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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 12
... Pentecostal congregations. They ranged in size from the massive presence of Emanuel AME (the flagship church of the denomination in the South), to the small and struggling independent churches where sometimes fewer than a dozen of the ...
... Pentecostal authors and television personalities—was the informal and orally transmitted African American religious culture shared between Eastside Chapel and the many other African American congregations in the area. While it is true ...
You have reached your viewing limit for this book.
You have reached your viewing limit for this book.
You have reached your viewing limit for this book.
Contents
13 | |
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 |
Other editions - View all
Every Time I Feel the Spirit: Religious Experience and Ritual in an African ... Timothy Nelson No preview available - 2005 |