Theology Faculty Survey
Creators: name: Institute For Educational Affairs
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2014

description: Current religious affiliation (1); religious affiliation at age sixteen (1); level of religious observance (1); own religious identity (4); teaching social ethics (1); teaching moral theology (1); ever been atheist or agnostic (1); ordained minister (3); percentage of students who will enter ministry (1); denomination growing or shrinking (1); private religious schools compared to public schools (2); support for various policies (6); bible presenting ideal social system (1); bible favoring cooperation or competition (1); being a good member while taking various positions (3); denomination speaking out on public issues (1); agreeing with church official positions (6); urging parishioners to vote for specific candidates (1); individual clergy making views known (1); emphasis on social justice (1); support for Equal Rights Amendment (1); personal political inclinations (3); voting in previous presidential elections (3); Americans as compassionate (1); Americans as more or less conservative (1); neo-conservative (1); amount of government spending on various programs (8); agreement with economic and societal statements (8); military spending (1); military buildup plans (1); increasing commitment to various aims (6); World War II participation as morally justified (1); conventional bombing as morally justified (1); nuclear bombing as morally justified (2); United States reaction to nuclear attack (1); rating government qualities (5); belief in evolution (2); science threatening religion (1); agreement with religious and environmental statements (3); religious view of nature (1); science and technology as positive or negative force (1); rating various US systems (8); preferred way to handle inequality (1); US as force for good or bad in foreign affairs (1); competition between US and Soviet Union (1); US helping Third World countries (2); repressive regimes vs communist expansion as greater problem (1); view of Jesus (1); personal and community beliefs in various religious ideas (21); born again conversion (1); necessity of conversion for salvation (1); trying to convert non-believers (2); frequency of participation in religious activities (6); morality of various practices (6); legality of various practices (4); government paying for abortions (1); government recognizing homosexual marriages (1); ease of getting divorce (1); own church as liberal or conservative (2); strictness of denomination (2); amount of committed denomination members (1); religious affiliation affecting life (1); ordination of women (1); ordination of homosexuals (1); adequacy of clergy pay (1); adequacy of clergy training (3); denomination evangelizing non-believers (2); focus of foreign missionary efforts (2); religious variety as good or bad (1); priority of ecumenism (3); agreement with ecumenical statements (4); Christianity in next century (1); influence of religion (2); influence of own church (1); various leaders paying attention to religious values (4); making Christianity official US religion (1); churches paying taxes (3); public events involving prayer (1); support for Moral Majority (1); effects of Moral Majority (3); influence of Jerry Falwell (1); considering different career (1); faculty appointment (2).