Developing an Autobiographical Elicitation Methodology to Explore Lived Religion among Evangelical Christians Working in Healthcare in England

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Fieldwork in Religion Pub Date : 2022-07-09 DOI:10.1558/firn.22823

Jennifer Riley

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Abstract

This article describes the rationale behind and development of a novel methodological combination of autobiographical reflection and semi-structured interviewing. The resulting “autobiographical elicitation” methodology was first used for a recent study of the relationship between work and faith as experienced by evangelical medics working in the National Health Service (NHS) in England. The article argues that autobiographical elicitation successfully fulfilled aims of facilitating lived religion research and generating qualitative data which was directed by what research participants deemed important and meaningful, while remaining conducive to comparative analysis. It also alleviated concerns regarding the limited reflection time offered by semi-structured interviews in isolation, and offered busy participants welcomed convenience and flexibility. The article concludes, therefore, that autobiographical elicitation is a promising methodological combination for lived religion researchers, and more broadly for those keen to generate rich qualitative insights in partnership with busy participants.

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发展一种自传体启发方法，以探索在英国医疗保健工作的福音派基督徒的生活宗教

本文描述了一种结合自传体反思和半结构化访谈的新方法的基本原理和发展。由此产生的“自传式启发”方法首次用于最近的一项研究，该研究是由在英国国家卫生服务(NHS)工作的福音派医生所经历的工作与信仰之间的关系。本文认为，自传式启发成功地实现了促进生活宗教研究和产生定性数据的目的，这些数据由研究参与者认为重要和有意义的指导，同时有利于比较分析。它还减轻了人们对半结构化面试所提供的有限反思时间的关切，并为忙碌的参与者提供了受欢迎的便利和灵活性。因此，这篇文章的结论是，自传式启发是一种很有前途的方法组合，对于生活宗教研究人员来说，更广泛地说，对于那些热衷于与忙碌的参与者合作产生丰富的定性见解的人来说。

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期刊介绍： Fieldwork in Religion (FIR) is a peer reviewed, interdisciplinary journal seeking engagement between scholars carrying out empirical research in religion. It will consider articles from established scholars and research students. The purpose of Fieldwork in Religion is to promote critical investigation into all aspects of the empirical study of contemporary religion. The journal is interdisciplinary in that it is not limited to the fields of anthropology and ethnography. Fieldwork in Religion seeks to promote empirical study of religion in all disciplines: religious studies, anthropology, ethnography, sociology, psychology, folklore, or cultural studies. A further important aim of Fieldwork in Religion is to encourage the discussion of methodology in fieldwork either through discrete articles on issues of methodology or by publishing fieldwork case studies that include methodological challenges and the impact of methodology on the results of empirical research.