Exploring ordinary theology : everyday Christian believing and the church

Astley, Jeff. (Added Author). Francis, Leslie J. (Added Author).

Summary: Ordinary theology' characterizes the reflective God-talk of the great majority of churchgoers, and others who remain largely untouched by the assumptions, concepts and arguments that academic theology takes for granted. Astley coined the phrase in his innovative study, Ordinary Theology: Looking, Listening and Learning in Theology, arguing that 'speaking statistically ordinary theology is the theology of God's Church'. Exploring Ordinary Theology presents fresh contributions from a wide range of authors, who address the theological, empirical and practical dimensions of this central feature of.

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ISBN: 9781306149648
ISBN: 1306149649
ISBN: 9781409442585
ISBN: 1409442586
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
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Publisher: Farnham, Surrey, UK ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2013.

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General Note:	Includes index. CatMonthString:january.17 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:	15 Ordinary Prayer and the Activity of God: Reading a Cathedral Prayer Board16 A Tune Beyond Us, Yet Ourselves: Ordinary Worship and Ordinary Theology; 17 A Study in Ordinary Theological Ethics: Thinking about Eating; 18 Ordinary Discipleship; 19 Sharing Friendship: God's Love in Ordinary Church Life; 20 Ordinary Learning; 21 Ordinary Theology as Process: A Phenomenographic Approach; Index of Names; Index of Subjects.
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Language Note:	English.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.