Abstract
This article draws on research undertaken with members of the Sunday Assembly, a secular congregation founded in London in 2013, which now has a presence in 70 cities worldwide. The Assembly has emerged into a space created by the current trend of secularism, and aims to provide its members to with the experience of a church-like congregation, without any religious or doctrinal elements. Yet interviews with members of the Assembly’s congregation in Edinburgh expose a continuation of Christian practises, and a desire for further church-like elements, such as pastoral care. While secularism continues to occur in Scotland, this research would suggest that the process is not happening in a neat or linear fashion, and that those who identify as non-religious continue to have cause to draw on aspects of Christian memory and practise.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 249-262 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Practical Theology |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 26 Jun 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Sunday Assembly
- Edinburgh
- secularity
- post-church
- qualitative research