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Beyond Megachurch Myths

2007-08-10 Religion
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Release : 2007-08-10
Genre : Religion
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Book Synopsis Beyond Megachurch Myths by : Scott Thumma

Download or read book Beyond Megachurch Myths written by Scott Thumma. This book was released on 2007-08-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on extensive, broad-based, and well-designed research, as well as stories and anecdotes, Beyond Megachurch Myths dispels popluar myths about megachurches while highlighting the diversity within the megachurch phenomenon. Defining a megachurch as a Protestant church that averages at least 2000 total attendees in their weekend services, Scott Thumma and Dave Travis reveal what these churches are and are not, why they are thriving, what their members say about their experiences, and why they have many valuable lessons to teach smaller churches.

Gay Religion

2004-12-10 Religion
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Release : 2004-12-10
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 060/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Gay Religion by : Scott Thumma

Download or read book Gay Religion written by Scott Thumma. This book was released on 2004-12-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conflicts over homosexuality and gay rights threaten to break apart denominations, if not North American society. These heated theological and political debates have, as well, obscured the fact that many gays and lesbians are religiously active individuals. Gay Religion is the first book to give a straightforward presentation of the spiritual lives, practices and expressions of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender. Drawing from a wide range of religious traditions, new and established scholars explore the range of gay religious expression in denominations, sects, and even outside recognized religious institutions. The essays ask what these religious innovations mean to the continually evolving religious environment of North America. With its helpful section introductions and an appendix providing profiles of organizations involved, Gay Religion is a unique and compelling resource for anyone interested in homosexuality and American religion.

Handbook of Megachurches

2019-11-26 Religion
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Release : 2019-11-26
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 921/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Handbook of Megachurches by : Stephen J. Hunt

Download or read book Handbook of Megachurches written by Stephen J. Hunt. This book was released on 2019-11-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The megachurch is an exceptional recent religious trend, certainly within Christian spheres. Spreading from the USA, megachurches now reached reach different global contexts. The edited volume Handbook of Megachurches offers a comprehensive account of the subject from various academic perspectives.

High on God

2020 Religion
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Release : 2020
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 710/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis High on God by : James Wellman

Download or read book High on God written by James Wellman. This book was released on 2020. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Focuses on the emotional, social, and religious dynamics that pull thousands of people into megachurches and how those churches make some feel like they are 'high on God' and can't wait to get their next spiritual 'hit'"--Publisher marketing.

Sensational Devotion

2013-04-15 Art
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Release : 2013-04-15
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 730/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Sensational Devotion by : Jill Stevenson

Download or read book Sensational Devotion written by Jill Stevenson. This book was released on 2013-04-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Sensational Devotion, Jill Stevenson examines a range of evangelical performances, including contemporary Passion plays, biblical theme parks, Holy Land re-creations, creationist museums, and megachurches, to understand how they serve their evangelical audiences while shaping larger cultural and national dialogues. Such performative media support specific theologies and core beliefs by creating sensual, live experiences for believers, but the accessible, familiar forms they take and the pop culture motifs they employ also attract nonbelievers willing to “try out” these genres, even if only for curiosity’s sake. This familiarity not only helps these performances achieve their goals, but it also enables them to contribute to public dialogue about the role of religious faith in America. Stevenson shows how these genres are significant and influential cultural products that utilize sophisticated tactics in order to reach large audiences comprised of firm believers, extreme skeptics, and those in between. Using historical research coupled with personal visits to these various venues, the author not only critically examines these spaces and events within their specific religious, cultural, and national contexts, but also places them within a longer devotional tradition in order to suggest how they cultivate religious belief by generating vivid, sensual, affectively oriented, and individualized experiences.

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