Lived Catholicism: A Roundtable Discussion

Baigent, Avril; Pound, Marcus; Bruce, Tricia; Bullivant, Stephen; Harris, Alana; Orsi, Robert

Abstract

The study of Lived Catholicism seeks to step away from the normative forces of institutional expectations to explore Catholicism as it is found in the practices of daily life. It draws on the foundations of lived religion in recognising the importance of improvisation, negotiation, resistance and subversion in everyday religiosity. It foregrounds the voices and experiences of ordinary people to explore the places of Catholicism in their lives. However, if this emerging term is to find its place in the academy, it must stand up to rigorous critique from across the disciplines. Here specialists from the fields of sociology, anthropology, history and theology discuss the potential of Lived Catholicism to generate new categories of thinking in the study of Catholicism.

Citation

Baigent, A., Pound, M., Bruce, T., Bullivant, S., Harris, A., & Orsi, R. (2022). Lived Catholicism: A Roundtable Discussion. Ecclesial Practices, 9(1), 9 - 27. https://doi.org/10.1163/22144471-bja10033

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Jul 4, 2022
• Publication Date: 2022
• Deposit Date: Sep 7, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 7, 2022
• Journal: Ecclesial Practices
• Print ISSN: 2214-4463
• Electronic ISSN: 2214-4471
• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 9 - 27
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/22144471-bja10033
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1191859