Congregational studies in the UK : Christianity in a post-Christian context / edited by Mathew Guest, Karin Tusting and Linda Woodhead.
Series: Explorations in practical, pastoral and empirical theologyPublication details: Aldershot : Ashgate, c2004.Description: xvii, 223 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780754632887
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- BR759. C64 2004
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Book-Circulating | Fischer Hall Library Main shelves | BR759. C64 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Purchased with the support of the Nanovic Institute for European Studies. | B005345 |
Includes index
Part One. The emerging field -- Congregational studies : taking stock / Linda Woodhead, Mathew Guest and Karin Tusting -- The rise of congregational studies in the USA / Arthur Farnsley -- 'Conference people' : congregational studies in a globalizing world / Simon Coleman -- Part Two. Congregations in the UK -- The effects of evangelical renewal on mainstream congregational identities : a Welsh case study / Paul Chambers -- 'Friendship, fellowship and acceptance' : the public discourse of a thriving evangelical congregation / Mathew Guest -- Display and division : congregational conflict among Roman Catholics / Peter McGrail -- Congregations, narratives and identity : a Quaker case study / Peter Collins -- Congregational cultures and the boundaries of identity / Timothy Jenkins -- Part Three. Theoretical and methodological issues -- The messiness of studying congregations using ethnographic methods / Frances Ward -- Are congregations associations? : the contribution of organizational studies to congregational studies / Helen Cameron -- Priests, parish and people : reconceiving a relationship / Douglas Davies -- Denominational cultures : the Cinderella of congregational studies? / Philip Richter -- The significance of gender for congregational studies / Kristin Aune -- Putting congregational studies to work : ethnography, consultancy and change/ Martin Stringer.