Empirical theology in texts and tables : qualitative, quantitative and comparative perspectives / edited by Leslie J. Francis, Mandy Robbins, Jeff Astley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Francis, Leslie J.

Robbins, Mandy.

Astley, Jeff.

Series:

Empirical studies in theology ; v. 17.

Empirical studies in theology, 1389-1189 ; v. 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Empirical theology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (424 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Empirical theology offers fresh and stimulating insights into the concerns of both the Church and the Academy. It does this by accessing relevant empirical evidence using the tools of the social sciences, and placing this evidence in the context of theological critique and contemporary debate. In this pioneering collection of focused essays, leading experts of empirical theology illustrate key perspectives within this rapidly expanding discipline. The first section of the book explores theoretical issues underpinning the main methods of obtaining empirical data, and the use of these data within theology. The other two sections display the role both of qualitative studies, and of the analysis of quantitative data, in exploring a range of theological beliefs and religious, social and educational concerns.

Contents:

Theoretical perspectives

Establishing truth from participation and distanciation in empirical theology / Jaco S. Dreyer

Truth and method in empirical theology / Hans Schilderman

Religious identity in comparative research / Johannes A. van der Ven

Epistemological reflections on the connection between ideas and data in empirical research into religion / Chris A.M. Hermans

Towards a generic model of religious ritual / Hans Schilderman

Comparative empirical research in religion : conceptual and operational challenges within empirical theology / Leslie J. Francis

Qualitative perspectives

Adolescents' views of denominational identities and of dialogical religious education : an empirical study from Germany / Friedrich Schweitzer

Ordinary soteriology : a qualitative study / Ann Christie and Jeff Astley

Narrative competence and the meaning of life : measuring the quality of life stories in a project on care for the elderly / Thijs Tromp and R. Ruard Ganzevoort

The theological case for Christian schools in England and Wales : a qualitative perspective listening to female alumnae / Tania ap Sion, Leslie J. Francis and Sylvia Baker

Quantitative perspectives

Faith or morality? 'Theological sediments' depending on the centrality, content, and social context of personal religious construct systems / Stefan Huber and Constantin Klein

Socialisation and empirical-theological models of the Trinity : a study among theology students in the United Kingdom / Mark J. Cartledge

Religious socialisation in the family : a multi-dimensional and multi-level perspective / Sabine Zehnder Grob, Christoph Morgenthaler and Christoph Kappler

Apostolic networks in Britain : personality and praxis / William K. Kay

Xenophobia and religious pluralism : an empirical study among youth in Germany / Hans-Georg Ziebertz and Ulrich Riegel

A church divided by theology and practice : the case of the admission of children to communion in the church in Wales / Keith Littler.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-282-39950-0

9786612399503

90-474-4239-3

OCLC:

592756374

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004168886.i-408 DOI