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Personal prayer, church attendance and social capital among rural churchgoers : quantitative empirical methods as a tool for mission and ministry
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Walker, David Stuart (2011) Personal prayer, church attendance and social capital among rural churchgoers : quantitative empirical methods as a tool for mission and ministry. Rural Theology, 9 (1). pp. 39-47. doi:10.1558/ruth.v9i1.39 ISSN 1470-4994.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/ruth.v9i1.39
Abstract
This study set out to explore the relationship between social capital, church attendance and prayer among a sample of 1185 adults who attended rural harvest festival services in a Church of England diocese in 2007. A measure of social capital was constructed and tested. Multivariate models controlling for age and sex demonstrated that higher frequency of church attendance predicted greater levels of social capital. Controlling further for church attendance it was demonstrated that greater frequency of private prayer was also associated with increased social capital. The implications for rural mission strategies are discussed and suggestions for further study, using a more substantial index for social capital and surveying populations in urban and suburban locations, are made.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BV Practical Theology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BX Christian Denominations G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GT Manners and customs H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Christian life, Country life--Religious aspects--Church of England, Prayer, Church attendance, Social capital (Sociology) , Social capital (Sociology)--Religious aspects, Harvest festivals--England--Worcester, Parish missions--Anglican Communion | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Rural Theology | ||||
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | ||||
| ISSN: | 1470-4994 | ||||
| Official Date: | 21 April 2011 | ||||
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| Volume: | 9 | ||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 39-47 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1558/ruth.v9i1.39 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 31 August 2017 | ||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 31 August 2017 |
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