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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... stories of how their faith had led them through difficult times of poor health and financial uncertainty. A few others said that they had received a dream or vision for the ministry of the church. As people talked I realized that they ...
... stories of countless similar episodes during my interviews and witness firsthand many of the same actions during prayer meetings, Sunday worship services, and revival meetings. In fact, the very next day during the morning worship ...
... stories about “seeing colors” while in church (in which everything seemed to turn pink), and of course, observing the “shouting” and “falling out” on Sunday mornings, I often felt how white, middle-class and Northern (or, more ...
... story of 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 ...
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 |