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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... things. First, I want to provide a window into the tremendously important yet still largely overlooked world of African American religion as the faith is lived by ordinary believers. Whatever else religion is (and it is many things—a ...
... things about what I am trying to accomplish here. First, I let the analyses in this book emerge from my observations and interviews in Eastside Chapel. As I stated before, I had arrived in Charleston with a much different research ...
... things, both visible and invisible. And in unity of this God-head, there are three persons of one substance, power and eternity: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. This is a traditional affirmation of Christian monotheism—one ...
... thing that I always keep as a habit.” For those who wanted to participate in a more in-depth study of the Scriptures beyond daily devotional readings, Reverend Wright conducted a weekly Bible study on Thursday evenings in the fellowship ...
... things about Reverend Wright that many members valued was that they saw his teaching as grounded in the Bible. Evidently this was not the case with some other pastors whom members had encountered, either at Eastside before Reverend ...
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 |