Differential Maintenance and Growth of Religious Organizations Based upon High-Cost Behaviors: Serpent Handling within the Church of God

The Church of God (COG, Cleveland, Tennessee) is one of the largest Pentecostal denominations in the world. A distinctive characteristic of Pentecostalism in general, and of the COG in particular, is glossolalia, which is accepted as biblical warrant for possession by the Holy Ghost. This paper uses...

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Authors: Williamson, W. Paul (Author) ; Hood, Ralph W. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Sage Publications 2004
In: Review of religious research
Year: 2004, Volume: 46, Issue: 2, Pages: 150-168
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