Towards a methodology for including God’s voice in researching Church of England schools

Qualitative research investigates spiritual realities by inquiry into meanings, which are recorded by the researcher as observed actions or perceptions of individuals or groups. Such investigations can miss what for Christians is the reality of God?s agency, an ontology not accepted in most educatio...

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Main Author: Humphreys, Huw (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2026
In: International journal of Christianity & education
Year: 2026, Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: 19-37
Further subjects:B Methodology
B Critical Realism
B chronotope
B Personalism
B Christian
B Relational
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