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Religious Involvement in Hearing SermonsFinishing a PhD project
in Empirical Homiletics
Theo Pleizier
Protestant Theological University
Promovierenden Beratung, March 2010
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Outline
A brief overview of the project
Research Results
About finishing. . .
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Theoretical assumptions
Theology in the real world
Practices are empirical elements of the real world
Practices are religious elements in the real world
Sermon Listening as empirical-religious practice
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Theoretical assumptions
Theology in the real world
Practices are empirical elements of the real world
Practices are religious elements in the real world
Sermon Listening as empirical-religious practice
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Theoretical assumptions
Theology in the real world
Practices are empirical elements of the real world
Practices are religious elements in the real world
Sermon Listening as empirical-religious practice
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Theoretical assumptions
Theology in the real world
Practices are empirical elements of the real world
Practices are religious elements in the real world
Sermon Listening as empirical-religious practice
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Research Question
Theory formationWhat is happening religiously when listeners
hear a sermon duringordinary congregational worship?
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Research Question
Theory formationWhat is happening religiously when listeners
hear a sermon duringordinary congregational worship?
Characteristics
Openness
Religion
Theory formation
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Methodology and methods
Grounded Theory
Inductive research logic
conceptual theory rather than thick description
theory formation rather than verification
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Methodology and methods
Grounded Theory
Inductive research logic
conceptual theory rather than thick description
theory formation rather than verification
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Methodology and methods
Grounded Theory
Inductive research logic
conceptual theory rather than thick description
theory formation rather than verification
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Methodology and methods
Grounded Theory
Inductive research logic
conceptual theory rather than thick description
theory formation rather than verification
Cyclic Analysis
Open coding: in vivo codes
Selective coding: developing conceptual codes
Theoretical coding: processes, properties, phases, ranges
etc.
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What about data?
Generating data
15 listeners
22 interviews
3 interview designs: lightly, semi, fully structured
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What about data?
Generating data
15 listeners
22 interviews
3 interview designs: lightly, semi, fully structured
Thinking about data
codes: in vivo and theoretical
memos: developing concepts
theoretical sampling: new directions
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Research Result: Theoretical Framework
dwelling inthe sermon
STAGE 2
perceiving re-ligion in the
sermon
identifying with thesermon
experiencing thesermon
actualising faith
dialectic ori-entation
divine-humanencounter
STAGE 3
opening upto listen
defined situationof faith
structural con-
dition of wor-ship
LISTENER AS PART OF THE CONGREGATION
church
affilia
tion
anamneticsequence 1
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rs.-pl.
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experie
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gcomm
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plea
sure
Wh bl k d d h l d fi i h
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What blocked and helped me to finish. . .
Be realistic: being a full-time pastor with with all kinds
ofirregularities is very energy consuming
Keep writing theoretically: easy to write lengthy
descriptions,difficult to write conceptual
Create accountability: regular discussions with supervisor
Use spare time: focus to finish
Wh bl k d d h l d fi i h
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What blocked and helped me to finish. . .
Be realistic: being a full-time pastor with with all kinds
ofirregularities is very energy consuming
Keep writing theoretically: easy to write lengthy
descriptions,difficult to write conceptual
Create accountability: regular discussions with supervisor
Use spare time: focus to finish
Wh t bl k d d h l d t fi i h
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What blocked and helped me to finish. . .
Be realistic: being a full-time pastor with with all kinds
ofirregularities is very energy consuming
Keep writing theoretically: easy to write lengthy
descriptions,difficult to write conceptual
Create accountability: regular discussions with supervisor
Use spare time: focus to finish
Wh t bl k d d h l d t fi i h
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What blocked and helped me to finish. . .
Be realistic: being a full-time pastor with with all kinds
ofirregularities is very energy consuming
Keep writing theoretically: easy to write lengthy
descriptions,difficult to write conceptual
Create accountability: regular discussions with supervisor
Use spare time: focus to finish
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You can do it!
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Theo Pleizier.Religious Involvement in Hearing Sermons.A
Grounded Theory Study in Empirical Theology and Homiletics.
Forthcoming July 2010 (Please contact the
author,[email protected])
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