Religion inside and outside traditional institutions / edited by Heinz Streib.

• Superior document: Empirical studies in theology, v. 15
• Author: International Society for Empirical Research in Theology. Conference
• TeilnehmendeR: Streib, Heinz, 1951-
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Empirical studies in theology ; v. 15.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (328 p.)
• Notes: "This volume has grown out of and includes contributions to the second conference of the International Society for Empirical Research in Theology which took place in April 2004 in Bielefeld, Germany"--P. 3.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1281926221; 9786611926229; 9047419715
• ISSN: 1389-1189
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Heinz Streib.

Changes in the religious landscape present challenges to conceptualization, methodology and empirical research of religion. The volume, Religion inside and outside Traditional Institutions , which includes contributions to the 2nd conference of the International Society for Empirical Research in Theology (ISERT) in Bielefeld, Germany, responds to these contemporary challenges. While the concept of religious praxis is their common theme, they include a focus on deinstitutionalized religion. The contributions in the first part present and discuss a variety of innovative conceptual, paradigmatic and methodological approaches. Distinguished reports from quantitative and qualitative empirical research make up the second part of this volume. Taken together, they may inspire conceptual and methodological discussion and encourage further research in empirical theology. Contributors include: Johannes A. van der Ven, Leslie J. Francis, Hans-Günter Heimbrock, Tobias Kläden, Chris Hermans, Hans Schilderman, Kees de Groot, Don S. Browning, Stefan Huber, Ulrich Feeser-Lichterfeld, Anke Terörde, Angela Kaupp, Astrid Dinter, Carsten Gennerich.