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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462706703321

Titolo

Exploring ordinary theology : everyday Christian believing and the church / / edited by Jeff Astley, Leslie J. Francis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-58170-1

1-317-13722-1

1-317-13723-X

1-4094-4258-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Collana

Explorations in practical, pastoral and empirical theology

Explorations in practical, pastoral, and empirical theology

Altri autori (Persone)

AstleyJeff

FrancisLeslie J

Disciplina

230

Soggetti

Theology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2013 by Ashgate Publishing.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Reflecting on ordinary theology : analytical and theological perspectives -- pt. II. Researching and situating ordinary theology : empirical and contextual perspectives.

Sommario/riassunto

Ordinary theology' characterizes the reflective God-talk of the great majority of churchgoers, and others who remain largely untouched by the assumptions, concepts and arguments that academic theology takes for granted. Astley coined the phrase in his innovative study, Ordinary Theology: Looking, Listening and Learning in Theology, arguing that 'speaking statistically ordinary theology is the theology of God's Church'.Exploring Ordinary Theology presents fresh contributions from a wide range of authors, who address the theological, empirical and practical dimensions of this central feature of