Rhiannon Grant
Biographic Data
| ID | 5178676 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rhiannon Grant |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rhiannon |
| FAMILY NAME | Grant |
| SIGNATURE | GRANT R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Woodbrooke |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6778-0572 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Meeting Fox in Fiction
Six fictional depictions of George Fox (1624-1691) published between 1868 and 2019 are compared and discussed with reference to some relevant surrounding literature. It is argued that Fox is usually presented as a secondary character, with none of the books placing him at the centre of the narrative, and that in most cases the Fox character functions as a way for the author to introduce key Quaker ideas to other characters. The six stories are di…
‘When two or three are gathered’ in a Zoom Room
This research note uses data from surveys of Quaker Meetings in Britain in 2020 to offer reflections into the theology of online worship. It provides both an overview of the changes Meetings made as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic and a discussion of the nature of online worship, including to what extent 'meeting' online is experienced as 'gathered' or 'worship'. It ends by highlighting the longer-term consequences that may result from the t…
‘Nones’ Belonging
This research note reports on observations of the Sunday Assembly and places this movement in the wider context of 'secular spirituality': those who do not hold traditional religious beliefs but engage in spiritual or religiously shaped practices. In particular, we argue that the group identified in the sociology of religion as 'Nones', or people who identify as 'spiritual but not religious', commonly engage in spiritual practices and have spirit…
Theology from Listening
This publication explores the changes and continuities in liberal Quaker theology over the long twentieth century (1895 to 2019) in multiple English-speaking Quaker communities around the world. A close analysis is conducted of Quaker theologising through multiple modes: formal, corporate methods; material produced by individuals and small groups within Quaker communities; and writing by individuals and small groups working primarily within acade…
Faith and experience in education
"Faith and experience in education: essays from Quaker perspectives." Journal of Beliefs & Values, 40(4), pp. 490–503
Ritual with a Little Interaction and Grammar with a Small Vocabulary
This article explores the results of an online survey about the British Quaker use of ‘afterwords’ – a period of semi-programmed sharing or discussion after unprogrammed worship. It uses interaction ritual theory as created by Randall Collins and cultural-linguistic approaches to religion as theorised by George Lindbeck to discuss the ways in which British Quakers are using and reacting to ‘afterwords’. In particular, it considers the reasons why…
Documentary Theology
Scholars of religion have much to gain by studying texts, produced and used within religious communities and institutions, as documents. Documents, as theorized in a growing body of literature in the social sciences, offer distinctive perspectives on the dynamics within religious communities, and in particular on theological development. We demonstrate this approach through a study of an early twentieth-century document, “Foundations of a True So…
Playing Many Religion-Games
Using resources from Ludwig Wittgenstein and George Lindbeck, this paper develops a new conceptual tool for the understanding of religious identity: the ‘religion-game’. Although related to Wittgenstein’s language-games and drawing on Lindbeck‘s cultural-linguistic model of religion, this conceptual tool produces new results when applied to examples of multiple religious belonging. Drawing on the existing literature about the practice of multiple…
Theology at Thresholds
Recent developments in contemporary theology and theological ethics have directed academic attention to the interrelationships of theological claims, on the one hand, and core community-forming practices, on the other. This article considers the value for theology of attending to practice at the boundaries, the margins, or, as we prefer to express it, the threshold of a community’s institutional or liturgical life. We argue that marginal or thres…
Understanding Quaker Religious Language in its Community Context
This article examines a trend in British Quaker use of religious language towards using lists of names for ‘that which we worship’, especially lists which include terms from other religions as well as traditionally Quaker terminology. It offers some tools for understanding language, drawn from the work of Wittgenstein and Lindbeck, and some key contexts, including a discussion of Quaker universalism about truth and the role this plays in the way …
Feminists Borrowing Language and Practice from Other Religious Traditions
Seeking new language for the Divine has encouraged Christian and Jewish feminists to explore other religious traditions which are richer in feminine language for God, and in some cases to borrow parts of what they find for their own use. However, these other religious traditions are often socially and politically less powerful, and borrowing their language and practice has ethical implications. Especially because the ethical dimensions of liturgy…
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Feminists Borrowing Language and Practice from Other Religious Traditions
Seeking new language for the Divine has encouraged Christian and Jewish feminists to explore other religious traditions which are richer in feminine language for God, and in some cases to borrow parts of what they find for their own use. However, these other religious traditions are often socially and politically less powerful, and borrowing their language and practice has ethical implications. Especially because the ethical dimensions of liturgy…
Understanding Quaker Religious Language in its Community Context
This article examines a trend in British Quaker use of religious language towards using lists of names for ‘that which we worship’, especially lists which include terms from other religions as well as traditionally Quaker terminology. It offers some tools for understanding language, drawn from the work of Wittgenstein and Lindbeck, and some key contexts, including a discussion of Quaker universalism about truth and the role this plays in the way …
Playing Many Religion-Games
Using resources from Ludwig Wittgenstein and George Lindbeck, this paper develops a new conceptual tool for the understanding of religious identity: the ‘religion-game’. Although related to Wittgenstein’s language-games and drawing on Lindbeck‘s cultural-linguistic model of religion, this conceptual tool produces new results when applied to examples of multiple religious belonging. Drawing on the existing literature about the practice of multiple…
Theology at Thresholds
Recent developments in contemporary theology and theological ethics have directed academic attention to the interrelationships of theological claims, on the one hand, and core community-forming practices, on the other. This article considers the value for theology of attending to practice at the boundaries, the margins, or, as we prefer to express it, the threshold of a community’s institutional or liturgical life. We argue that marginal or thres…
Ritual with a Little Interaction and Grammar with a Small Vocabulary
This article explores the results of an online survey about the British Quaker use of ‘afterwords’ – a period of semi-programmed sharing or discussion after unprogrammed worship. It uses interaction ritual theory as created by Randall Collins and cultural-linguistic approaches to religion as theorised by George Lindbeck to discuss the ways in which British Quakers are using and reacting to ‘afterwords’. In particular, it considers the reasons why…
Documentary Theology
Scholars of religion have much to gain by studying texts, produced and used within religious communities and institutions, as documents. Documents, as theorized in a growing body of literature in the social sciences, offer distinctive perspectives on the dynamics within religious communities, and in particular on theological development. We demonstrate this approach through a study of an early twentieth-century document, “Foundations of a True So…
Faith and experience in education
"Faith and experience in education: essays from Quaker perspectives." Journal of Beliefs & Values, 40(4), pp. 490–503
‘Nones’ Belonging
This research note reports on observations of the Sunday Assembly and places this movement in the wider context of 'secular spirituality': those who do not hold traditional religious beliefs but engage in spiritual or religiously shaped practices. In particular, we argue that the group identified in the sociology of religion as 'Nones', or people who identify as 'spiritual but not religious', commonly engage in spiritual practices and have spirit…
Theology from Listening
This publication explores the changes and continuities in liberal Quaker theology over the long twentieth century (1895 to 2019) in multiple English-speaking Quaker communities around the world. A close analysis is conducted of Quaker theologising through multiple modes: formal, corporate methods; material produced by individuals and small groups within Quaker communities; and writing by individuals and small groups working primarily within acade…
‘When two or three are gathered’ in a Zoom Room
This research note uses data from surveys of Quaker Meetings in Britain in 2020 to offer reflections into the theology of online worship. It provides both an overview of the changes Meetings made as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic and a discussion of the nature of online worship, including to what extent 'meeting' online is experienced as 'gathered' or 'worship'. It ends by highlighting the longer-term consequences that may result from the t…
Meeting Fox in Fiction
Six fictional depictions of George Fox (1624-1691) published between 1868 and 2019 are compared and discussed with reference to some relevant surrounding literature. It is argued that Fox is usually presented as a secondary character, with none of the books placing him at the centre of the narrative, and that in most cases the Fox character functions as a way for the author to introduce key Quaker ideas to other characters. The six stories are di…
Philosophy (10 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment (6 works) · Theology (6 works) · History (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (4 works) · Marriage and Sexual Relationships (3 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (3 works) · Religious Education and Schools (3 works)