Ethnographic Theology [electronic resource] : An Inquiry into the Production of Theological Knowledge /
Wigg-Stevenson, N.author.
This book uses ethnography as theological practice, yielding a theology constructed at the intersection of church, academy and everyday life. Drawing on the author's research in her Baptist church, the resulting 'ethnographic theology' produces creative theological insights, while also proposing fresh alternatives for Christian thought and action.
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Ethnographic Theology: An Inquiry into the Production of Theological Knowledge; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Making Space; First Baptist Church; Life Change University; Teaching Instincts and Teaching Fantasies; Ethnographic Theology; Theology in the Belly of the Beast; Part I; Chapter 1: Making Space: Constructing the Theological Field; A Field Guide for Theological Conversation; Three Ways of Mapping the Theological Field; Making Space for Conversation; Chapter 2: Making Theologians: Deploying a Theological Habitus; Habitus: A Definition
Deploying Habitus in Theological FieldworkObjectified Participation in Church and Academy; The Makings of an Ethnographic Theological Method; Part II; Chapter 3: Cogs in the Machine: A Reflexive Theology of Ecclesial Change; No Plodding Reformism; The Intersecting Subcultures of FBC; Atypical Practices in the Classroom; New Tools for the Tool Kit; No Plodding Reformism?; Chapter 4: Carnal Theologies of Friendship, Sex, and Suffering; A Breakdown in the Relational Cosmos; Carnal Theology and Engaging Difference; The Slump of a Shoulder
Chapter 5: My Mother's Hips: A Performance Theology of SanctificationThe Story's Context; A Breakdown in Communication; The Theologian Is (Not) Present; My Mother's Hips; Reflexivity, Carnality, and Performance; Conclusion: Ethnographic Theological Normativity; Theological Normativity in This Project; Appendix A: Topics in Theology: Jesus Christ and Salvation; Appendix B: Topics in Theology: God as Trinity; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book uses ethnography as theological practice, yielding a theology constructed at the intersection of church, academy and everyday life. Drawing on the author's research in her Baptist church, the resulting 'ethnographic theology' produces creative theological insights, while also proposing fresh alternatives for Christian thought and action.
Religion and sociology.
Political philosophy.
Social sciences-Philosophy.
Religion.
Religions.
Sociology of Religion.
Political Philosophy.
Social Philosophy.
Religious Studies, general.
Comparative Religion.
Social Aspects of Religion.