Abstract:
This thesis investigates two cases of Christian churches, which as
a part of their mission seek to accommodate people who would
otherwise not be interested in church. One of these communities
consider themselves a part of the global 'emerging church'
movement, and the other does not. I argue that both communities
are employing what I call 'de-compartmentalization' strategy in
order to adopt a pragmatic relationship with social and political
issues. Furthermore I discuss the case of the emerging church
community as an example of 'paraliminal community '; a concept I
develop from the work of Victor Turner and Arnold van Gennep.
