Preparedness Behavior and the apocalypse: religion and politics in the post 2020 election era

IF 1.3 1区哲学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Politics and Religion Pub Date : 2023-09-29 DOI:10.1017/s1755048323000226

Jason Adkins, Paul A. Djupe, Jacob R. Neiheisel

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Abstract

Abstract Research on disaster preparedness finds little connection between religious variables, such as beliefs surrounding the end of the world (apocalypticism), and physical preparations (e.g., having three days of food and water stored). In light of rhetoric from evangelical elites urging the faithful to prepare for the apocalypse given recent events, such as the 2020 election, we sought to re-evaluate the connection between physical preparations for difficult times and religious variables including Christian nationalism, apocalypticism, church attendance, and the belief that Christians are being persecuted in the country. Results from an original survey conducted in early 2021 reveal a strong positive association between apocalypticism and measures of disaster preparedness. Other religious variables (Christian nationalism, in particular) do not always relate to preparedness behavior in expected ways. While it remains unclear what role, if any, Christian elites played in convincing the faithful to prepare not only their souls for the apocalypse, but also their pantries, it is evident that apocalyptic beliefs track with physical preparedness behavior.

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准备行为和天启:2020年后选举时代的宗教和政治

关于灾难准备的研究发现，宗教变量(如围绕世界末日的信仰)与物理准备(如储存三天的食物和水)之间几乎没有联系。鉴于最近发生的事件，如2020年大选，福音派精英们敦促信徒们为世界末日做准备，我们试图重新评估为困难时期的身体准备与宗教变量之间的联系，包括基督教民族主义、末世论、教堂出席率以及基督徒在该国受到迫害的信念。2021年初进行的一项原始调查的结果显示，末世论与备灾措施之间存在强烈的正相关。其他宗教变量(尤其是基督教民族主义)并不总是以预期的方式与准备行为相关。虽然目前还不清楚基督教精英在说服信徒不仅要为他们的灵魂做好准备，还要为他们的食品储藏室做好准备方面发挥了什么作用(如果有的话)，但很明显，末日信仰与身体上的准备行为是一致的。

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Politics and Religion Multiple-

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3.00

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13.30%

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8 weeks

期刊介绍： Politics and Religion is an international journal publishing high quality peer-reviewed research on the multifaceted relationship between religion and politics around the world. The scope of published work is intentionally broad and we invite innovative work from all methodological approaches in the major subfields of political science, including international relations, American politics, comparative politics, and political theory, that seeks to improve our understanding of religion’s role in some aspect of world politics. The Editors invite normative and empirical investigations of the public representation of religion, the religious and political institutions that shape religious presence in the public square, and the role of religion in shaping citizenship, broadly considered, as well as pieces that attempt to advance our methodological tools for examining religious influence in political life.