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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... occasions. The senior pastor of course has a relatively unique position in that he or she wields a great deal of both organizational and ritual control. However, other persons in positions of authority ✴ Introduction.
... persons in positions of authority and power in the church (trustees, for example, or large financial contributors) may never stand up in front of the church and be content to wield their considerable influence “behind the scenes,” while ...
... persons of color the additional percent. After the Civil War the city's black population increased rapidly as freed slaves left the rural plantations and streamed into the urban centers of the South, and Charleston's total African ...
... persons of African descent comprised percent of South Carolina's population, and the density of the black population in the colony was the highest of any in North America. Upon landing in Charlestown a year after Wesley's visit ...
... person who walked through the door. When I first visited the church in July, I was given a bulletin insert with a financial report for the month of June, with the names of adults (husbands and wives listed individually and with ...
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 |