Every Time I Feel the Spirit: Religious Experience and Ritual in an African American ChurchNYU Press, 2005 - 222 pages Dreams and visions, prophetic words from God about "dusty souls," speaking in tongues while "in the spirit"—narratives of these and similar events comprise the heart of Every Time I Feel the Spirit. This in-depth study of a Black congregation in Charleston, South Carolina provides a window into the tremendously important yet still largely overlooked world of African American religion as the faith is lived by ordinary believers. |
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... Mother Gadsden in chapter makes quite clear, by contacts outside of the congregation, and even, in significant ways, by exposure to the larger cultural world of religious broadcasting and print media. It is the members of Eastside ...
... Mother Gadsden what her favorite part of the Sunday morning service was, she replied in terms of what she God's House in the Holy City ✴
... Mother Gadsden, members frequently referred to the Bible with the shorthand phrase “the Word”). This view of Scripture was almost taken for granted, but not quite, as Reverend Wright and other members did seem aware that there were ...
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Contents
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Religious Experience and Ritual | 46 |
Do You Really Know Who God Is? | 64 |
On the Battlefield | 93 |
In Spirit and in Truth | 116 |
Sacrifice of Praise | 145 |
Race Class and Religion | 172 |
Belief Experience and Ritual | 192 |
Notes | 209 |
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Every Time I Feel the Spirit: Religious Experience and Ritual in an African ... Timothy Nelson No preview available - 2005 |