Social Movements and Bridge Building: Religious and Sexual Identity Conflicts

Coley, Jonathan S.

doi:10.1108/s0163-786x20140000037005

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“…Specifically, many Christian colleges and universities have obtained formal waivers from non-discrimination laws (Anderson 2015) and have implemented formal bans on "homosexual acts" (Barton 2014: ch. 3;Coley 2014).…”

Section: Previous Literature On School Approval Of Lgbt Groups and Nomentioning

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“…In line with rapid demographic changes that have made young people (ages 18-29) highly supportive of LGBT rights (Public Religion Research Institute 2014), students at a growing number of religiously-affiliated schools have petitioned administrators to recognize LGBT groups and adopt non-discrimination statements inclusive of sexual orientation (e.g., Coley 2014;McEntarfer 2011). While some schools continue to oppose such groups and policies, an increasing number of Christian colleges and universities have now approved them.…”

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Reconciling Religion and LGBT Rights: Christian Universities, Theological Orientations, and LGBT Inclusion

Coley¹

2018

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Why do some Christian colleges and universities approve LGBT groups and nondiscrimination policies while others resist them? Scholars are beginning to develop models to explain LGBT inclusion in schools, but they have undertheorized the role of religion in facilitating or impeding LGBT inclusion. In this article, I draw from literature on religion and the "culture wars," especially insights on religions' theological orientations, to explain Christian colleges and universities' inclusion of LGBT students. Ishow that communal orientations -theological emphases on social justice -strongly predict the adoption of LGBT groups and non-discrimination policies at Christian colleges and universities. By contrast, individualist orientations -theological emphases on personal piety -impede the adoption of such groups and policies. Importantly, I find

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Reconciling Religion and LGBT Rights: Christian Universities, Theological Orientations, and LGBT Inclusion

Coley¹

2018

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“…At the meso level, social movements mobilizing at a local level can bring together social groups who were previously divided along lines of age, race, nationality, social class, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, political identity, and other social differences (see also Gawerc, 2020). Specifically, scholars have shown that the work of social movements at the local level has brought together disparate social groups including working‐class African‐American activists and more privileged white activists (Beamish & Luebbers, 2009; Snarr, 2009); U.S. citizens and undocumented immigrants (Enriquez, 2014; Yukich, Fulton, & Wood, 2019); straight people and LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) people (Coley, 2014, 2020; Ghaziani, 2011); and Christians, Jews, Muslims, and other people of faith (Braunstein, Fulton, & Wood, 2014).…”

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Are social movements truly social? The prosocial and antisocial outcomes of social movements

2020

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A growing body of research demonstrates that U.S. politics has become increasingly polarized over the past few decades. In these polarized times, what potential roles might social movements play in bridging divides between, or perhaps further dividing, people across a variety of political and social groups? In this article, we propose a research agenda for social movement studies focused on the prosocial and antisocial outcomes of social movements. Although scholars commonly frame their work on the consequences of social movements in terms of social movements' political, economic, cultural, and biographical outcomes, we suggest a focus on two categories of social movement outcomes (prosocial and antisocial outcomes) that cut across prior theoretical categories, and we show how an emerging body of scholarship has documented such outcomes at micro, meso, and macro levels of analysis. We also consider how emerging scholarship has addressed the sociological question about the conditions under which social movements produce prosocial versus antisocial outcomes. As we argue, attention to prosocial and antisocial outcomes of social movements holds both theoretical implications for social movement research and practical implications for social movements navigating the United States' political and social divides.

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“…Coley () has found that diverse coalitions may seek—alongside their instrumental goals—to bridge societal divides and/or transform the relationships between different groups (see also Grossman, ). While Coley's () research focused on efforts to bridge the gap between LGBT and Christian communities at a Christian university in Nashville, Grossman () focused on Native Americans and rural white communities in Northern Wisconsin who together sought to protect their land (see also Grossman, ).…”

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“…Linking arms together across this divide, in response to Israeli military violence, was thus part of a larger framing strategy designed to alter peoples' understandings of the situation in Israel/Palestine and the movement for Palestinian rights, with the goal of bringing new communities into the movement. Coley (2014) has found that diverse coalitions may seek-alongside their instrumental goals-to bridge societal divides and/or transform the relationships between different groups (see also Grossman, 2001). While Coley's (2014) research focused on efforts to bridge the gap between LGBT and Christian communities at a Christian university in Nashville, Grossman (2001) focused on Native Americans and rural white communities in Northern Wisconsin who together sought to protect their land (see also Grossman, 2017).…”

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Diverse social movement coalitions: Prospects and challenges

Gawerc

2019

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Coalitions are among the most important tactical tools available for social movements and civil resistance campaigns, as they enable the sharing of networks, resources, expertise, and information, while simultaneously projecting an image of power through unity and numbers. Though exceptionally challenging to build, diverse coalitions are viewed by many as particularly important. However, there is considerably less literature that explicitly discusses them. In this article, I review the literature on diverse coalitions, with a focus on both their theorized and documented importance for social movements and civil resistance campaigns, and the challenges they face (including the factors working against their formation and sustainability). To do so, I bring two closely related but often separate literatures into conversation: social movements and civil resistance. I conclude by evaluating the state of this research area, highlighting remaining gaps, and suggesting directions for future research.

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Social Movements and Bridge Building: Religious and Sexual Identity Conflicts

Cited by 12 publications

References 35 publications

Reconciling Religion and LGBT Rights: Christian Universities, Theological Orientations, and LGBT Inclusion

Reconciling Religion and LGBT Rights: Christian Universities, Theological Orientations, and LGBT Inclusion

Are social movements truly social? The prosocial and antisocial outcomes of social movements

Diverse social movement coalitions: Prospects and challenges

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