Words upon the Word : : An Ethnography of Evangelical Group Bible Study / / James S. Bielo.
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 happ...
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Bielo, James S., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Words upon the Word : An Ethnography of Evangelical Group Bible Study / James S. Bielo. New York, NY : New York University Press, [2009] ©2009 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Doing Bible Study Ethnography -- 2 Reading the Bible -- 3 Cultivating Intimacy -- 4 Integrating Participant Interests -- 5 Preparing to Witness -- 6 Negotiating Self and Other -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star 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.In Words upon the Word, James S. Bielo draws on over nineteen months of ethnographic work with five congregations to better understand why group Bible study matters so much to Evangelicals and for Evangelical culture. Through a close analysis of participants' discourse, Bielo examines the defining themes of group life-from textual interpretation to spiritual intimacy and the rehearsal of witnessing. Bielo's approach allows these Evangelical groups to speak for themselves, illustrating Bible study's uniqueness in Evangelical life as a site of open and critical dialogue. Ultimately, Bielo's ethnography sheds much needed light on the power of group Bible study for the ever-evolving shape of American Evangelicalism. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022) Christian sociology Protestant churches. Church group work Protestant churches. Evangelicalism Michigan Lansing Region. Evangelicalism Michigan Lansing. Small groups Religious aspects Protestant churches. BIBLES / God's Word / Study. bisacsh American. Bible. Bielos. Evangelicalism. ethnography. ever-evolving. group. light. much. needed. power. shape. sheds. study. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 9783110706444 print 9780814791219 https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814789995.001.0001 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780814789995 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780814789995/original |
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