The neighbourhood church in an individualized world

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http://eprints.org/relation/isVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/20614 http://eprints.org/relation/isVolatileVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/20614 http://eprints.org/relation/isIndexCodesVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/20614 archive 4031 disk0/00/00/34/40 2012-06-20 15:45:20 2019-01-23 09:56:17 2012-06-20 15:45:20 thesis show 0 Lunn Andrew John ftp://ubira.bham.ac.uk/eTheses/3440_Lunn/ University of Birmingham The neighbourhood church in an individualized world unpub BX DA HN HT 10col_artl Many local churches in Britain have adopted a neighbourhood paradigm, in which the neighbourhood is seen as the primary locus of mission and ministry. Social change increasingly calls that paradigm into question. This thesis engages in a reflective conversation between the sociological context of neighbourhood churches in the United Kingdom and theological themes which resource the self-understanding of such churches. Beginning with action research, and then through a review of literature from ecclesial sources, the neighbourhood paradigm is explored and then critiqued. The critique comes particularly through the sociology of individualization. Alternative models of church are explored as they begin to address these issues. The action research, analysis of the neighbourhood paradigm, and the study of individualization all point to ambivalence and hybridity as key experiences in late modernity. Theological reflection on individualization and ambivalence develops an understanding of Christian freedom which can engage with ambivalence and social change. This provides a theological resource for relating to the sociological context of local churches. This resource recognizes the essentially mixed and hybrid nature of contemporary lives and contemporary neighbourhoods, and provides a foundation for a renewed hybrid paradigm for neighbourhood ministry. 2012-07 2011-11 graduation eng author unchecked This unpublished thesis/dissertation is copyright of the author and/or third parties. The intellectual property rights of the author or third parties in respect of this work are as defined by The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 or as modified by any successor legislation. Any use made of information contained in this thesis/dissertation must be in accordance with that legislation and must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the permission of the copyright holder. public 316 University of Birmingham School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion, Department of Theology and Religion d_ph na 2012-07 graduation