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Informationen zum Autor Timothy D. Son is assistant professor of Christian education and youth ministry at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. He is the author of Educational Ministry for Congregational Identity Development and Asian Americans and Christian Ministry. Klappentext Ritual Practices in Congregational Identity Formation investigates the educational roles of ritual practices in the process of congregational identity formation. Son identifies and analyzes various kinds of Christian rituals and investigates the pedagogical and transformative efficacies of ritual practices within the dynamics of congregational education. Zusammenfassung Ritual Practices in Congregational Identity Formation investigates the educational roles of ritual practices in the process of congregational identity formation. Son identifies and analyzes various kinds of Christian rituals and investigates the pedagogical and transformative efficacies of ritual practices within the dynamics of congregational education. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: Discovering the Educational Efficacies of Ritual1.Rituals for Congregational Formation2.Ritual to Build, or to Deconstruct? Critical Reflection on Victor Turner's Ritual Theory 3.Ritual Practice as a Process of KnowingPart II: Educating Congregations for Identity Formation4.Exploring the Anatomy of Congregational Identity: Learning Various Constitutive Elements of Congregational Identity5.Painting a Congregation's Self-portrait: Integrating Worldviews, Church Images and Core Values into a Congregation's Self-images6.Wrestling with a Cultural Goliath: The Challenges and Opportunities of Postmodern Society in Constructing Congregational IdentityPart III: Where Ritual Theory Meets Ministry Practice7.Looking into a Portrait Artist's Palette: Analyzing a Case Study of Ritual of Installation and Its Implications to Congregational Identity Construction8.Practical Implications of Ritual Practice for Congregational MinistryAppendix A-Survey QuestionnairesAppendix B-Worldview Test...
