THEMATIC OVERVIEW Podcasts

Narrative Analysis

One analytic approach we took was simply identifying patterns across the various stories. That meant learning from both commonalities and differences in terms of not only what “happened,” but also in how people narrated and “made sense” of the situations in unique and...
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Narrating Departure: Understanding the Exodus

How do people narrate and make sense of their prior departure from the Church, especially now that they are back in full activity again? Leaving something or someone you love (or used to love) is, by nature, intense, dramatic, emotional, sensitive, personal,...
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Disrupting the Narrative: Momentum-Shifting Moments No One Anticipated

What is it that leads a narrative critical of the Church that people previously felt entrenched in, to become disrupted fundamentally?  As illustrated in the previous section, it’s common for those stepping away from the Church of Jesus Christ to find themselves in a...
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On a New Track: Experiencing Fresh Waves of Insight and Rediscovery

After that critical narrative becomes unsettled in some way, how do people begin moving in a new direction of growing faith? When someone has experienced a profound moment of discovery – whether associated with a new insight, a miracle, or a profound sense of being...
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