Lived Catholicism: A Roundtable Discussion

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

doi:10.1163/22144471-bja10033

Lived Catholicism: A Roundtable Discussion

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

Authors

Avril Baigent avril.c.baigent@durham.ac.uk
PGR Student Doctor of Philosophy

Dr Marcus Pound m.j.p.pound@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor

Tricia Bruce

Stephen Bullivant

Alana Harris

Robert Orsi

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