All Publications
Publications from the National Congregations Study range from general overviews to writings about specific topics. They are aimed at academic, clergy, and lay audiences. If copyright restrictions prevent your download of an article for which Mark Chaves is one of the authors, please contact us with your request and we will send a copy to you. Also, if you have used NCS data to write something, or if you know of something that has been written using NCS data, please let us know so we can add it to the list of study writings.
An Opening in the Congregational Closet? Boundary-Bridging Culture and Membership Privileges for Gays and Lesbians in Christian Religious Congregations
Adler, Gary. 2012. Social Problems 59(2):177–206.
Religious Organizations and Homosexuality: The Acceptance of Gays and Lesbians in American Congregations
Whitehead, Andrew L. 2013. Review of Religious Research 55(2):297–317.
Gendered Organizations and Inequality Regimes: Gender, Homosexuality, and Inequality Within Religious Congregation
Whitehead, Andrew L. 2013. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 52(3):476-493.