Human Just Like Me: A Grounded Theory of Disrupting Dehumanization through Table Fellowship
This qualitative study proposes a grounded theory of Christian identity transformation based on the experiences of 100 undergraduate college students (in-group), reported in reflection papers, who attended a free community dinner with their neighbors who were experiencing housing insecurity or homel...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado em: |
2024
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Journal of psychology and theology
Ano: 2024, Volume: 52, Número: 3, Páginas: 255-268 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Endogrupo
/ Fremdgruppe
/ Igreja
/ Refeição
/ Comunidade
/ Pessoa em situação de rua
/ Estereótipo
/ Superação
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| Classificações IxTheo: | RA Teologia prática RK Diaconia ZB Sociologia ZD Psicologia |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
qualitative methodology
B theologically oriented articles B Developmental Psychology B spiritual maturity / spiritual well-being / spiritual growth B psychology and the church or ministry |
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| Resumo: | This qualitative study proposes a grounded theory of Christian identity transformation based on the experiences of 100 undergraduate college students (in-group), reported in reflection papers, who attended a free community dinner with their neighbors who were experiencing housing insecurity or homelessness (out-group). The grounded theory that emerged from student reflection papers is that the experience of eating with an out-group in a setting that disrupts in-group/out-group social dynamics, within the context of Christian community and utilizing an action-reflection model of learning, leads to humanizing theological insights that disrupt previously held stereotypes of the out-group. Jack Mezirow’s theory of disorienting dilemmas as provoking adult learning is used to explain the transformative impact of the dinner. Extended attention is given to the theological significance of in-group/out-group boundary crossing as it relates to Karl Barth’s theological anthropology of mutuality as well as Delores Williams’ understanding of sin as invisibilization. |
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| ISSN: | 2328-1162 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/00916471231170648 |
