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Photo Elicitation in the Service of Local Ecclesial Strategy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16929234 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jon Marlow (corresponding author), Sarah Lynn Bowers Dunlop (0000-0003-0903-8649, University of Cambridge), Sarah Dunlop |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 165-184 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-24 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ecclesial Practices (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2214-4463 • E-ISSN: 2214-4471 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/22144471-bja10014 |
| OpenAlex | W4200371558 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
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 images do not always function as direct signifiers, but instead were generating creative, intuited responses. From the data, four mirrors were developed to reflect back to the groups their responses. This approach enabled local strategies to emerge from within espoused theologies, but also to make explicit their coherence or departure from the normative missiologies of the diocese. Finally, the authors suggest that the exposure of church leaders within training to qualitative research methodologies is releasing a new kind of leadership to emerge
Action (physics · Action research · Business · Coherence (philosophical gambling strategy · Epistemology · Function (biology · Media studies · Normative · Pedagogy · Photo elicitation · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative property · Qualitative research · Service (business · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Marketing
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |