When God talks back: understanding the American evangelical relationship with God
The invitation -- Is that you, God? -- Let's pretend -- Developing your heart -- Learning from the experts -- Lord, teach us to pray -- The skill of prayer -- But are they crazy? -- Darkness -- Bridging the gap
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Knopf
2012
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| In: | Year: 2012 |
| Reviews: | A theology of wisdom as the imago Dei (2015) (McNamara, B. M. D.)
An exquisite awareness of doubt (2013) (Francis, Philip) Review Essay (2014) (Martin, Bernice) |
| Edition: | 1. ed. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Evangelical movement
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| Further subjects: | B
Vineyard Christian Fellowship Case studies
B Psychology, Religious (United States) Case studies B Evangelicalism Psychology Case studies B Vineyard Christian Fellowship Case studies B Psychology, Religious Case studies United States B Evangelicalism Case studies Psychology |
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| Summary: | The invitation -- Is that you, God? -- Let's pretend -- Developing your heart -- Learning from the experts -- Lord, teach us to pray -- The skill of prayer -- But are they crazy? -- Darkness -- Bridging the gap 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 |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 389 - 415) and index |
| ISBN: | 0307264793 |