Crain, Margaret Ann; Seymour, Jack

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ERIC Number: EJ568069

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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"Thrashing in the Night": Laity Speak about Religious Knowing.

Crain, Margaret Ann; Seymour, Jack

Religious Education, v92 n1 p38-53 Win 1997

Uses participatory ethnography to interview lay persons about the role of religion and the church in personal meaning-making. Probes the motives that call people to theology, the theological methods people use, how people engage in religious knowing, and how the church helps these efforts. Suggests shortcomings in present religious education. (DSK)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Beliefs, Christianity, Church Programs, Culture Conflict, Epistemology, Ethnography, Individual Development, Naturalistic Observation, Religion Studies, Religious Education, Religious Factors, Social Environment, Theological Education, Theology

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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