(Re)Placing the Congregation: Fieldwork and Congregational Place-Making
Drawing from place-theory, this essay argues for congregations to employ fieldwork as a means to perform the place-making work claimed in a term like contextualization.' While contextualization' articulates the importance of locale for Christian identity, ethnographic fieldwork performs...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
[2019]
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Ecclesial practices
Année: 2019, Volume: 6, Numéro: 2, Pages: 147-162 |
| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociologie des religions AF Géographie religieuse CD Christianisme et culture CH Christianisme et société RB Ministère ecclésiastique |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Ethnography
B place-making B Contextualization B Mission |
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| Résumé: | Drawing from place-theory, this essay argues for congregations to employ fieldwork as a means to perform the place-making work claimed in a term like contextualization.' While contextualization' articulates the importance of locale for Christian identity, ethnographic fieldwork performs the collaborative elements of place-making. Bringing the two fields together, the essay argues for congregations to employ fieldwork as a means for connecting congregational identity with the life of the neighbourhood. |
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| ISSN: | 2214-4471 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Ecclesial practices
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22144471-00602001 |