Transition as Normative: British Quakerism as Liquid Religion

This article presents a consideration of the ways in which current Quaker belief and practice exemplify the condition identified by Zygmunt Bauman as liquid modernity. After a brief overview of Bauman's thesis, we describe recent patterns of believing within British Quakerism within its socio-c...

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Главные авторы: Collins, Peter 1954- (Автор) ; Dandelion, Pink 1963- (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Carfax Publ. [2014]
В: Journal of contemporary religion
Год: 2014, Том: 29, Выпуск: 2, Страницы: 287-301
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Итог:This article presents a consideration of the ways in which current Quaker belief and practice exemplify the condition identified by Zygmunt Bauman as liquid modernity. After a brief overview of Bauman's thesis, we describe recent patterns of believing within British Quakerism within its socio-cultural context. While belief has been cast as marginal by scholars of this group, with the creation of habitus centred on behavioural codes or values narratives among participants, the way of believing within British Quakerism has rather unusual significance. An ortho-credence of ‘perhapsness' maintains an approach to believing that is forever ‘towards', with any truth considered to be solely personal, partial or provisional. From a rationalist liberal faith position, British Quakers have become cautious about theological truth claims that appear final or complete. They accept the principle of continuing revelation, a progressivist theology in which transition becomes sociologically normative. While wider Christianity may be in transition, British Quakers see perpetual modulation (liquifaction) of belief and practice as both logical and faithful.
ISSN:1469-9419
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Journal of contemporary religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13537903.2014.903663