Every Time I Feel the Spirit Religious Experience and Ritual in an African American Church

Dreams and visions, prophetic words from God about "dusty souls," speaking in tongues while "in the spirit"--Narratives of these and similar events comprise the heart of Every Time I Feel the Spirit . This in-depth study of a Black congregation in Charleston, South Carolina provi...

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Main Author: Nelson, Timothy Jon
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York NYU Press 2004, 2004
Series:Qualitative Studies in Religion Series
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505 0 |a Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 God's House in the Holy City; 2 Religious Experience and Ritual; 3 "Do You Really Know Who God Is?"; 4 "On the Battlefield"; 5 "In Spirit and in Truth"; 6 Sacrifice of Praise; 7 Race, Class, and Religion; Conclusion: Belief, Experience, and Ritual; Notes; References; Index; About the Author 
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520 |a Dreams and visions, prophetic words from God about "dusty souls," speaking in tongues while "in the spirit"--Narratives of these and similar events comprise the heart of Every Time I Feel the Spirit . This in-depth study of a Black congregation in Charleston, South Carolina provides a window into the tremendously important yet still largely overlooked world of African American religion as the faith is lived by ordinary believers. For decades, scholars have been preoccupied with the relation between Black Christianity, civil rights, and social activism. Every Time I Feel the