02771nam 22006134a 450 991044972710332120200520144314.00-8147-5881-91-4294-1435-9(CKB)1000000000245283(EBL)865673(OCoLC)779828175(SSID)ssj0000150989(PQKBManifestationID)11157950(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000150989(PQKBWorkID)10281842(PQKB)10932593(MiAaPQ)EBC865673(OCoLC)76869426(MdBmJHUP)muse10634(Au-PeEL)EBL865673(CaPaEBR)ebr10137146(EXLCZ)99100000000024528320040625d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEvery time I feel the Spirit[electronic resource] religious experience and ritual in an African American church /Timothy J. NelsonNew York New York University Pressc20051 online resource (232 p.)Qualitative studies in religionDescription based upon print version of record.0-8147-5820-7 0-8147-5819-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-218) and index.God's house in the Holy City -- Religious experience and ritual -- "Do you really know who God is?" -- "On the battlefield" -- "In spirit and in truth" -- Sacrifice of praise -- Race, class, and religion -- Conclusion: belief, experience, and ritual.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 Spirit is about Qualitative studies in religion.African American womenReligious lifeAfrican American womenReligionElectronic books.African American womenReligious life.African American womenReligion.248.4/082/0973Nelson Timothy Jon1045917MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910449727103321Every time I feel the Spirit2472537UNINA