Doing Theology with Photographs

by Sarah Dunlop

Publisher:

T&T Clark

, 2024

Overview

This book is the first of its kind to fully explain how to use photographs for research within Practical Theology. An essential tool for anyone exploring how visual material can shed light on their research questions, the book functions as a guide to using the methods well. It includes a rationale for using photographs within the emerging field of empirical work within theology, which is useful for students or others within the academy who need to justify using a visual approach for their research projects and dissertations.

Drawing on the author’s own experience of using visual approaches, the book covers a variety of visual methods, including photojournalism, different types of photo elicitation, photo voice and studies of visual social media. Each chapter illustrates the method under discussion via a case study and photographs and contains a practical guide to using the method well and avoiding pitfalls. Additionally, the book explores how photographs can be used to resource theological reflection and spirituality, thus linking research and faithful practice within the rational for using visual material.

Designed for the classroom use, each chapter contains:

Chapter summary (learning points)

Background information

‘how to’ with examples of research projects

Advantages and limitations of the method

Conclusion

Key Features

• Explores how photographs can be used to resource theological reflection and spirituality
• Includes a rationale for using photographs in the emerging field of empirical work within theology
• Provides a case study and photographs and contains a practical guide

Contents

• Introduction: Affective Knowledge

Doing Theological Research with Photographs

• Photo Documentary Approach: Telling the Story
• Photo elicitation from an Archive: Drawing out the Story
• Photo Elicitation Using participant providing photos: Finding Photos
• Narrated Photography: Centralising the Vision of Participants
• Analysis and Ethics: Planning research with visual material

Doing ministry with photographs

• Photographs as a Ministry tool
• Photographs and Theological Reflection
• Photographs and Spirituality: Seeing and being seen
• Conclusion: New Horizons in Theology

Product Details

• Title: Doing Theology with Photographs
• Author: Sarah Dunlop
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Print Publication Date: 2024
• Pages: 144
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• ISBNs: 9780567713407, 0567713407
• Resource ID: LLS:DNGTHPHTGRPHS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-09-26T19:44:01Z

About Sarah Dunlop

Sarah Dunlop is Lecturer in Practical Theology at Ridley Hall and Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Divinity at the University of Cambridge, UK.