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Edwards, Ned Wolfe, Jr.

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The role of cosmogonic myth and metanarrative in shaping congregational identity.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The role of cosmogonic myth and metanarrative in shaping congregational identity./
Author:	Edwards, Ned Wolfe, Jr.
Description:	244 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 65-07, Section: A, page: 2642.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International65-07A.
Subject:	Religion, Clergy. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3138426
ISBN:	0496855876

The role of cosmogonic myth and metanarrative in shaping congregational identity.
Edwards, Ned Wolfe, Jr.

The role of cosmogonic myth and metanarrative in shaping congregational identity. - 244 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 65-07, Section: A, page: 2642.

Thesis (D.Min.)--Hartford Seminary, 2004.

The purpose of this project is to consider the role stories particular to a congregation's origin and history may have when that congregation's identity and culture are in flux. Utilizing theories from the phenomenology of religion, cultural anthropology and narrative theology, three stories of a mainstream UCC church's culture are analyzed and tested. The stories include the cosmogonic myth of the founding of the church (1652), and two myths of origin, the building of the present Meetinghouse (1771), and the ministry of a prominent pastor (1806--1866). Because of the baggage associated with the word myth, these stories are identified as metanarratives, distinguishing them from the Master Story (scripture), and local tales, stories of history that have no efficacy. The hypothesis is that if these metanarratives are truly myths as outlined by Mircea Eliade, then they have inherent power for renewal, healing, and identity formation. Cultural anthropology indicates that myths are most effective when introduced during a ritual process in a state of liminality. The church's year-long 350th anniversary celebration serves as this liminal time and the metanarratives are systematically introduced in the areas of Worship, Fellowship, Christian Education, and Strategic Planning. Narrative theology's dialectic theory of change is tested through direct observation, congregational focus groups, a survey, and interviews. Further study is necessary to determine long-term results, but initial evidence indicates that metanarratives are effective in conveying the church's values and identity. Their renewing and healing function was evidenced when the congregation unexpectedly learned of clergy sexual misconduct by a former pastor. They also served a corrective and evaluative function in planning by highlighting incongruence with values and embedded theology. Analysis of the findings discuss the institutionalization and canonization of the metanarratives, the role of the pastor as keeper of the sacred stories, the inherent tension between metanarratives and scripture, and the possible tension between metanarratives themselves. Extrapolation of the findings looks toward the use of metanarratives in crisis intervention, the pastoral search processes, and ritual action within the congregation.

ISBN: 0496855876Subjects--Topical Terms:

1017702
Religion, Clergy.

The role of cosmogonic myth and metanarrative in shaping congregational identity.
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