The Science Of Congregation Studies

Author : Leslie J. Francis,David W. Lankshear
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783030761073

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The Science of Congregation Studies by Leslie J. Francis,David W. Lankshear Pdf

During the past two decades, the Science of Congregation Studies has blossomed significantly in the UK, as well as within the USA and Australia. In this illuminating and thought-provoking volume, Leslie J. Francis’ research group draws on the Signs of Growth Survey conducted throughout the Anglican Diocese of Southwark to illustrate how the strength of combined qualitative and quantitative research methods can draw on the insights of psychological theory, sociological theory, and empirical theology to illuminate pressing questions of relevance to the sociology of religion, psychology of religion, practical theology and pastoral studies. Individual chapters discuss the missing generation of young people, the greying generation aged seventy and over, how occasional churchgoers express belonging and commitment, connections between psychological type and religious motivation, and the distinctive characteristics of growing congregations.

Author : Karin Tusting
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351949606

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Congregational Studies in the UK by Karin Tusting Pdf

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 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 to scholars across many disciplines and to those involved in congregational life.

Author : Nancy Tatom Ammerman,Jackson W. Carroll
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0687006511

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Studying Congregations by Nancy Tatom Ammerman,Jackson W. Carroll Pdf

This handbook for seminarians and clergy professionals places the congregation itself, rather than individual scholarly disciplines, at the center of congregational analysis. Using a comprehensive systems approach to congregations, this volume enables readers to analyze the ministries, stories, and processes that are at work in congregations. It provides techniques for studying the congregation as well as a framework for understanding the nature of the congregation.

Author : Henk de Roest
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004413238

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Collaborative Practical Theology by Henk de Roest Pdf

In Collaborative Practical Theology, Henk de Roest documents and analyses research on Christian practices as it can be conducted by academic practical theologians in collaboration with practitioners of different kinds in Christian practices all around the world.

Author : James P. Wind,James W. Lewis
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1998-09
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0226901890

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American Congregations, Volume 2 by James P. Wind,James W. Lewis Pdf

Continuing this two-part series on American religion, Volume 2 addresses three questions: Where is the congregation located on the broader map of American cultural and religious life? What are congregations' distinctive roles in American culture? And, what patterns of leadership characterize congregations in America?

Author : Jackson W. Carroll,Carl S. Dudley,William McKinney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0687165628

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Handbook for Congregational Studies by Jackson W. Carroll,Carl S. Dudley,William McKinney Pdf

Author : Andrew Mall,Jeffers Engelhardt,Monique M. Ingalls
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780429959653

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Studying Congregational Music by Andrew Mall,Jeffers Engelhardt,Monique M. Ingalls Pdf

Studying the role of music within religious congregations has become an increasingly complex exercise. The significant variations in musical style and content between different congregations require an interdisciplinary methodology that enables an accurate analysis, while also allowing for nuance in interpretation. This book is the first to help scholars think through the complexities of interdisciplinary research on congregational music-making by critically examining the theories and methods used by leading scholars in the field. An international and interdisciplinary panel of contributors introduces readers to a variety of research methodologies within the emerging field of congregational music studies. Utilizing insights from fields such as communications studies, ethnomusicology, history, liturgical studies, popular music studies, religious studies, and theology, it examines and models methodologies and theoretical perspectives that are grounded in each of these disciplines. In addition, this volume presents several “key issues” to ground these interpretive frameworks in the context of congregational music studies. These include topics like diaspora, ethics, gender, and migration. This book is a new milestone in the study of music amongst congregations, detailing the very latest in best academic practice. As such, it will be of great use to scholars of religious studies, music, and theology, as well as anyone engaging in ethnomusicological studies more generally.

Author : Jackson W. Jt. Ed Carroll
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Christian sociology
ISBN : OCLC:1239783646

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Handbook for Congregational Studies by Jackson W. Jt. Ed Carroll Pdf

Author : James F. Hopewell
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0800619560

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Congregation by James F. Hopewell Pdf

Is the congregation a kind of machine? This metaphor is implicit in those studies that assume congregations operate by rational cause-effect principles, have certain outcomes given certain inputs, and can be made more productive if these principles are understood and the inputs controlled. Hopewell proposes that we study congregations under an entirely different metaphor. He says we should think of a congregation as a conversation, a discourse, an exchange of symbols through which meaning is both expressed and created. Hopewell means by this something more intricate than simply that people talk to each other in church and the subject matter of this talk ought to be analyzed. That's part of it, but he suggests that all the interactions that go on in congregations (including the rituals and gestures of both daily and formalized life together as well as the architecture and artifacts of the physical space in which they take place) say something, mean something, are symbolic expressions. Furthermore, each such expression is responsive to and dependent upon other expressions, to the point that no symbolic expression stands alone. In other words, the symbolic discourse is patterned-and in different ways in different congregations. These patterns are basic to the identities of particular congregations. Hopewell's hunch is that if you can discern the patterns in and through the constant flow of symbolic discourse, you can hear who a congregation is and understand what it is all about. from a review in Perkins Journal by Craig Dykstra

Author : Mark Lau Branson,Juan F. Martinez
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781514002889

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Churches, Cultures, and Leadership by Mark Lau Branson,Juan F. Martinez Pdf

We live in a culturally diverse society. As the church continues to heed Christ's call to reflect the multiethnic character of his people, pastors and lay leaders need to gain skills and competencies to serve in multicultural contexts, both inside and beyond their congregations. With this book, Mark Lau Branson and Juan F. Martínez equip leaders to create environments that make God's reconciling initiatives apparent in church life and in missional engagement with their neighborhoods and cities. Drawing on courses they've taught at Fuller Theological Seminary, Branson and Martínez take an interdisciplinary approach that integrates biblical and theological study with sociology, cultural anthropology, leadership studies, and communications. The result is a rich blend of astute analysis and guidance for the practical implementation of a deeper intercultural life for the church. Case studies, Bible studies, and exercises for personal and group reflection address real-life challenges and opportunities that arise in multiethnic contexts. Churches, Cultures, and Leadership offers not a static model but a praxis of paying attention, study, and discernment that can lead to genuine reconciliation and shared life empowered by the gospel. This new edition is updated throughout to address current trends and sources, particularly emphasizing the continuing power of racism and how churches should respond.

Author : C. Jeff Woods
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498218931

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Designing Religious Research Studies by C. Jeff Woods Pdf

Have you ever been frustrated with or perhaps even frightened about writing a religious research proposal? This book demythologizes the religious research design process by beginning with the writer's passion for ministry and then guiding the writer through a series of questions and exercises that lead toward a stress-free research proposal. The entire research process, including the description of context, literature review, data collection and presentation, and significance of the study are covered in this book. Through practical exercises, writers learn how to read research abstracts, choose between quantitative and qualitative methods, and identify themes and patterns in data. There is even a section that helps the writer transform an interesting study into an intriguing study! Students who have previously engaged this "funnel approach" to research design have found the process not only productive, but also enjoyable! This unique process of proposal development has been employed in various ecumenical as well as international contexts and works well in a wide variety of religious contexts including congregations, nonprofit agencies, hospitals, and educational institutions. If you want to learn to love data and write an appealing religious research proposal, this book is for you!

Author : Glenn L. Borreson
Publisher : CSS Publishing
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Pastoral theology
ISBN : 9780788011825

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A Case for Excellence by Glenn L. Borreson Pdf

Here are over 50 case studies of real clergy/church crises, problems, and legal issues. Each one provides background, description, analysis, and an evaluation suggesting how it might have been handled differently.

Author : John P. Slattery
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780268106119

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Faith and Science at Notre Dame by John P. Slattery Pdf

The Reverend John Augustine Zahm, CSC, (1851--1921) was a Holy Cross priest, an author, a South American explorer, and a science professor and vice president at the University of Notre Dame, the latter at the age of twenty-five. Through his scientific writings, Zahm argued that Roman Catholicism was fully compatible with an evolutionary view of biological systems. Ultimately Zahm’s ideas were not accepted in his lifetime and he was prohibited from discussing evolution and Catholicism, although he remained an active priest for more than two decades after his censure. In Faith and Science at Notre Dame: John Zahm, Evolution, and the Catholic Church, John Slattery charts the rise and fall of Zahm, examining his ascension to international fame in bridging evolution and Catholicism and shedding new light on his ultimate downfall via censure by the Congregation of the Index of Prohibited Books. Slattery presents previously unknown archival letters and reports that allow Zahm’s censure to be fully understood in the light of broader scientific, theological, and philosophical movements within the Catholic Church and around the world. Faith and Science at Notre Dame weaves together a vast array of threads to tell a compelling new story of the late nineteenth century. The result is a complex and thrilling tale of Neo-Scholasticism, Notre Dame, empirical science, and the simple faith of an Indiana priest. The book, which includes a new translation of the 1864 Syllabus of Errors, will appeal to those interested in Notre Dame and Catholic history, scholars of science and religion, and general readers seeking to understand the relationship between faith and science.

Author : Nancy Tatom Ammerman
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : 052093833X

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Pillars of Faith by Nancy Tatom Ammerman Pdf

At the close of the twentieth century the United States was, by all accounts, among the most religious of modern Western nations. Pillars of Faith describes the diversity of tradition and the commonality of organizational strategy that characterize the more than 300,000 congregations in the United States, arguing that they provide the social bonds, spiritual traditions, and community connections that are vital to an increasingly diverse society. Nancy Tatom Ammerman follows several traditions--Mainline Protestant, Conservative Protestant, African American Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox, Jewish, Sectarian, and other religions--as they establish discernible patterns of congregational life that fit their own history, tradition, and relationship to American society. Her methodologically sophisticated study balances survey research with interviews conducted with people from ninety-one different religious traditions and ethnographic observations that yield new information on many dimensions of American congregational life. Her book is the first to depict the complex resource base supporting American congregations, the enormous web of partners with whom congregations work, and the range of institutional patterns they exhibit. Contrary to many gloomy forecasts, Pillars of Faith: American Congregations and Their Partners argues that organized religion in the United States is robust and vigorous--and that it can handle the increasing demands of escalating diversity and mobility the future is sure to bring.

Author : Monique M. Ingalls
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-17
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780190499662

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Singing the Congregation by Monique M. Ingalls Pdf

Contemporary worship music shapes the way evangelical Christians understand worship itself. Author Monique M. Ingalls argues that participatory worship music performances have brought into being new religious social constellations, or "modes of congregating". Through exploration of five of these modes--concert, conference, church, public, and networked congregations--Singing the Congregation reinvigorates the analytic categories of "congregation" and "congregational music." Drawing from theoretical models in ethnomusicology and congregational studies, Singing the Congregation reconceives the congregation as a fluid, contingent social constellation that is actively performed into being through communal practice--in this case, the musically-structured participatory activity known as "worship." "Congregational music-making" is thereby recast as a practice capable of weaving together a religious community both inside and outside local institutional churches. Congregational music-making is not only a means of expressing local concerns and constituting the local religious community; it is also a powerful way to identify with far-flung individuals, institutions, and networks that comprise this global religious community. The interactions among the congregations reveal widespread conflicts over religious authority, carrying far-ranging implications for how evangelicals position themselves relative to other groups in North America and beyond.