Who Are “the People”: Populism, the “Othered”, and the Public Identity of a Minority Church in Europe
In the context of a rising populism and the othering of migrating minorities this article proposes that a reconstruction of the public identity of a minority Church (The United Methodist Church) provides an important disruptive element directed toward a more just and inclusive democracy. The article...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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International journal of public theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 102-118 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KBA Western Europe KDD Protestant Church KDG Free church NBN Ecclesiology |
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Methodist Church
democracy
populism
public image of the church
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| Summary: | In the context of a rising populism and the othering of migrating minorities this article proposes that a reconstruction of the public identity of a minority Church (The United Methodist Church) provides an important disruptive element directed toward a more just and inclusive democracy. The article draws on biblical and traditional resources, particularly those from within the Methodism to develop an alternative vision of the church. These resources are then brought into dialogue with the Swiss concept of an Eidegenossenschaft in order to propose an image of the church as God’s Eidgenossenschaft as contextually relevant and potentially fruitful way of imagining the church. |
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| ISSN: | 1569-7320 |
| Contains: | In: International journal of public theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15697320-12341525 |