02725nam 2200577 450 991045350290332120200520144314.00-7391-8352-4(CKB)2550000001165713(EBL)1568964(OCoLC)864382881(SSID)ssj0001156566(PQKBManifestationID)11657270(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001156566(PQKBWorkID)11200539(PQKB)10738461(MiAaPQ)EBC1568964(Au-PeEL)EBL1568964(CaPaEBR)ebr10812454(CaONFJC)MIL546981(EXLCZ)99255000000116571320111102h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe diversity paradox seeking community in an intercultural church /J. Jacob JenkinsLanham :Lexington Books,[2014]©20141 online resource (229 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-8351-6 1-306-15730-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Tables; List of Figures; Part One; 1 Introduction; 2 Relevant Literature; Part Two; 3 Research Context; 4 Research Methods; Part Three; 5 Communicating Community; 6 Disciplining Discourses; 7 Traversing Tensions; 8 Defy(ning) Diversity; 9 Implementing Implications; 10 Conclusion; Appendix A: Semi-Structured Interview Guide; Appendix B: Photography-Driven Interview Guide; Appendix C: World Café Discussion Questions; Appendix D: Sample Observation Notes; Appendix E: Sample Semi-Structured Interview; Appendix F: Sample Photography-Driven InterviewAppendix G: Sample World Café ResultsReferences; Index; About the AuthorIn response to America's declining sense of community, Central Community Church has prioritized the organizational metaphor of "community." Building upon forty-eight months of ethnographic fieldwork, this book explores particular ways in which the community metaphor was co-constructed by Central Community's racially/ethnically diverse leaders and members as well as limitations and tensions that emerged from those efforts.Religious communitiesReligious institutionsElectronic books.Religious communities.Religious institutions.Jenkins J. Jacob902404MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453502903321The diversity paradox2017245UNINA