Liberationist Conversion and Ethnography in the Decolonial Moment: a Finnish Theologian/Ethicist Reflects in South Africa

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Abstract

As ethnography has become more popular among theologians, scholars have begun a discussion on what it means to do ethnography specifically as a theologian.1 Even though empirical theology has been an important aspect of practical theology since the 1990s, some argue that empirical research in theology continues to be methodologically dependent on the social sciences, and urge theologians to think of qualitative research, including theological ethnography, as more than collecting data using social science methods and reflecting on it theologically.2 This chapter joins this collective effort to think about ethnography as a method in theology.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGlobal Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies
EditorsKaren Lauterbach, Mika Vähäkangas
PublisherBrill Academic Publishers
Pages52-79
Number of pages28
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Publication series

NameGlobal Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies
Volume35
ISSN (Print)1876-2247

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • History
  • Religious Studies

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