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Title: Selective Moral Priorities: White Evangelicals, 'imago Dei,' and Cultural Engagement
Language: English
Authors: Brandon N. Edwards (ORCID 0009-0000-0556-9739)
Source: Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies. 2025 47(4):621-640.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 20
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Whites, Christianity, Religion, Religious Factors, LGBTQ People, Pregnancy, Social Theories, Group Dynamics, Self Concept, Ethnography, Rhetoric, Culture
Geographic Terms: Virginia
DOI: 10.1080/10714413.2025.2521138
ISSN: 1071-4413
1556-3022
Abstract: This article examines how White evangelicals constructed "culture" as a theological and sociological category during 18 months of ethnographic fieldwork in both formal and informal pedagogical contexts, including a private, K-12 Christian academy and church-based programs. For them, concerns about "the culture" overwhelmingly focus on bodily issues, including non-heteronormative sexuality, transgender identities, and abortion, while issues like racism, immigration, con­sumerism, and income inequality receive minimal instructional attention. These selective concerns are constructed from interpretations of "imago Dei"--the belief in God's "design" for humanity--and form the basis of a distinct evangelical social identity used to advance social and political ends. Delivered through educational pedagogy, these beliefs shape responses to perceived cultural threats, thereby cultivating and reinforcing White evangelical group identity.
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