The Science of Congregation Studies: Searching for Signs of Growth

ISBN-13: 9783030761097 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 352 str.

Francis, Leslie J.

Spis treści

Preface

1 Shaping congregation studies: A scientific approach

Leslie J. Francis and David W. Lankshear

2 Profiling adult churchgoers within the Diocese of Southwark: An overview

David W. Lankshear and Leslie J. Francis

3 The missing generation: Profiling churchgoers in their twenties

David W. Lankshear and Leslie J. Francis

4 ‘The people are friendly’: Listening to 20- to 29-year-old churchgoers

Jenny Rolph, Leslie J. Francis, and Paul W. Rolph

5 The greying generation: Profiling churchgoers aged 70 and over

Albert Jewell, Leslie J. Francis, and David W. Lankshear

6 ‘I don’t need encouraging, it’s part of my life’: Listening to churchgoers                aged 80 and over

Paul W. Rolph, Jenny Rolph, and Leslie J. Francis

7 Who goes to church in their twenties? A comparison of occasional                           and frequent churchgoers

David S. Walker

8 ‘The church is very welcoming even though I don’t attend often’: Listening to occasional churchgoers

Paul W. Rolph, Jenny Rolph, and Leslie J. Francis

9 Church attendance and cohabitation: A study among churchgoers

David W. Lankshear, Andrew Village, and Leslie J. Francis

10 Personal predictors of congregational bonding social capital: A study among churchgoers in a multi-cultural society

Leslie J. Francis and David W. Lankshear

11 Belonging, ethnicity and homophily in local congregations: A multivariate analysis 

Andrew Village and Leslie J. Francis

12 Predictors of church growth in Southwark Diocese 2000-2008

Andrew Village

13 Impact of church schools on the attitudes of young churchgoers toward their church and Christian living

Leslie J. Francis and David W. Lankshear

14 Understanding the cathedral congregation: Inside Southwark Cathedral

David W. Lankshear and Leslie J. Francis

15 The human face of the cathedral: A qualitative enquiry into what draws people to Southwark Cathedral 

Leslie J. Francis, Jenny Rolph, and Paul W. Rolph

16 Psychological type, temperament theory, and religious motivation: Exploring the distinctive congregational profile of Southwark Cathedral

Leslie J. Francis and David W. Lankshear

Contributors

Author Index

Subject Index

O autorze

Leslie J. Francis is Professor of Religions and Education at the University of Warwick, UK.

David W. Lankshear is Visiting Professor at Glyndŵr University, UK.

Blurb

During the past two decades, the Science of Congregation Studies has blossomed significantly in the UK, as well as within the USA and Australia. In this illuminating and thought-provoking volume, Leslie J. Francis’ research group draws on the Signs of Growth Survey conducted throughout the Anglican Diocese of Southwark to illustrate how the strength of combined qualitative and quantitative research methods can draw on the insights of psychological theory, sociological theory, and empirical theology to illuminate pressing questions of relevance to the sociology of religion, psychology of religion, practical theology and pastoral studies. Individual chapters discuss the missing generation of young people, the greying generation aged seventy and over, how occasional churchgoers express belonging and commitment, connections between psychological type and religious motivation, and the distinctive characteristics of growing congregations.