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Fieldwork in theology : exploring the social context of God's work in the world /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scharen, Christian, 1966-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, [2015]
Series:Church and postmodern culture.
Subjects:
Theology > Methodology.
Pastoral theology > Fieldwork.
Bourdieu, Pierre, > 1930-2002.
Postmodernism > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Table of Contents:
  • Fieldwork in theology : waking up to the world God loves
  • Rigorous self-reflection : Bachelard, science, and sin
  • Embodied perception : Merleau-Ponty and the incarnate body
  • Practical logic : Bourdieu and the social art of improvisation
  • Surrendering to the other : Wacquant and carnal sociology
  • Epilogue : understanding as a spiritual exercise.