Conviviality and diversity
Convivial life together has become an important concept for understanding present day diversity, especially in large cities. The literature includes empirical research, conviviality as a normative concept and as an approach to practice. There are stories and more theoretical papers arising from different projects and processes.
Resources
- EN Conviviality as a Vision and Approach for a Diaconal Society (International Handbook on Ecumenical Diakonia, Regnum Books, Oxford, 2021) (PDF – 209 KB)This paper combines social scientific and theological approaches based on and reflecting convivial life together. It is particularly concerned with diversity in urban areas. It was written by Tony Addy and Dr. Ulla Siirto