Sarah Lynn Bowers Dunlop
Biographic Data
| ID | 1608414 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah Lynn Bowers Dunlop |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah Lynn Bowers |
| FAMILY NAME | Dunlop |
| SIGNATURE | DUNLOP S L B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Birmingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0903-8649 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
How Evangelicals Do Theology
This article explores the question, 'What is distinctive about doing theology as an evangelical?' It takes an autoethnographic approach, recounting how this practical theologian has wrestled with how evangelical conviction should shape the stance for practicing theology. This article will work with the findings of the writer's own empirical studies to develop an argument for how two stances create a distinctively evangelical practice of interpret…
Answers on a Postcard
This article reports the findings of a practical Theological Action Research project in a Church of England diocese in the UK, using photo elicitation. This image-based approach resulted in findings that echoed existing diocesan strategies, but also highlighted other issues that may otherwise have remained implicit, specifically the mode of mission and concerns regarding growth and survival. The visual data itself is analysed, revealing that the …
Exploring the reflective practice of Anglican laity
This article reports the findings of a small-scale qualitative research project to discover how lay people within the Church of England process significant and everyday life events in light of their Christian faith. Our aim was to resource knowledge about how theological reflection skills can be developed both within the informal parish setting and during formal theological education for licensed ministry. We analysed data from semi-structured, p…
De-centring social capital
The concept of social capital is frequently applied in political and academic discussions about the role of churches and other faith groups in contemporary society. This article draws on findings from empirical research in two London-based megachurches to illustrate ways in which these churches contribute to the formulation of relational networks, both among their congregations and beyond them. However, more significantly, it highlights the limit…
Being Catholic in the Contemporary Philippines
Is ‘Being There’ Enough? Explorations of Incarnational Missiology with Chaplains
Based on the findings of case study research, this paper describes how chaplains conceptualize their ministry in the public sphere, as ‘being there’. They report that they see their work as incarnating something of God and being similar to the parish priest who cares for everyone within a community. They see their role in terms of connecting people to God and, at times, to the church. The chaplains’ sense of ‘being there’ as a missiology is analy…
Seeing Religion
Visual sociology is an exciting and growing field that has been developed by an international network of scholars over the last 30 years. Recently, visual research methods have been used within the study of religion, and this uncharted field has meant that researchers and research students have been left to their own devices to navigate the complexities of studying religion using visual material. This edited book aims to contribute to the develop…
Narrated Photography
This article describes how a recently refined visual ethnographic research method, “narrated photography,” contributes to the study of religion. We argue that this qualitative research method is particularly useful for studies of lived religion and demonstrate this through examples drawn from a study the sacred among young Polish migrants to England. Narrated photography, which entails asking people to photograph what is personally significant to…
From Obligation to Consumption in Two-and-a-half Hours
This article reports the findings of a visual ethnographic case study that explored the shifting nature of religious belief in contemporary Britain due to the migration of young Polish people. The focus on studying what is ‘sacred’ to Polish migrants revealed how their religious beliefs and practices are changing in a new religious context. Surprised by the plurality of beliefs and the side-lined church, Polish migrants find that they are no long…
Practical Theology and the Ordinary
This article examines the idea of ordinary theology using visual ethnographic methodologies. It is the third in a series of papers arising from research into Migration and Visual Culture among Polish Catholic young people. Using the work of Raymond Williams as a starting point the theme of the ordinary in practical theology is examined. The article argues for the ordinary as being constructed in relation to formal theology as well as part of a wh…
Mongols from Country to City
Beyond Great Walls
Nationalism and Hybridity in Mongolia . Uradyn E. Bulag
Mongolia in Transition
Negotiating Ethnicities in China and Taiwan. Melissa J. Brown
Cultural Encounters on China's Ethnic Frontiers. Stevan Harrell
China's Pastoral Region
De-centring social capital
The concept of social capital is frequently applied in political and academic discussions about the role of churches and other faith groups in contemporary society. This article draws on findings from empirical research in two London-based megachurches to illustrate ways in which these churches contribute to the formulation of relational networks, both among their congregations and beyond them. However, more significantly, it highlights the limit…
From Obligation to Consumption in Two-and-a-half Hours
This article reports the findings of a visual ethnographic case study that explored the shifting nature of religious belief in contemporary Britain due to the migration of young Polish people. The focus on studying what is ‘sacred’ to Polish migrants revealed how their religious beliefs and practices are changing in a new religious context. Surprised by the plurality of beliefs and the side-lined church, Polish migrants find that they are no long…
How Evangelicals Do Theology
This article explores the question, 'What is distinctive about doing theology as an evangelical?' It takes an autoethnographic approach, recounting how this practical theologian has wrestled with how evangelical conviction should shape the stance for practicing theology. This article will work with the findings of the writer's own empirical studies to develop an argument for how two stances create a distinctively evangelical practice of interpret…
Mongolia in Transition
China's Pastoral Region
Cultural Encounters on China's Ethnic Frontiers. Stevan Harrell
Negotiating Ethnicities in China and Taiwan. Melissa J. Brown
Mongolia in Transition
Nationalism and Hybridity in Mongolia . Uradyn E. Bulag
Beyond Great Walls
Mongols from Country to City
Practical Theology and the Ordinary
This article examines the idea of ordinary theology using visual ethnographic methodologies. It is the third in a series of papers arising from research into Migration and Visual Culture among Polish Catholic young people. Using the work of Raymond Williams as a starting point the theme of the ordinary in practical theology is examined. The article argues for the ordinary as being constructed in relation to formal theology as well as part of a wh…
From Obligation to Consumption in Two-and-a-half Hours
This article reports the findings of a visual ethnographic case study that explored the shifting nature of religious belief in contemporary Britain due to the migration of young Polish people. The focus on studying what is ‘sacred’ to Polish migrants revealed how their religious beliefs and practices are changing in a new religious context. Surprised by the plurality of beliefs and the side-lined church, Polish migrants find that they are no long…
Narrated Photography
This article describes how a recently refined visual ethnographic research method, “narrated photography,” contributes to the study of religion. We argue that this qualitative research method is particularly useful for studies of lived religion and demonstrate this through examples drawn from a study the sacred among young Polish migrants to England. Narrated photography, which entails asking people to photograph what is personally significant to…
Is ‘Being There’ Enough? Explorations of Incarnational Missiology with Chaplains
Based on the findings of case study research, this paper describes how chaplains conceptualize their ministry in the public sphere, as ‘being there’. They report that they see their work as incarnating something of God and being similar to the parish priest who cares for everyone within a community. They see their role in terms of connecting people to God and, at times, to the church. The chaplains’ sense of ‘being there’ as a missiology is analy…
Seeing Religion
Visual sociology is an exciting and growing field that has been developed by an international network of scholars over the last 30 years. Recently, visual research methods have been used within the study of religion, and this uncharted field has meant that researchers and research students have been left to their own devices to navigate the complexities of studying religion using visual material. This edited book aims to contribute to the develop…
Being Catholic in the Contemporary Philippines
De-centring social capital
The concept of social capital is frequently applied in political and academic discussions about the role of churches and other faith groups in contemporary society. This article draws on findings from empirical research in two London-based megachurches to illustrate ways in which these churches contribute to the formulation of relational networks, both among their congregations and beyond them. However, more significantly, it highlights the limit…
Answers on a Postcard
This article reports the findings of a practical Theological Action Research project in a Church of England diocese in the UK, using photo elicitation. This image-based approach resulted in findings that echoed existing diocesan strategies, but also highlighted other issues that may otherwise have remained implicit, specifically the mode of mission and concerns regarding growth and survival. The visual data itself is analysed, revealing that the …
Exploring the reflective practice of Anglican laity
This article reports the findings of a small-scale qualitative research project to discover how lay people within the Church of England process significant and everyday life events in light of their Christian faith. Our aim was to resource knowledge about how theological reflection skills can be developed both within the informal parish setting and during formal theological education for licensed ministry. We analysed data from semi-structured, p…
How Evangelicals Do Theology
This article explores the question, 'What is distinctive about doing theology as an evangelical?' It takes an autoethnographic approach, recounting how this practical theologian has wrestled with how evangelical conviction should shape the stance for practicing theology. This article will work with the findings of the writer's own empirical studies to develop an argument for how two stances create a distinctively evangelical practice of interpret…
Sociology (15 works) · Philosophy (10 works) · Political science (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Law (9 works) · Epistemology (8 works) · Philosophy (8 works) · China (7 works) · Download (7 works) · Media studies (7 works)