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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... prayer service at Eastside Chapel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.1 The summer evening was oppressively humid—the kind of weather that once led local novelist Pat ... pray) and that our sociability had interrupted Introduction.
... pray (the night's scheduled activity) until the following week because “that takes too much preparation.” He announced, much to my surprise, that we were going over to Colonial Lake instead to pray and asked us all to assemble there as ...
... prayer service was announced, he “felt called” to come down and join in. Ronald is in the construction business—he works with plaster and stucco—which, along with painting and bricklaying, is a traditionally African American trade in ...
... pray silently, or at least in subdued tones, as they marched. But as we walked most people began to pray out loud, and some of the women began to achieve a rather considerable volume. One woman in particular started praying in tongues ...
... prayed out loud—sometimes in English, sometimes in an unrecognizable “prayer language.” Most appeared to be quite fervent, and several people hugged me and praised God for my wife and my coming to their group. Then they dropped my hands ...
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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