Creating an Evangelical self: an analysis of narratives of conversion to Evangelicalism in post-Soviet St Petersburg

In this article I analyse the narratives of conversion to Evangelical churches in St Petersburg by inquiring how Russians engage with the Evangelical churches and how they construct a meaningful conversion identity. My analysis shows how the social and political changes of post-Soviet Russia are exp...

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Main Author: Penttilä, Maija (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2016]
In: Religion, state & society
Year: 2016, Volume: 44, Issue: 2, Pages: 111-131
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Saint Petersburg / Religious development / Evangelical movement / Conversion (Religion) / Religious identity / History 2006-2009
Further subjects:B Identity
B Conversion
B Evangelicalism
B Russia
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