we present the Little Rock Congregations Study (LRCS) as an approach to community engagement with faith-based organizations in an urban setting. This research project, based at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, involves an interdisciplinary team focused on understanding and improving the community engagement of congregations in the city of Little Rock since 2012. We present qualitative and quantitative data to illustrate the benefits of our approach, including research results returned to community organizations, greater visibility of the university in the community, student involvement in research and with faith-based organizations, and...
Organizational Culture in Action, 2018
Organizational Culture in Action, 2018