TY - BOOK AU - Scharen, Christian AU - Scharen,Christian AU - Vigen,Aana Marie TI - Ethnography as Christian theology and ethics SN - 9781441193254 (hbk.) AV - BR115.C8 E847 2011 U1 - 261.5 23 PY - 2011/// CY - London, New York PB - Continuum KW - Christianity and culture KW - Ethnology KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Christian ethics N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-252) and index; Pt. 1. Prolegomena. What is ethnography? -- The ethnographic turn in theology and ethics -- Critiques of the use of social science in theology and ethics -- Theological justifications for turning to ethnography -- Pt. 2. Exemplars. Ethnographic research on African American pastoral leadership and congregations / Jeffery L. Tribble, Sr -- The listening church : how ethnography can transform Catholic ethics / Emily Reimer-Barry -- Ethnography as revelation : witnessing in history, faith, and sin / Robert P. Jones -- Theology and morality on the streets : an examination of the beliefs and moral formation of street children in light of Christianity and African traditional religions / Melissa Browning -- Living with indigenous communities in Chiapas, Mexico : the transformative power of poverty and suffering / Andrea Vicini -- Whiteness made visible : a theo-critical ethnography in Acoliland / Todd Whitmore -- The cost of virtue : what power in the Open Door Community might speak to virtue ethics / Peter R. Gathje -- Pt. 3. Method. Benedictions : for those willing to give ethnography a try ER -