Hospitality, social identity, and baptism
This paper examines one aspect of my ethnographic study of a congregation welcoming new members from a different ethnic and cultural group as part of a dissertation for a Doctor of Practical Theology degree. Social identity theory is a helpful guide for discussing the cohesion of two groups combinin...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Practical theology
Year: 2025, Volume: 18, Issue: 3, Pages: 205-215 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KBQ North America KDD Protestant Church NBP Sacramentology; sacraments NCC Social ethics RB Church office; congregation |
| Further subjects: | B
Hospitality
B Iranian diaspora B intercultural ministry B Social Identity B ethnograpy B Sacraments |
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| Summary: | This paper examines one aspect of my ethnographic study of a congregation welcoming new members from a different ethnic and cultural group as part of a dissertation for a Doctor of Practical Theology degree. Social identity theory is a helpful guide for discussing the cohesion of two groups combining into one congregation. It is a helpful conversation partner in a theological discussion of the new identity in Christ that arises out of baptism and sacramental hospitality. This new identity helps to increase congregational unity and works against an us-versus- them dynamic. With many baptisms in the last three years, Willowdale Christian Reformed Church is a good context to study the process of sacramental hospitality and inclusion towards mutuality. It is important to groups that they both maintain their own cultural identity while forming a superordinate identity together as the family of Christ. |
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| ISSN: | 1756-0748 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Practical theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1756073X.2025.2457868 |
