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245 0 0 _aCongregational studies in the UK :
_bChristianity in a post-Christian context /
_cedited by Mathew Guest, Karin Tusting and Linda Woodhead.
260 _aAldershot :
_bAshgate,
_cc2004.
300 _axvii, 223 p. ;
_c24 cm.
490 1 _aExplorations in practical, pastoral and empirical theology
500 _aIncludes index
505 _aPart 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.
650 0 _aReligious gatherings
_zGreat Britain
_xChristianity.
650 0 _aParishes
_zGreat Britain.
650 0 _aSociology, Christian.
700 1 _aGuest, Mathew.
700 1 _aTusting, Karin,
_d1973-
700 1 _aWoodhead, Linda.
830 0 _aExplorations in practical, pastoral and empirical theology
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