Words Upon the Word: An Ethnography of Evangelical Group Bible Study Contributor(s): Bielo, James S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814791212 ISBN-13: 9780814791219 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $88.11 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Ministry - Evangelism - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Religion | Christianity - History |
Dewey: 277.742 |
LCCN: 2008047905 |
Series: Qualitative Studies in Religion (Hardcover) |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.85 lbs) 208 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Academic |
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Publisher Description: 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 country. 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bielo, James S.: - James S. Bielo is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Miami University. He is the author of four books including, Anthropology of Religion: The Basics, Emerging Evangelicals: Faith, Modernity, and the Desire for Authenticity, and Words Upon the Word: An Ethnography of Evangelical Group Bible Study. He is also the founder of Materializing the Bible, a digital scholarship project, available at www.materializingthebible.com. |