Timothy D. Son

Ritual Practices in Congregational Identity Formation

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Produktbeschreibung

Ritual Practices in Congregational Identity Formation investigates the educational roles of ritual practices in the process of congregational identity formation. Son identifies and analyzes various kinds of Christian rituals and investigates the pedagogical and transformative efficacies of ritual practices within the dynamics of congregational education.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: RLPG/Galleys
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 656g
• ISBN-13: 9780739183106
• ISBN-10: 0739183109
• Artikelnr.: 40544225

Autorenporträt

Timothy D. Son is assistant professor of Christian education and youth ministry at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. He is the author of Educational Ministry for Congregational Identity Development and Asian Americans and Christian Ministry.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Discovering the Educational Efficacies of Ritual 1.Rituals for
Congregational Formation 2.Ritual to Build, or to Deconstruct? Critical
Reflection on Victor Turner's Ritual Theory 3.Ritual Practice as a Process
of Knowing Part II: Educating Congregations for Identity Formation
4.Exploring the Anatomy of Congregational Identity: Learning Various
Constitutive Elements of Congregational Identity 5.Painting a
Congregation's Self-portrait: Integrating Worldviews, Church Images and
Core Values into a Congregation's Self-images 6.Wrestling with a Cultural
Goliath: The Challenges and Opportunities of Postmodern Society in
Constructing Congregational Identity Part III: Where Ritual Theory Meets
Ministry Practice 7.Looking into a Portrait Artist's Palette: Analyzing a
Case Study of Ritual of Installation and Its Implications to Congregational
Identity Construction 8.Practical Implications of Ritual Practice for
Congregational Ministry Appendix A-Survey Questionnaires Appendix
B-Worldview Test