Religious Vitality in Christian Intentional Communities

A Comparative Ethnographic Study

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Marriage & Family, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Church, Christian Life
Cover of the book Religious Vitality in Christian Intentional Communities by Mark Killian, Lexington Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Mark Killian ISBN: 9781498546614
Publisher: Lexington Books Publication: September 25, 2017
Imprint: Lexington Books Language: English
Author: Mark Killian
ISBN: 9781498546614
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication: September 25, 2017
Imprint: Lexington Books
Language: English

Through ethnographic research, Killian examines vitality in Philadelphia and Berea, two Christian Intentional Communities whose participants live in close proximity with one another to achieve religious values. Pulling from Anthony Giddens’ theory of structuration, Killian argues that the vitality of both communities cannot be reduced to deterministic structural, individual, or organizational causes. Rather, vitality in these communities is affected by all of these causes in relationship to one another. In other words, it’s not that each explanation “matters” (e.g., social structures matter, organizational behaviors matter, individual religious choices matter), but that these explanations matter to each other (e.g., social structures matter to individual choices, individual choices matter to organizational behaviors, and social structures matter to organizational choices, etc.). To make this argument, Killian develops the idea of the vitality nexus—the interconnected relationship between the various explanations of religious vitality.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Through ethnographic research, Killian examines vitality in Philadelphia and Berea, two Christian Intentional Communities whose participants live in close proximity with one another to achieve religious values. Pulling from Anthony Giddens’ theory of structuration, Killian argues that the vitality of both communities cannot be reduced to deterministic structural, individual, or organizational causes. Rather, vitality in these communities is affected by all of these causes in relationship to one another. In other words, it’s not that each explanation “matters” (e.g., social structures matter, organizational behaviors matter, individual religious choices matter), but that these explanations matter to each other (e.g., social structures matter to individual choices, individual choices matter to organizational behaviors, and social structures matter to organizational choices, etc.). To make this argument, Killian develops the idea of the vitality nexus—the interconnected relationship between the various explanations of religious vitality.

More books from Lexington Books

Cover of the book Compositional Choices and Meaning in the Vocal Music of J. S. Bach by Mark Killian
Cover of the book Utopian Images and Narratives in Advertising by Mark Killian
Cover of the book Do International Corruption Metrics Matter? by Mark Killian
Cover of the book Democratic Destiny and the District of Columbia by Mark Killian
Cover of the book Gadamer and the Question of Understanding by Mark Killian
Cover of the book Ethical Leadership in Turbulent Times by Mark Killian
Cover of the book Sex Trafficking by Mark Killian
Cover of the book Waves of Social Movement Mobilizations in the Twenty-First Century by Mark Killian
Cover of the book Modernity, Complex Societies, and the Alphorn by Mark Killian
Cover of the book Disguise and Recognition in the Odyssey by Mark Killian
Cover of the book The Healing of Memories by Mark Killian
Cover of the book Mediterranean Encounters in the City by Mark Killian
Cover of the book Counterterrorism and Threat Finance Analysis during Wartime by Mark Killian
Cover of the book Lysander Spooner: American Anarchist by Mark Killian
Cover of the book The Body and Shame by Mark Killian
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy