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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2016]
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Practical theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 29-45 |
RelBib Classification: | AE Psychology of religion KDE Anglican Church ZD Psychology |
Further subjects: | B
Fresh Expressions
B psychological type B congregation studies B Churchgoers |
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Summary: | 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. |
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ISSN: | 1756-0748 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Practical theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1756073X.2016.1149679 |