{"product_id":"what-really-matters-paperback-1","title":"What Really Matters: Scandinavian Perspectives on Ecclesiology and Ethnography - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonas Ideström\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eTone Stangeland Kaufman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eChristian Scharen\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume is about ecclesiology and ethnography and what really matters in such academic work. How does material from field studies matter in a theological conversation? How does theology, in various forms, matter in analysis and interpretation of field work material? How does method matter? The authors draw on their research experiences and engage in conversations concerning reflexivity, normativity, and representation in qualitative theological work. The role and responsibility of the researcher is addressed from various perspectives in the first part of the book. In the next section the authors discuss ways in which empirical studies are able to disrupt the implicit and explicit normativity of ecclesial traditions, and also how theological traditions and perspectives can inform the interpretation of empirical data. The final part of the book focuses on the process of creating \"the stuff\" that represents the ecclesial context under study. What Really Matters is written to serve students and researchers in the field of ecclesiology and ethnography, systematic and practical theology, and especially those who work empirically or ethnographically--broadly speaking. The book might be particularly helpful to those who deal with questions of methodology in these academic disciplines. This volume offers perspectives that grow out of the Scandinavian context, yet it seeks to participate in and contribute to a scholarly conversation that goes beyond this particular location.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonas Ideström is Associate Professor of Ecclesiology at Uppsala University and researcher at the Church of Sweden Research Department. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eFor the Sake of the World\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eEcclesiology in the Trenches\u003c\/i\u003e (2015).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Tone Stangeland Kaufman is Associate Professor of Practical Theology at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Oslo. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eA New Old Spirituality?\u003c\/i\u003e (2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 310\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 11, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42115501523079,"sku":"9781532618116","price":57.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/145096a7e2eae719da68940beedeaa73.webp?v=1732509462","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/what-really-matters-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}