Who Are “the People”? Populism, the “Othered”, and the Public Identity of a Minority Church in Europ...

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" Who Are “the People”? Populism, the “Othered”, and the Public Identity of a Minority Church in Europe "
David N. Field

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1069270
Doc. No	:	LA112899
Call No	:	‭10.1163/15697320-12341525‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	David N. Field
Title & Author	:	Who Are “the People”? Populism, the “Othered”, and the Public Identity of a Minority Church in Europe [Article]\ David N. Field
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	International Journal of Public Theology
Date	:	2018
Volume/ Issue Number	:	12/1
Page No	:	102–118
Abstract	:	In the context of a rising populism and the othering of migrating minorities this article proposes that a reconstruction of the public identity of a minority Church (The United Methodist Church) provides an important disruptive element directed toward a more just and inclusive democracy. The article draws on biblical and traditional resources, particularly those from within the Methodism to develop an alternative vision of the church. These resources are then brought into dialogue with the Swiss concept of an Eidegenossenschaft in order to propose an image of the church as God’s Eidgenossenschaft as contextually relevant and potentially fruitful way of imagining the church. In the context of a rising populism and the othering of migrating minorities this article proposes that a reconstruction of the public identity of a minority Church (The United Methodist Church) provides an important disruptive element directed toward a more just and inclusive democracy. The article draws on biblical and traditional resources, particularly those from within the Methodism to develop an alternative vision of the church. These resources are then brought into dialogue with the Swiss concept of an Eidegenossenschaft in order to propose an image of the church as God’s Eidgenossenschaft as contextually relevant and potentially fruitful way of imagining the church.
Descriptor	:	democracy
Descriptor	:	Methodist Church
Descriptor	:	populism
Descriptor	:	public image of the church
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/15697320-12341525‬