id sid tid token lemma pos k3569310685 1 1 through through ADP k3569310685 1 2 discernment discernment NOUN k3569310685 1 3 practices practice NOUN k3569310685 1 4 , , PUNCT k3569310685 1 5 christian christian ADJ k3569310685 1 6 congregations congregation NOUN k3569310685 1 7 act act VERB k3569310685 1 8 corporately corporately ADV k3569310685 1 9 to to PART k3569310685 1 10 recognize recognize VERB k3569310685 1 11 god god PROPN k3569310685 1 12 's 's PART k3569310685 1 13 presence presence NOUN k3569310685 1 14 and and CCONJ k3569310685 1 15 address address NOUN k3569310685 1 16 . . PUNCT k3569310685 2 1 from from ADP k3569310685 2 2 participant participant ADJ k3569310685 2 3 observation observation NOUN k3569310685 2 4 in in ADP k3569310685 2 5 three three NUM k3569310685 2 6 mennonite mennonite NOUN k3569310685 2 7 congregations congregation NOUN k3569310685 2 8 in in ADP k3569310685 2 9 the the DET k3569310685 2 10 midwestern midwestern PROPN k3569310685 2 11 united united PROPN k3569310685 2 12 states states PROPN k3569310685 2 13 , , PUNCT k3569310685 2 14 this this DET k3569310685 2 15 dissertation dissertation NOUN k3569310685 2 16 offers offer VERB k3569310685 2 17 thick thick ADJ k3569310685 2 18 description description NOUN k3569310685 2 19 of of ADP k3569310685 2 20 such such ADJ k3569310685 2 21 practices practice NOUN k3569310685 2 22 . . PUNCT k3569310685 3 1 in in ADP k3569310685 3 2 these these DET k3569310685 3 3 practices practice NOUN k3569310685 3 4 , , PUNCT k3569310685 3 5 the the DET k3569310685 3 6 participants participant NOUN k3569310685 3 7 in in ADP k3569310685 3 8 each each DET k3569310685 3 9 congregation congregation NOUN k3569310685 3 10 collectively collectively ADV k3569310685 3 11 listen listen VERB k3569310685 3 12 and and CCONJ k3569310685 3 13 respond respond VERB k3569310685 3 14 to to ADP k3569310685 3 15 scriptures scripture NOUN k3569310685 3 16 and and CCONJ k3569310685 3 17 one one NUM k3569310685 3 18 another another DET k3569310685 3 19 in in ADP k3569310685 3 20 regular regular ADJ k3569310685 3 21 gatherings gathering NOUN k3569310685 3 22 for for ADP k3569310685 3 23 worship worship NOUN k3569310685 3 24 and and CCONJ k3569310685 3 25 in in ADP k3569310685 3 26 the the DET k3569310685 3 27 forms form NOUN k3569310685 3 28 of of ADP k3569310685 3 29 governance governance NOUN k3569310685 3 30 by by ADP k3569310685 3 31 which which PRON k3569310685 3 32 they they PRON k3569310685 3 33 author author VERB k3569310685 3 34 and and CCONJ k3569310685 3 35 enact enact VERB k3569310685 3 36 the the DET k3569310685 3 37 shape shape NOUN k3569310685 3 38 of of ADP k3569310685 3 39 their their PRON k3569310685 3 40 common common ADJ k3569310685 3 41 life life NOUN k3569310685 3 42 . . PUNCT k3569310685 4 1 these these DET k3569310685 4 2 collective collective ADJ k3569310685 4 3 practices practice NOUN k3569310685 4 4 are be AUX k3569310685 4 5 both both PRON k3569310685 4 6 materially materially ADV k3569310685 4 7 and and CCONJ k3569310685 4 8 theologically theologically ADV k3569310685 4 9 formative formative ADJ k3569310685 4 10 of of ADP k3569310685 4 11 the the DET k3569310685 4 12 individual individual ADJ k3569310685 4 13 practices practice NOUN k3569310685 4 14 of of ADP k3569310685 4 15 discernment discernment NOUN k3569310685 4 16 participants participant NOUN k3569310685 4 17 engage engage VERB k3569310685 4 18 in in ADP k3569310685 4 19 , , PUNCT k3569310685 4 20 both both PRON k3569310685 4 21 in in ADP k3569310685 4 22 acts act NOUN k3569310685 4 23 parallel parallel ADJ k3569310685 4 24 to to ADP k3569310685 4 25 and and CCONJ k3569310685 4 26 in in ADP k3569310685 4 27 acts act NOUN k3569310685 4 28 " " PUNCT k3569310685 4 29 contributory contributory NOUN k3569310685 4 30 " " PUNCT k3569310685 4 31 to to ADP k3569310685 4 32 congregational congregational ADJ k3569310685 4 33 discernment discernment PROPN k3569310685 4 34 . . PUNCT k3569310685 5 1 the the DET k3569310685 5 2 interdependency interdependency NOUN k3569310685 5 3 of of ADP k3569310685 5 4 the the DET k3569310685 5 5 practices practice NOUN k3569310685 5 6 of of ADP k3569310685 5 7 individual individual ADJ k3569310685 5 8 participants participant NOUN k3569310685 5 9 and and CCONJ k3569310685 5 10 their their PRON k3569310685 5 11 congregation congregation NOUN k3569310685 5 12 in in ADP k3569310685 5 13 these these DET k3569310685 5 14 particular particular ADJ k3569310685 5 15 congregations congregation NOUN k3569310685 5 16 as as ADV k3569310685 5 17 well well ADV k3569310685 5 18 as as ADP k3569310685 5 19 the the DET k3569310685 5 20 high high ADJ k3569310685 5 21 levels level NOUN k3569310685 5 22 of of ADP k3569310685 5 23 engagement engagement NOUN k3569310685 5 24 reveal reveal VERB k3569310685 5 25 the the DET k3569310685 5 26 fittingness fittingness NOUN k3569310685 5 27 of of ADP k3569310685 5 28 a a DET k3569310685 5 29 participatory participatory ADJ k3569310685 5 30 hermeneutic hermeneutic NOUN k3569310685 5 31 to to ADP k3569310685 5 32 christian christian ADJ k3569310685 5 33 life life NOUN k3569310685 5 34 when when SCONJ k3569310685 5 35 that that DET k3569310685 5 36 life life NOUN k3569310685 5 37 is be AUX k3569310685 5 38 believed believe VERB k3569310685 5 39 to to PART k3569310685 5 40 include include VERB k3569310685 5 41 a a DET k3569310685 5 42 mandate mandate NOUN k3569310685 5 43 to to ADP k3569310685 5 44 both both CCONJ k3569310685 5 45 a a DET k3569310685 5 46 just just ADJ k3569310685 5 47 distribution distribution NOUN k3569310685 5 48 of of ADP k3569310685 5 49 formative formative ADJ k3569310685 5 50 care care NOUN k3569310685 5 51 and and CCONJ k3569310685 5 52 the the DET k3569310685 5 53 just just ADJ k3569310685 5 54 ( ( PUNCT k3569310685 5 55 re)distribution re)distribution NOUN k3569310685 5 56 of of ADP k3569310685 5 57 other other ADJ k3569310685 5 58 shared share VERB k3569310685 5 59 relational relational ADJ k3569310685 5 60 goods good NOUN k3569310685 5 61 of of ADP k3569310685 5 62 life life NOUN k3569310685 5 63 together.preliminary together.preliminary ADJ k3569310685 5 64 to to ADP k3569310685 5 65 the the DET k3569310685 5 66 discussion discussion NOUN k3569310685 5 67 of of ADP k3569310685 5 68 this this DET k3569310685 5 69 qualitative qualitative ADJ k3569310685 5 70 research research NOUN k3569310685 5 71 , , PUNCT k3569310685 5 72 the the DET k3569310685 5 73 first first ADJ k3569310685 5 74 two two NUM k3569310685 5 75 chapters chapter NOUN k3569310685 5 76 situate situate VERB k3569310685 5 77 this this DET k3569310685 5 78 project project NOUN k3569310685 5 79 , , PUNCT k3569310685 5 80 a a DET k3569310685 5 81 kind kind NOUN k3569310685 5 82 of of ADP k3569310685 5 83 practical practical ADJ k3569310685 5 84 moral moral ADJ k3569310685 5 85 ecclesiology ecclesiology NOUN k3569310685 5 86 , , PUNCT k3569310685 5 87 within within ADP k3569310685 5 88 the the DET k3569310685 5 89 field field NOUN k3569310685 5 90 of of ADP k3569310685 5 91 christian christian ADJ k3569310685 5 92 ethics ethic NOUN k3569310685 5 93 . . PUNCT k3569310685 6 1 in in ADP k3569310685 6 2 these these DET k3569310685 6 3 chapters chapter NOUN k3569310685 6 4 , , PUNCT k3569310685 6 5 this this DET k3569310685 6 6 project project NOUN k3569310685 6 7 is be AUX k3569310685 6 8 aligned align VERB k3569310685 6 9 with with ADP k3569310685 6 10 existing exist VERB k3569310685 6 11 constructive constructive ADJ k3569310685 6 12 , , PUNCT k3569310685 6 13 social social ADJ k3569310685 6 14 - - PUNCT k3569310685 6 15 science science NOUN k3569310685 6 16 engaged engage VERB k3569310685 6 17 , , PUNCT k3569310685 6 18 qualitative qualitative ADJ k3569310685 6 19 studies study NOUN k3569310685 6 20 in in ADP k3569310685 6 21 order order NOUN k3569310685 6 22 to to PART k3569310685 6 23 avoid avoid VERB k3569310685 6 24 the the DET k3569310685 6 25 limitations limitation NOUN k3569310685 6 26 of of ADP k3569310685 6 27 existing exist VERB k3569310685 6 28 works work NOUN k3569310685 6 29 in in ADP k3569310685 6 30 christian christian ADJ k3569310685 6 31 ethics ethic NOUN k3569310685 6 32 which which PRON k3569310685 6 33 articulate articulate VERB k3569310685 6 34 the the DET k3569310685 6 35 formative formative ADJ k3569310685 6 36 role role NOUN k3569310685 6 37 of of ADP k3569310685 6 38 quotidian quotidian ADJ k3569310685 6 39 practices practice NOUN k3569310685 6 40 from from ADP k3569310685 6 41 excessively excessively ADV k3569310685 6 42 speculative speculative ADJ k3569310685 6 43 heights height NOUN k3569310685 6 44 or or CCONJ k3569310685 6 45 engage engage VERB k3569310685 6 46 in in ADP k3569310685 6 47 strengthening strengthen VERB k3569310685 6 48 the the DET k3569310685 6 49 unity unity NOUN k3569310685 6 50 and and CCONJ k3569310685 6 51 coherence coherence NOUN k3569310685 6 52 of of ADP k3569310685 6 53 tradition tradition NOUN k3569310685 6 54 - - PUNCT k3569310685 6 55 ed ed NOUN k3569310685 6 56 communities community NOUN k3569310685 6 57 through through ADP k3569310685 6 58 sententious sententious ADJ k3569310685 6 59 reproach reproach NOUN k3569310685 6 60 or or CCONJ k3569310685 6 61 pristinating pristinate VERB k3569310685 6 62 reproductions reproduction NOUN k3569310685 6 63 of of ADP k3569310685 6 64 ideal ideal ADJ k3569310685 6 65 practices practice NOUN k3569310685 6 66 . . PUNCT k3569310685 7 1 returning return VERB k3569310685 7 2 to to ADP k3569310685 7 3 advocating advocate VERB k3569310685 7 4 for for ADP k3569310685 7 5 the the DET k3569310685 7 6 value value NOUN k3569310685 7 7 of of ADP k3569310685 7 8 deep deep ADJ k3569310685 7 9 cross cross ADJ k3569310685 7 10 - - ADJ k3569310685 7 11 congregational congregational ADJ k3569310685 7 12 studies study NOUN k3569310685 7 13 to to ADP k3569310685 7 14 christian christian ADJ k3569310685 7 15 ethics ethic NOUN k3569310685 7 16 in in ADP k3569310685 7 17 the the DET k3569310685 7 18 concluding conclude VERB k3569310685 7 19 chapter chapter NOUN k3569310685 7 20 , , PUNCT k3569310685 7 21 this this DET k3569310685 7 22 thesis thesis NOUN k3569310685 7 23 argues argue VERB k3569310685 7 24 that that SCONJ k3569310685 7 25 exposing expose VERB k3569310685 7 26 emergent emergent ADJ k3569310685 7 27 norms norm NOUN k3569310685 7 28 in in ADP k3569310685 7 29 an an DET k3569310685 7 30 ethnographic ethnographic ADJ k3569310685 7 31 theology theology NOUN k3569310685 7 32 of of ADP k3569310685 7 33 discernment discernment NOUN k3569310685 7 34 , , PUNCT k3569310685 7 35 even even ADV k3569310685 7 36 with with ADP k3569310685 7 37 such such DET k3569310685 7 38 a a DET k3569310685 7 39 narrow narrow ADJ k3569310685 7 40 sample sample NOUN k3569310685 7 41 size size NOUN k3569310685 7 42 , , PUNCT k3569310685 7 43 is be AUX k3569310685 7 44 proper proper ADJ k3569310685 7 45 to to ADP k3569310685 7 46 the the DET k3569310685 7 47 role role NOUN k3569310685 7 48 of of ADP k3569310685 7 49 the the DET k3569310685 7 50 theologian theologian NOUN k3569310685 7 51 . . PUNCT k3569310685 8 1 in in ADP k3569310685 8 2 this this DET k3569310685 8 3 activity activity NOUN k3569310685 8 4 , , PUNCT k3569310685 8 5 the the DET k3569310685 8 6 theologian theologian NOUN k3569310685 8 7 acts act VERB k3569310685 8 8 as as ADP k3569310685 8 9 a a DET k3569310685 8 10 witness witness NOUN k3569310685 8 11 to to ADP k3569310685 8 12 how how SCONJ k3569310685 8 13 christians christian NOUN k3569310685 8 14 are be AUX k3569310685 8 15 concerned concern VERB k3569310685 8 16 with with ADP k3569310685 8 17 the the DET k3569310685 8 18 formation formation NOUN k3569310685 8 19 of of ADP k3569310685 8 20 a a DET k3569310685 8 21 common common ADJ k3569310685 8 22 life life NOUN k3569310685 8 23 , , PUNCT k3569310685 8 24 a a DET k3569310685 8 25 concrete concrete ADJ k3569310685 8 26 common common ADJ k3569310685 8 27 good good NOUN k3569310685 8 28 , , PUNCT k3569310685 8 29 in in ADP k3569310685 8 30 movements movement NOUN k3569310685 8 31 that that PRON k3569310685 8 32 draw draw VERB k3569310685 8 33 from from ADP k3569310685 8 34 the the DET k3569310685 8 35 specific specific NOUN k3569310685 8 36 to to PART k3569310685 8 37 supply supply VERB k3569310685 8 38 internalized internalized ADJ k3569310685 8 39 generic generic ADJ k3569310685 8 40 concepts concept NOUN k3569310685 8 41 in in ADP k3569310685 8 42 a a DET k3569310685 8 43 constructive constructive ADJ k3569310685 8 44 " " PUNCT k3569310685 8 45 dialogue dialogue NOUN k3569310685 8 46 " " PUNCT k3569310685 8 47 of of ADP k3569310685 8 48 words word NOUN k3569310685 8 49 and and CCONJ k3569310685 8 50 acts act NOUN k3569310685 8 51 and and CCONJ k3569310685 8 52 reflection reflection NOUN k3569310685 8 53 which which PRON k3569310685 8 54 often often ADV k3569310685 8 55 never never ADV k3569310685 8 56 hits hit VERB k3569310685 8 57 the the DET k3569310685 8 58 page.finally page.finally ADV k3569310685 8 59 , , PUNCT k3569310685 8 60 this this DET k3569310685 8 61 project project NOUN k3569310685 8 62 concludes conclude VERB k3569310685 8 63 with with ADP k3569310685 8 64 re re NOUN k3569310685 8 65 - - ADJ k3569310685 8 66 articulating articulating ADJ k3569310685 8 67 the the DET k3569310685 8 68 purpose purpose NOUN k3569310685 8 69 of of ADP k3569310685 8 70 every every DET k3569310685 8 71 church church NOUN k3569310685 8 72 as as ADP k3569310685 8 73 developing develop VERB k3569310685 8 74 a a DET k3569310685 8 75 new new ADJ k3569310685 8 76 humanity humanity NOUN k3569310685 8 77 . . PUNCT k3569310685 9 1 it it PRON k3569310685 9 2 suggests suggest VERB k3569310685 9 3 that that SCONJ k3569310685 9 4 each each DET k3569310685 9 5 congregation congregation NOUN k3569310685 9 6 manifests manifest VERB k3569310685 9 7 its its PRON k3569310685 9 8 perception perception NOUN k3569310685 9 9 of of ADP k3569310685 9 10 the the DET k3569310685 9 11 distribution distribution NOUN k3569310685 9 12 of of ADP k3569310685 9 13 god god PROPN k3569310685 9 14 's 's PART k3569310685 9 15 concern concern NOUN k3569310685 9 16 through through ADP k3569310685 9 17 the the DET k3569310685 9 18 forms form NOUN k3569310685 9 19 of of ADP k3569310685 9 20 discernment discernment NOUN k3569310685 9 21 the the DET k3569310685 9 22 congregation congregation NOUN k3569310685 9 23 uses use VERB k3569310685 9 24 . . PUNCT k3569310685 10 1 as as ADP k3569310685 10 2 a a DET k3569310685 10 3 part part NOUN k3569310685 10 4 of of ADP k3569310685 10 5 corporate corporate ADJ k3569310685 10 6 accountability accountability NOUN k3569310685 10 7 to to ADP k3569310685 10 8 god god PROPN k3569310685 10 9 , , PUNCT k3569310685 10 10 practices practice NOUN k3569310685 10 11 of of ADP k3569310685 10 12 discernment discernment NOUN k3569310685 10 13 can can AUX k3569310685 10 14 prioritize prioritize VERB k3569310685 10 15 religious religious ADJ k3569310685 10 16 specialists specialist NOUN k3569310685 10 17 , , PUNCT k3569310685 10 18 tradition tradition NOUN k3569310685 10 19 , , PUNCT k3569310685 10 20 or or CCONJ k3569310685 10 21 full full ADJ k3569310685 10 22 participation participation NOUN k3569310685 10 23 . . PUNCT k3569310685 11 1 a a DET k3569310685 11 2 participatory participatory ADJ k3569310685 11 3 hermeneutic hermeneutic ADJ k3569310685 11 4 embodies embodie NOUN k3569310685 11 5 in in ADP k3569310685 11 6 form form VERB k3569310685 11 7 the the DET k3569310685 11 8 work work NOUN k3569310685 11 9 of of ADP k3569310685 11 10 the the DET k3569310685 11 11 congregation congregation NOUN k3569310685 11 12 to to PART k3569310685 11 13 become become VERB k3569310685 11 14 more more ADV k3569310685 11 15 attuned attuned ADJ k3569310685 11 16 to to ADP k3569310685 11 17 one one NUM k3569310685 11 18 another another DET k3569310685 11 19 and and CCONJ k3569310685 11 20 to to PART k3569310685 11 21 cultivate cultivate VERB k3569310685 11 22 a a DET k3569310685 11 23 life life NOUN k3569310685 11 24 - - PUNCT k3569310685 11 25 together together NOUN k3569310685 11 26 with with ADP k3569310685 11 27 all all DET k3569310685 11 28 god god PROPN k3569310685 11 29 's 's PART k3569310685 11 30 creation creation NOUN k3569310685 11 31 . . PUNCT k3569310685 12 1 by by ADP k3569310685 12 2 creatively creatively ADJ k3569310685 12 3 riffing riff VERB k3569310685 12 4 on on ADP k3569310685 12 5 the the DET k3569310685 12 6 life life NOUN k3569310685 12 7 and and CCONJ k3569310685 12 8 teachings teaching NOUN k3569310685 12 9 of of ADP k3569310685 12 10 jesus jesus PROPN k3569310685 12 11 , , PUNCT k3569310685 12 12 the the DET k3569310685 12 13 shared share VERB k3569310685 12 14 life life NOUN k3569310685 12 15 of of ADP k3569310685 12 16 the the DET k3569310685 12 17 congregation congregation NOUN k3569310685 12 18 is be AUX k3569310685 12 19 replete replete ADJ k3569310685 12 20 with with ADP k3569310685 12 21 recognition recognition NOUN k3569310685 12 22 of of ADP k3569310685 12 23 god god PROPN k3569310685 12 24 's 's PART k3569310685 12 25 presence presence NOUN k3569310685 12 26 as as ADP k3569310685 12 27 the the DET k3569310685 12 28 actual actual ADJ k3569310685 12 29 condition condition NOUN k3569310685 12 30 of of ADP k3569310685 12 31 one one NOUN k3569310685 12 32 's 's PART k3569310685 12 33 life life NOUN k3569310685 12 34 — — PUNCT k3569310685 12 35 where where SCONJ k3569310685 12 36 the the DET k3569310685 12 37 presence presence NOUN k3569310685 12 38 of of ADP k3569310685 12 39 the the DET k3569310685 12 40 holy holy PROPN k3569310685 12 41 spirt spirt PROPN k3569310685 12 42 is be AUX k3569310685 12 43 visible visible ADJ k3569310685 12 44 bridging bridge VERB k3569310685 12 45 the the DET k3569310685 12 46 spaces space NOUN k3569310685 12 47 between between ADP k3569310685 12 48 us we PRON k3569310685 12 49 . . PUNCT k3569310685 13 1 it it PRON k3569310685 13 2 is be AUX k3569310685 13 3 the the DET k3569310685 13 4 visibility visibility NOUN k3569310685 13 5 of of ADP k3569310685 13 6 this this DET k3569310685 13 7 presence presence NOUN k3569310685 13 8 which which PRON k3569310685 13 9 makes make VERB k3569310685 13 10 possible possible ADJ k3569310685 13 11 a a DET k3569310685 13 12 life life NOUN k3569310685 13 13 together together ADV k3569310685 13 14 with with ADP k3569310685 13 15 others other NOUN k3569310685 13 16 in in ADP k3569310685 13 17 which which PRON k3569310685 13 18 differences difference NOUN k3569310685 13 19 are be AUX k3569310685 13 20 celebrated celebrate VERB k3569310685 13 21 , , PUNCT k3569310685 13 22 visible visible ADJ k3569310685 13 23 , , PUNCT k3569310685 13 24 and and CCONJ k3569310685 13 25 embodied embody VERB k3569310685 13 26 concretely concretely NOUN k3569310685 13 27 in in ADP k3569310685 13 28 the the DET k3569310685 13 29 sharing sharing NOUN k3569310685 13 30 of of ADP k3569310685 13 31 relational relational ADJ k3569310685 13 32 goods good NOUN k3569310685 13 33 . . PUNCT