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The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Theology and Qualitative Research

Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion 1. Aufl.

von: Pete Ward, Knut Tveitereid
36,99 €
Verlag:	Wiley-Blackwell
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	12.07.2022
ISBN/EAN:	9781119756934
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	450

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A unique introduction to the developing field of Theology and Qualitative Research In recent years, a growing number of scholars within the field of theological research have adopted qualitative empirical methods. The use of qualitative research is shaping the nature of theology and redefining what it means to be a theologian. Hence, contemporary scholars who are undertaking empirical fieldwork across a range of theological subdisciplines require authoritative guidance and well-developed frameworks of practice and theory. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Theology and Qualitative Research outlines the challenges and possibilities for theological research that engages with qualitative methods. It reflects more than 15 years of academic research within the Ecclesiology and Ethnography Network, and features an international group of scholars committed to the empirical and theological study of the Christian church. Edited by world-renowned experts, this unprecedented volume addresses the theological debates, methodological complexities, and future directions of this emerging field. Contributions from both established and emerging scholars describe key theoretical approaches, discuss how different empirical methods are used within theology, explore the links between qualitative researchand adjacent scholarly traditions, and more. The companion: <ul> <li>Discusses how qualitative empirical work changes the practice of theology, enabling a disciplined attention to the lived social realities of Christian religion and what theologians do</li> <li>Introduces theoretical and methodological debates in the field, as well as central epistemological and ontological questions</li> <li>Presents different approaches to Theology and Qualitative research, highlighting important issues and developments in the last decades</li> <li>Explores how empirical insights are shaping areas such as liturgics, homiletics, youth ministry, and Christian education</li> <li>Includes perspectives from scholars working in disciplines other than theology</li> </ul> The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Theology and Qualitative Research is essential reading for graduate students, postgraduates, PhD students, researchers, and scholars in Christian Ethics, Systematic Theology, Practical Theology, Contemporary Worship, and related disciplines such as Ecclesiology, Mission Studies, World Christianity, Pastoral Theology, Political Theology, Worship Studies, and all forms of contextual theology.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Contributors ix About the Editors xiii 1 Introduction 1 Pete Ward and Knut Tveitereid Part I Naming the Field 5 2 Theology and Qualitative Research: An Uneasy Relationship 7 Pete Ward 3 Qualitative Research in Theology: A Spiritual Turn? 16 Clare Watkins 4 The Craft of Theology and Qualitative Research 27 Dustin D. Benac 5 Ethnography as Critical Pedagogy: Prisons, Pedagogy, and Theological Education 38 Rachelle R. Green 6 Luring the Divine: Affect, Esthetics, and Future Directions for Ethnographic Theology’s Contribution to the Christian Traditions 49 Natalie Wigg-Stevenson 7 Practical Theology Rooted in and from Africa: The Tide Is Turning 58 Shantelle Weber 8 Lived Theology and Theology in the Lived 67 Knut Tveitereid Part II Theology and Qualitative Research as Forms of Knowledge 79 9 Empirical Research, Theological Limits, and Possibilities 81 John Swinton 10 Fieldwork in White Theology 91 Christian Scharen 11 On the Nature of Ordering 101 Tanya Riches 12 Practicing Reflexivity: Becoming Aware of One’s Default Mode and Developing an Epistemic Advantage 111 Tone Stangeland Kaufman 13 Revelation and Normativity 121 Paul S. Fiddes 14 Empathy and Immersion as Theological Values 131 Nicola Slee 15 Representation and Intersectionality 141 Janna L. Hunter-Bowman 16 Concrete Church: Qualitative Research and Ecclesial Practices 151 Hans Schaeffer 17 Qualitative Research and Young Adult Faith 162 Ruth Perrin Part III Theology and Qualitative Research: Continuities and Discontinuities 173 18 Christian Ethics, Experience, and Qualitative Research 175 Lap Yan Kung 19 Contextual Theology 185 Yara González-Justiniano and Christopher P. Ney 20 Postcolonial Theology: Naming Coloniality and the Problem of Definitions 195 Christine J. Hong 21 Ecclesiology: The Study of the Formal Church 207 Rein Brouwer 22 Ecclesiology in Ecclesial Movements such as Fresh Expressions of Church 219 Sabrina Müller 23 Digital Theology and Qualitative Research 231 Stephen Garner 24 Queer Theology 243 Ninna Edgardh 25 Political Theology and Qualitative Research 252 Luke Bretherton 26 Biblical Studies 262 Andrew P. Rogers 27 Theology, Qualitative Research, and World Christianity 273 Easten Law Part IV The Empirical Turn in Practical Theology 285 28 Anglo-American Practical Theology 287 Christopher Craig Brittain 29 Continental Practical Theology 298 Ulla Schmidt 30 Preaching 309 Marianne Gaarden 31 Worship 319 Glenn Packiam 32 Pastoral Care 330 Mary Clark Moschella 33 Christian Education as a Community of Strangers 340 Elisabeth Tveito Johnsen 34 Church Organization 351 Helen Cameron 35 Youth Ministry and the Empirical Turn 361 P.M. (Ronelle) Sonnenberg Part V The Practice of Theology and Qualitative Research 371 36 Fieldwork and the Person of the Theologian 373 Kirsten Donskov Felter 37 Interviews and Observation 382 Harriet Mowat 38 Analytical Strategies 393 Kirstine Helboe Johansen 39 Writing Qualitative Research and Theology: Thoughts for Beginners 403 Eileen R. Campbell-Reed 40 Visual Ethnography 415 Sarah Dunlop 41 Action Research and Theology 425 Jonas Ideström 42 Collaborative Research 435 Henk de Roest 43 Ethnography as Community Action 446 Angela Cowser Part VI Responses and Dissent 459 44 Understanding Lived Theology: Is Qualitative Research the Best or Only Way? 461 Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore 45 Ethnography as a Tool for Genuine Surprise: Found Theologies Versus Imposed Theologies 471 Gerardo Martí 46 Receiving the Gift of Women’s Voices: The Place of Qualitative Research in Ecumenical Theology and Practice 483 Gabrielle Thomas 47 Theology and Qualitative Research: Limits and New Directions 493 Swee Sum Lam 48 Congregations in Changing Times: Challenges Facing Romanian Churches After the Fall of Communism 503 Otniel Ioan Bunaciu 49 The Presence of Christ in Qualitative Research: Four Models and an Epilogue 514 Bård Norheim Index 525

Autorenportrait

Pete Ward is Professor of Practical Theology at Durham University, UK, and NLA University College, Bergen, Norway. He founded, together with Christian Scharen, the Ecclesiology and Ethnography (E&E) Network and served as Editor of the journal Ecclesial Practices. He is the author of Introducing Practical Theology: Mission Ministry and the Life of the Church, Liquid Ecclesiology: Gospel and Church, and the editor of Perspectives on Ecclesiology and Ethnography. Knut Tveitereid is Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Head of Ministry Training at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society in Oslo, Norway. He is closely involved with the Ecclesiology and Ethnography (E&E) Network and serves as Academic Coordinator for the E&E Network's annual Durham Conference.