Faith in Ethnographic Process
This article addresses methodological points related to ethnography that are not found as commonly in social scientific methods sections: the anxiety related to the development of ethnographic research question(s), decisions regarding sampling, and the extensive process of coding and analysis. I arg...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2016
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Ecclesial practices
Year: 2016, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 182-189 |
IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy CA Christianity |
Further subjects: | B
Ethnography
methods
congregations
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Summary: | This article addresses methodological points related to ethnography that are not found as commonly in social scientific methods sections: the anxiety related to the development of ethnographic research question(s), decisions regarding sampling, and the extensive process of coding and analysis. I argue that embracing serendipity in ethnographic research and developing trust in an analytic method is a valuable stance for addressing sociological and practical theological questions in the study of dynamic religious communities. |
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ISSN: | 2214-4471 |
Contains: | In: Ecclesial practices
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22144471-00302004 |