Ethnographic theology : an inquiry into the production of theological knowledge / by Natalie Wigg-Stevenson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wigg-Stevenson, Natalie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and culture.

Ethnology--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Ethnology.

Theology--Methodology.

Theology.

Knowledge, Theory of (Religion).

Physical Description:

x, 210 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

Can ethnography open new possibilities in the often unlikely places where we live our faith? This book breaks new ground by using reflexive ethnographic methods to get academic theologians and everyday Christians talking to each other about theology. Drawing on the author's research in the Baptist church where she served as a minister, the resulting "ethnographic theology" produces constructive theological insights and proposes creative alternatives for Christian thought and action. By rigorously outlining an ethnographic theological method and demonstrating that method's fruits with extensive constructive theological work in ecclesiology, social transformation, embodiment, sanctification and more, Ethnographic Theology opens new possibilities for how contemporary theology can be done. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I

1 Making Space: Constructing the Theological Field 19

2 Making Theologians: Deploying a Theological Habitus 47

Part II

3 Cogs in the Machine: A Reflexive Theology of Ecclesial Change 85

4 Carnal Theologies of Friendship, Sex, and Suffering 117

5 My Mother's Hips: A Performance Theology of Sanctification 143.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137390431

1137390433

OCLC:

881655996