(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...
| Published in: | Ecclesial practices |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2019]
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| In: |
Ecclesial practices
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AF Geography of religion CD Christianity and Culture CH Christianity and Society RB Church office; congregation |
| Further subjects: | B
Ethnography
B place-making B Contextualization B Mission |
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| Summary: | 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 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Ecclesial practices
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22144471-00602001 |