THE ROLE OF THEOLOGY AMONG "BELIEF" VARIABLES FOR CLERGY CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISM.

The role of theology and other "belief" variables in explaining clergy civil rights activism was investigated with a national sample of clergy from five Protestant denominations. Theology as well as the other "belief" variables of moral autonomy, efficacy, dogmatism, and authoritarianism exhibit substantial bivariate association with activism. Muhi variate analysis reveals, however, that the "belief" variables are related to civil rights activism mostly in an indirect fashion via political ideology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]