How naked is the public square? Religion, public service, and implications for public administration

• 成果类型: Review
• 署名作者: Houston, David J.; Freeman, Patricia K.; Feldman, David L.
• 署名单位: University of Tennessee System; University of Tennessee Knoxville; University of California System; University of California Irvine
• 刊物名称: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-3352
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2008.00880.x
• 发表日期: 2008
• 页码: 428-444
• 关键词: church attendance; UNITED-STATES; SPIRITUALITY; BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; involvement; employees; GENDER; belief; work

摘要

The study of public administration has a decidedly secular character, a result of an intentional effort to seek legitimacy through professionalization that can be traced back to the Progressive Era. But is this secular orientation wholly descriptive of the practice of public administration? To address this question, the authors examine the religiosity of public servants (governmental and nongovernmental) and non-public servants, as well as the secular attitudes held by members of each group. The study finds that individuals in governmental public service occupations generally are more religious and possess less secular attitudes than those in non-public service occupations.