When God talks back: understanding the American evangelical relationship with God

Psychological anthropologist Luhrmann offers an extended case study examining how believers come to have faith in an active, present God despite secular pressures in contemporary America. Drawing on extensive interviews and personal experience among Vineyard Movement members, Luhrmann focuses on the...

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Main Author: Luhrmann, T. M. 1959- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Vintage Books November 2012
In:Year: 2012
Edition:First Vintage Books edition
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Protestant Movement / Religiosity
Further subjects:B Case study collection
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Summary:Psychological anthropologist Luhrmann offers an extended case study examining how believers come to have faith in an active, present God despite secular pressures in contemporary America. Drawing on extensive interviews and personal experience among Vineyard Movement members, Luhrmann focuses on the use of prayer among charismatic evangelical Christians. Her work combines personal narratives and excerpts from bestselling evangelical how-to guides with theories and data from psychology
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 389-415
ISBN:0307277275