Ethnographic Theology An Inquiry into the Production of Theological

This book uses ethnography as theological practice, yielding a theology constructed at the intersection of church, academy and everyday life. Drawing on the author's research in her Baptist church, the resulting 'ethnographic theology' produces creative t

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10.1057/9781137387752 - Ethnographic Theology, Natalie Wigg-Stevenson

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Ethnographic Theology

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An Inquiry into the Production of Theological Knowledge

Natalie Wigg-­Stevenson

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Ethnographic Theology

ethnographic theology

Copyright © Natalie Wigg-­Stevenson, 2014.

First published in 2014 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—­a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978-­1-­137-­39043-­1 Library of Congress Cataloging-­in-­Publication Data Wigg-­Stevenson, Natalie. Ethnographic theology : an inquiry into the production of theological knowledge / by Natalie Wigg-­Stevenson. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Christianity and culture.  2. Ethnology—­Religious aspects—­ Christianity.  3. Theology—­Methodology.  4. Knowledge, Theory of (Religion)  I. Title. BR115.C8W53 2014 261.5—­dc23

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For my friends at First Baptist Church, Nashville

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Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Part I 1 Making Space: Cons