Temperament Theory and Congregation Studies: Different Types for Different Services?

Temperament theory and psychological type theory provide a tool for assessing and interpreting the profile of church congregations. In this study the profiles of the three congregations (Ns = 43, 110, 43) at one Anglican church (given the pseudonym of Holy Trinity Church) are situated against the no...

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Auteurs: Francis, Leslie J. 1947- (Auteur) ; Robbins, Mandy (Auteur)
Collaborateurs: Wright, Howard (Autre)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2016]
Dans: Practical theology
Année: 2016, Volume: 9, Numéro: 1, Pages: 29-45
RelBib Classification:AE Psychologie de la religion
KDE Église anglicane
ZD Psychologie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Fresh Expressions
B psychological type
B congregation studies
B Churchgoers
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Verlag)
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Résumé:Temperament theory and psychological type theory provide a tool for assessing and interpreting the profile of church congregations. In this study the profiles of the three congregations (Ns = 43, 110, 43) at one Anglican church (given the pseudonym of Holy Trinity Church) are situated against the normative profile generated by the congregations at 140 Anglican churches (N = 3302). The data demonstrate that normative profile attracts a high proportion of the Epimethean Temperament at 72%. The two morning services at Holy Trinity Church replicated the profile at 65% and 74%. The evening service, however, attracted a significantly lower proportion of the Epimethean Temperament (47%) with a corresponding significantly higher proportion of the Apollonian Temperament. These findings support the view that individual churches are able to offer diverse provisions that generate congregations with distinctively different psychological profiles.
ISSN:1756-0748
Contient:Enthalten in: Practical theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/1756073X.2016.1149679