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The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Theology and Qualitative Research
Pete Ward (Edited by), Knut Tveitereid (Edited by)
9781119756897, Wiley
Hardback, published 11 August 2022
560 pages
24.4 x 17 x 3.5 cm, 1.162 kg
A unique introduction to the developing field of Theology and Qualitative Research In recent years, a growing number of scholars within the field of theological research have adopted qualitative empirical methods. The use of qualitative research is shaping the nature of theology and redefining what it means to be a theologian. Hence, contemporary scholars who are undertaking empirical fieldwork across a range of theological subdisciplines require authoritative guidance and well-developed frameworks of practice and theory. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Theology and Qualitative Research outlines the challenges and possibilities for theological research that engages with qualitative methods. It reflects more than 15 years of academic research within the Ecclesiology and Ethnography Network, and features an international group of scholars committed to the empirical and theological study of the Christian church. Edited by world-renowned experts, this unprecedented volume addresses the theological debates, methodological complexities, and future directions of this emerging field. Contributions from both established and emerging scholars describe key theoretical approaches, discuss how different empirical methods are used within theology, explore the links between qualitative researchand adjacent scholarly traditions, and more. The companion: The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Theology and Qualitative Research is essential reading for graduate students, postgraduates, PhD students, researchers, and scholars in Christian Ethics, Systematic Theology, Practical Theology, Contemporary Worship, and related disciplines such as Ecclesiology, Mission Studies, World Christianity, Pastoral Theology, Political Theology, Worship Studies, and all forms of contextual theology.
List of Contributors ix About the Editors xiii 1 Introduction 1 Part I Naming the Field 5 2 Theology and Qualitative Research: An Uneasy Relationship 7 3 Qualitative Research in Theology: A Spiritual Turn? 16 4 The Craft of Theology and Qualitative Research 27 5 Ethnography as Critical Pedagogy: Prisons, Pedagogy, and Theological Education 38 6 Luring the Divine: Affect, Esthetics, and Future Directions for Ethnographic Theology’s Contributionto the Christian Traditions 49 7 Practical Theology Rooted in and from Africa: The Tide Is Turning 58 8 Lived Theology and Theology in the Lived 67 Part II Theology and Qualitative Research as Forms of Knowledge 79 9 Empirical Research, Theological Limits, and Possibilities 81 10 Fieldwork in White Theology 91 11 On the Nature of Ordering 101 12 Practicing Reflexivity: Becoming Aware of One’s Default Mode and Developing an EpistemicAdvantage 111 13 Revelation and Normativity 121 14 Empathy and Immersion as Theological Values 131 15 Representation and Intersectionality 141 16 Concrete Church: Qualitative Research and Ecclesial Practices 151 17 Qualitative Research and Young Adult Faith 162 Part III Theology and Qualitative Research: Continuities and Discontinuities 173 18 Christian Ethics, Experience, and Qualitative Research 175 19 Contextual Theology 185 20 Postcolonial Theology: Naming Coloniality and the Problem of Definitions 195 21 Ecclesiology: The Study of the Formal Church 207 22 Ecclesiology in Ecclesial Movements such as Fresh Expressions of Church 219 23 Digital Theology and Qualitative Research 231 24 Queer Theology 243 25 Political Theology and Qualitative Research 252 26 Biblical Studies 262 27 Theology, Qualitative Research, and World Christianity 273 Part IV The Empirical Turn in Practical Theology 285 28 Anglo-American Practical Theology 287 29 Continental Practical Theology 298 30 Preaching 309 31 Worship 319 32 Pastoral Care 330 33 Christian Education as a Community of Strangers 340 34 Church Organization 351 35 Youth Ministry and the Empirical Turn 361 Part V The Practice of Theology and Qualitative Research 371 36 Fieldwork and the Person of the Theologian 373 37 Interviews and Observation 382 38 Analytical Strategies 393 39 Writing Qualitative Research and Theology: Thoughts for Beginners 403 40 Visual Ethnography 415 41 Action Research and Theology 425 42 Collaborative Research 435 43 Ethnography as Community Action 446 Part VI Responses and Dissent 459 44 Understanding Lived Theology: Is Qualitative Research the Best or Only Way? 461 45 Ethnography as a Tool for Genuine Surprise: Found Theologies Versus Imposed Theologies 471 46 Receiving the Gift of Women’s Voices: The Place of Qualitative Research in Ecumenical Theologyand Practice 483 47 Theology and Qualitative Research: Limits and New Directions 493 48 Congregations in Changing Times: Challenges Facing Romanian Churches After the Fall ofCommunism 503 49 The Presence of Christ in Qualitative Research: Four Models and an Epilogue 514 Index 525
Pete Ward and Knut Tveitereid
Pete Ward
Clare Watkins
Dustin D. Benac
Rachelle R. Green
Natalie Wigg-Stevenson
Shantelle Weber
Knut Tveitereid
John Swinton
Christian Scharen
Tanya Riches
Tone Stangeland Kaufman
Paul S. Fiddes
Nicola Slee
Janna L. Hunter-Bowman
Hans Schaeffer
Ruth Perrin
Lap Yan Kung
Yara González-Justiniano and Christopher P. Ney
Christine J. Hong
Rein Brouwer
Sabrina Müller
Stephen Garner
Ninna Edgardh
Luke Bretherton
Andrew P. Rogers
Easten Law
Christopher Craig Brittain
Ulla Schmidt
Marianne Gaarden
Glenn Packiam
Mary Clark Moschella
Elisabeth Tveito Johnsen
Helen Cameron
P.M. (Ronelle) Sonnenberg
Kirsten Donskov Felter
Harriet Mowat
Kirstine Helboe Johansen
Eileen R. Campbell-Reed
Sarah Dunlop
Jonas Ideström
Henk de Roest
Angela Cowser
Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore
Gerardo Martí
Gabrielle Thomas
Swee Sum Lam
Otniel Ioan Bunaciu
Bård Norheim
Subject Areas: Religion & beliefs [HR]
