In the world but not of the world: religiosity, alienation, and philosophy of human nature among

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In the world but not of the world: religiosity,
alienation, and philosophy of human nature among
Bible college and liberal arts college students
Terry E. Huffman
Iowa State University
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Huffman, Terry E., Ph.D.
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In the world but not of the world:
Religiosity, alienation, and philosophy of human nature
among Bible college and liberal arts college students
by
Terry E. Huffman
A Dissertation Submitted to the
Graduate Faculty in Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree of
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Major: Sociology
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For the Graduate College
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
1988
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION 1
Twentieth Century American Fundamentalism 1
Defense of the faith: 1900-1925 2
Entrenchment: 1926-1959 7
Fundamentalist reemergence and a sociological
view of religion in America: 1960-present 9
Statement of the Problem 14
CHAPTER II. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 18
Review of the Literature 18
Alienation 18
Socioeconomic status 19
Religion 20 -
Philosophy of human nature 22
Functionalism 24
Meaning of alienation 25
Meaning of religiosity 27
Meaning of philosophy of human nature 32
Statement of Operational Definitions 33
Measures of alienation 35
Measures of religiosity 36
Measures of philosophy of human nature 38
Measures of other variables 39
Socioeconomic status 40
Religious socialization 40
Statement of Hypotheses 40
SES and alienation 40
Religious socialization and religiosity 41
Religiosity and alienation 41
Alienation and philosophy of human nature 42
Religiosity and philosophy of human nature 42
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CHAPTER III. METHODOLOGY 44
Population and Sample 44
Description of colleges used in the study 44
Sample characteristics 46
Instrument 51
Method of Data Collection 53
Sampling 55
Construction of Scales 55
Alienation 58
Normlessness 59
Powerlessness 59
Social isolation 59
Socioeconomic status 59
Religiosity 61
Fundamentalism 61
Personal devotionalism 63
Christian conservatism 63
Religious socialization 63
Philosophy of human nature 65
Goodness 66
Cynicism 66
Statistical Procedures 66
CHAPTER IV. FINDINGS 70
Testing of the Hypotheses 70
SES and alienation 70
Religious socialization and religiosity 75
Religiosity and alienation 75
Alienation and philosophy of human nature 80
Religiosity and philosophy of human nature 82
Comparison of Bible and Liberal Arts College Students 84
Discussion of General Research Questions 86