Words upon the Word

An Ethnography of Evangelical Group Bible Study

Autor: James Bielo

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Oprawa: Miękka

Wydawca: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS

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Evangelical Bible study groups are the most prolific type of small group in American society, with m...

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Autor

James Bielo

Język

Angielski

Oprawa

Książka - Miękka

Data wydania

2009

strony

208

EAN

9780814791226

ISBN

0814791220

Enbook ID

04932699

Wydawca

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS

Waga

312

Wymiary

162 x 231 x 12

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Evangelical Bible study groups are the most prolific type of small group in American society, with more than 30 million Protestants gathering every week for this distinct purpose, meeting in homes, churches, coffee shops, restaurants, and other public and private venues across the US. What happens in these groups? How do they help shape the contours of American Evangelical life? While more public forms of political activism have captured popular and scholarly imaginations, it is in group Bible study that Evangelicals reflect on the details of their faith. Here they become self-conscious religious subjects, sharing the intimate details of life, interrogating beliefs and practices, and articulating their version of Christian identity and culture. In "Words upon the Word", James S. Bielo draws on over nineteen months of ethnographic work with five congregations to better understand why group Bible study matters so much to Evangelicals and for Evangelical culture. Through a close analysis of participants' discourse, Bielo examines the defining themes of group life - from textual interpretation to spiritual intimacy and the rehearsal of witnessing. Bielo's approach allows these Evangelical groups to speak for themselves, illustrating Bible study's uniqueness in Evangelical life as a site of open and critical dialog. Ultimately, Bielo's ethnography sheds much needed light on the power of group Bible study for the ever-evolving shape of American Evangelicalism.

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