A primary resource in the new and growing field of Christian Ethnography.
Christian Scharen is Assistant Professor at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, USA. Aana Marie Vigen is Associate Professor of Christian Social Ethics at Loyola University Chicago, USA.
Foreword
p. xi
Preface: Blurring Boundaries
p. xvii
About the Contributors
p. xxix
Prolegomena
What is Ethnography?
p. 3
The Ethnographic Turn in Theology and Ethics
p. 28
Critiques of the Use of Social Science in Theology and Ethics
p. 47
Theological Justifications for Turning to Ethnography
p. 58
Exemplars
Ethnographic Research on African American Pastoral Leadership and Congregations
p. 77
The Listening Church: How Ethnography Can Transform Catholic Ethics
p. 97
Ethnography as Revelation: Witnessing in History, Faith, and Sin
p. 118
Theology and Morality on the Streets: An Examination of the Beliefs and Moral Formation of Street Children in Light of Christianity and African Traditional Religions
p. 142
Living with Indigenous Communities in Chiapas, Mexico: The Transformative Power of Poverty and Suffering
p. 161
Whiteness Made Visible: A Theo-Critical Ethnography in Acoliland
p. 184
The Cost of Virtue: What Power in the Open Door Community Might Speak to Virtue Ethics
p. 207
Method
Benedictions: For Those Willing to Give Ethnography a Try
p. 227
Bibliography
p. 239
Index
p. 253
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