Congregational Studies in the Uk,9780754632894

Congregational Studies in the Uk

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ISBN13: 9780754632894
ISBN10: 075463289X
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-08-30
Publisher(s): Ashgate Pub Ltd
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Summary

This book presents the first comprehensive introduction to congregational studies in the UK. Through a series of innovative essays, it explores the difference that the increasingly post-Christian nature of British society is making to life in Christian congregations, and compares this to the very different scenario which exists in the USA.Contributions from leading scholars in the field include both rich case studies of local communities and theoretical analyses which reflect on issues of method and develop broader understandings. Congregational studies is revealed as a rich and growing field of interest both for scholars across the disciplines and for all those involved in congregational life.

Table of Contents

Contributors vii
Introduction xi
Part One: The Emerging Field
Congregational Studies: Taking Stock
1(24)
Linda Woodhead
Mathew Guest
Karin Tusting
The Rise of Congregational Studies in the USA
25(14)
Arthur Farnsley
`Conference People': Congregational Studies in a Globalizing World
39(18)
Simon Coleman
Part Two: Congregations in the UK
The Effects of Evangelical Renewal on Mainstream Congregational Identities: A Welsh Case Study
57(14)
Paul Chambers
`Friendship, Fellowship and Acceptance': The Public Discourse of a Thriving Evangelical Congregation
71(14)
Mathew Guest
Display and Division: Congregational Conflict among Roman Catholics
85(14)
Peter McGrail
Congregations, Narratives and Identity: A Quaker Case Study
99(14)
Peter Collins
Congregational Cultures and the Boundaries of Identity
113(12)
Timothy Jenkins
Part Three: Theoretical and Methodological Issues
The Messiness of Studying Congregations using Ethnographic Methods
125(14)
Frances Ward
Are Congregations Associations? The Contribution of Organizational Studies to Congregational Studies
139(14)
Helen Cameron
Priests, Parish and People: Reconceiving a Relationship
153(16)
Douglas Davies
Denominational Cultures: The Cinderella of Congregational Studies?
169(16)
Philip Richter
The Significance of Gender for Congregational Studies
185(18)
Kristin Aune
Putting Congregational Studies to Work: Ethnography, Consultancy and Change
203(12)
Martin Stringer
Index 215

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