The Porcupine Tango: What Ethnography Can and Cannot Do for Theologians
Ethnography and theology are two contrasting life-activities, regulated by separate ideals. Like other sciences, ethnography is regulated by the ideal of ‘truth’. It gathers data about human communities, particularly their worldviews and their tacit social practices. New data correct old conclusions...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2016
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Ecclesial practices
Year: 2016, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 173-181 |
RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy CF Christianity and Science FA Theology ZB Sociology |
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Ethnography
theology
regulative ideals
science
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