This article undertakes a critical exploration of the current relationship between ecclesiology and 'ecclesial ethnography'. It begins by proposing that ecclesiology should be a realistic, critical and practical discipline and that in these respects it can learn from ethnographical principles. It goes on to raise some questions about how the relationship between ecclesial ethnography and ecclesiology is presented in some recent literature, pointing out instances of over-drawn distinctions, exaggerated claims and methodological naivety. It concludes by affirming the vital role of ethnographical study to the overall theological investigation of the church and suggests that this would be strengthened if the weaknesses mentioned above were addressed. This article undertakes a critical exploration of the current relationship between ecclesiology and 'ecclesial ethnography'. It begins by proposing that ecclesiology should be a realistic, critical and practical discipline and that in these respects it can learn from ethnographical principles. It goes on to raise some questions about how the relationship between ecclesial ethnography and ecclesiology is presented in some recent literature, pointing out instances of over-drawn distinctions, exaggerated claims and methodological naivety. It concludes by affirming the vital role of ethnographical study to the overall theological investigation of the church and suggests that this would be strengthened if the weaknesses mentioned above were addressed.
مجموعه
تاريخ نشر
2018
توصيف ظاهري
322-337
عنوان
Ecclesiology
شماره جلد
14/3
شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها
1745-5316
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اصطلاح موضوعی
Ecclesiology
اصطلاح موضوعی
empirical theology
اصطلاح موضوعی
ethnography
اصطلاح موضوعی
General
اصطلاح موضوعی
History of Religion
اصطلاح موضوعی
induction-deduction
اصطلاح موضوعی
practical theology
اصطلاح موضوعی
Religious Studies
اصطلاح موضوعی
theology and science
اصطلاح موضوعی
Theology and World Christianity
اصطلاح موضوعی
theory and practice
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