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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1. Verfasser: Luhrmann, T. M. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York Vintage Books November 2012
Ausgabe:First Vintage Books edition
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Zusammenfassung: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
Includes bibliographical references and index
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
Beschreibung:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 389-415
Beschreibung:xxv, 434 Seiten
ISBN:9780307277275
978-0-307-27727-5