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UNINA9910778027703321 |
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Bielo James S |
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Words upon the Word [[electronic resource] ] : an ethnography of evangelical group Bible study / / James S. Bielo |
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New York, : New York University Press, c2009 |
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0-8147-8999-4 |
1-4416-1571-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (198 p.) |
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Qualitative studies in religion |
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Evangelicalism - Michigan - Lansing Region |
Small groups - Religious aspects - Protestant churches |
Church group work - Protestant churches |
Christian sociology - Protestant churches |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-182) and index. |
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Introduction : group Bible study in American evangelicalism -- Doing Bible study ethnography -- Reading the Bible -- Cultivating intimacy -- Integrating participant interests -- Preparing to witness -- Negotiating self and other -- Conclusion : group Bible study in American evangelicalism (reprise). |
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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 |
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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. |
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UNINA9910815026003321 |
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Social and political foundations of constitutions / / edited by Denis J. Galligan, Mila Versteeg [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
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1-139-89144-8 |
1-107-42439-9 |
1-107-42244-2 |
1-107-41936-0 |
1-107-54608-7 |
1-107-41669-8 |
1-107-42055-5 |
1-139-50750-8 |
1-107-41806-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xx, 672 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Comparative constitutional law and policy |
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Constitutional law - Social aspects |
Constitutional law - Political aspects |
Constitutions |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Part I. Introduction -- Theoretical perspectives on the social and political foundations of constitutions / Denis Galligan and Mila |
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Versteeg -- Part II. Theoretical Perspectives -- Why a constitution? / Russell Hardin -- Constitutions as mission statements / Jeff King -- Transnational constitutionalism : a conceptual framework / Benedikt Goderis and Mila Versteeg -- The people, the constitution, and the idea of representation / Denis J. Galligan -- The strategic foundations of constitutions / Ran Hirschl -- Constitutions as contract, constitutions as charters / Tom Ginsburg -- Part III. Case Studies -- Accidental constitutionalism : the political foundations and implications of constitution-making in Israel / Adam Shinar -- The myth of imposed constitution / David S. Law -- Social, political, and philosophical foundations of the Irish constitutional order / Paul Brady -- South Sudan's dualistic constitution / Kevin L. Cope -- New Zealand : abandoning Westminster? / David Erdos -- The juristic republic of Iran / Binesh Hass -- Neo-Bolivarian constitutional design : comparing the 1999 Venezuelan, 2008 Ecuadorian, and 2009 Bolivian constitutions / Phoebe King -- The constitution as agreement to agree : the social and political foundations (and effects) of the 1971 Egyptian constitution / Clark Lombardi. |
Explaining the constitutionalization of social rights : Portuguese hypotheses and a cross national test / Pedro Magalhães -- Popular constitution-making : the case of Iceland / Anne Meuwese -- Romania's transnational constitution : a tradition of elite learning and self-empowerment / Christina Parau -- The social and political foundations of the Nigerian constitution / Charles H. Parkinson -- The once and future democracy : Argentina at the bar of constitutionalism / Miguel Schor -- Battle between law and society in Micronesia / Brian Z. Tamanaha -- Constitutionalism of shallow foundations : the case of Bulgaria / Daniel Smilov -- The shifting foundations of the European Union constitution / Neil Walker. |
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This volume analyses the social and political forces that influence constitutions and the process of constitution making. It combines theoretical perspectives on the social and political foundations of constitutions with a range of detailed case studies from nineteen countries. In the first part leading scholars analyse and develop a range of theoretical perspectives, including constitutions as coordination devices, mission statements, contracts, products of domestic power play, transnational documents, and as reflection of the will of the people. In the second part these theories are examined through in-depth case studies of the social and political foundations of constitutions in countries such as Egypt, Nigeria, Japan, Romania, Bulgaria, New Zealand, Israel, Argentina and others. The result is a multidimensional study of constitutions as social phenomena and their interaction with other social phenomena. |
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