Ritual Practices in Congregational Identity Formation
By (author) Timothy D. Son
Publication date:
08 May 2014Length of book:
310 pagesPublisher
Lexington BooksDimensions:
238x159mm6x9"
ISBN-13: 9780739183106
Ritual Practices in Congregational Identity Formation investigates the educational roles of ritual practices in the process of congregational identity formation. Son identifies and analyzes various kinds of Christian rituals with respect to how rituals influence the formational processes of a congregation’s identity. Based on Victor Turner’s ritual theory, this book also investigates the pedagogical and transformative efficacies of ritual practices within the dynamics of congregational education.
Dr. Timothy Son has written an insightful book on the nature of religious rituals and practices for today’s expanding global society. While his focus is on Christian congregations, his understanding of ritual principles based on faithful practices can be applied to many other religious organizations. Son invites the reader to take a deeper plunge into one's own traditional identity, and in doing so to also discover contrasting ritual practices often neglected within our global neighborhood.