Abstract
Do clergy approve of official lobbying by their denominations? Using a data set of nearly 2,300 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and Episcopal Church clergy surveyed in 1998, we investigate how clergy evaluate the work of their official denominational Washington lobbying offices. In particular, we assess the effects of four factors-political ideology, social theology, political engagement, and internal denominational politics-on clergy's evaluations of these Washington offices. We find that clergy evaluations of their Washington office are driven by (I) their own politics, (2) whether they feel it is appropriate for their denomination to pursue political ends. and (3) their support for the general direction of the denomination-not directly connected to the lobby.
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