Entry:

Ellison, Christopher G. And Unnever, James D., “Two Faces of Faith: How Religion Promotes and Reduces Support for Punitive Crime Policies,” Paper presented to the Association for the Sociology of Religion, Atlanta, August, 2003.

Abstract:

Examining the religious status of blacks across time, reveals that except for growing apostasy, blacks continue to support mainline churches. Future research should address differential denominational fertility and mobility and the factors influencing individual decisions about religion.