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dc.contributor.advisorStoddart, Eric
dc.contributor.authorVan Landuyt, Cathryn A.
dc.coverage.spatialvi, 243 p.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-27T09:31:51Z
dc.date.available2015-03-27T09:31:51Z
dc.date.issued2014-06-24
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/6370
dc.description.abstractThis research is about practising friendship as a Christian in contemporary contexts. The thesis uses methods of practical theology, explained in the first chapter, to explore three practices that are important to many young adult Christians: Facebook, friendship and faith. In Chapter 2 we attend to descriptions of Facebook and friendship practices of young adult Christians based on qualitative research conducted through fieldwork. Models are developed to organize assumptions and values of the participants and provide a framework for analysis. In Chapter 3 the practices are placed in the context of wider social/cultural dimensions in order to recognize ways the young people involved in the fieldwork are following culture and where they are being counter-cultural. In Chapter 4 we view what are interpreted as value-laden practices alongside various theologies of friendship. In the fifth chapter the social/cultural aspects of friendship practices encounter and engage with the theological perspectives. The analysis is based on an understanding of the relationship between faith practices and the ‘wider culture’ that has been established by the preceding chapters. The final stage of an initial iteration of the practical theology cycle is implementation of reformed practices, illustrated by examples and conclusions in Chapter 6. This application of the practical theology cycle raises consciousness of the need for connection of personal practices and becomes a catalyst for a continuous cycle of examining and reflecting on experiences, contexts, and faith perspectives. The theological voice of young adult Christians is heard and valued in realizing friendship as a means of fulfilling a call in Christ.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of St Andrews
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectFriendshipen_US
dc.subjectPractical theologyen_US
dc.subjectFacebooken_US
dc.subjectYoung adult Christiansen_US
dc.subject.lcshChristian youthen_US
dc.subject.lcshFacebook (Electronic resource)en_US
dc.subject.lcshTheology, Practicalen_US
dc.subject.lcshFriendship--Religious aspects--Christianityen_US
dc.titleFacebook, friendship and faith : connecting practices of young adult Christiansen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoralen_US
dc.type.qualificationnamePhD Doctor of Philosophyen_US
dc.publisher.institutionThe University of St Andrewsen_US


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