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1 Online-Ressource (x, 283 pages)
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9780813536637
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0813540976
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0813536642
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0813536634
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9780813536644
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9780813540979
Inhalt:
In Awesome Families, Kathleen Jenkins draws on four years of ethnographic research to explain how and why so many individuals-primarily from middle- to upper-middle-class backgrounds-were attracted to this religious group that was founded on principles of enforced community, explicit authoritative relationships, and therapeutic ideals. Weaving classical and contemporary social theory, she argues that members were commonly attracted to the structure and practice of family relationships advocated by the church, especially in the context of contemporary society where gender roles and family responsibilities are often ambiguous. Tracing the rise and fall of this fast-growing religious movement, this timely study adds to our understanding of modern society and offers insight to the difficulties that revivalist movements have in sustaining growth
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-271) and index
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Introduction : "It's like free counseling all the time" -- Sacred counsel : "ambassadors for God" -- An unsinkable raft in a foreboding divorce culture -- Collective performances of healing -- In with the old and the new -- Awesome kids -- Brothers and sisters for the kingdom of God -- A kingdom that promised too much.
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English
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ISBN 9780813536637
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Print version Jenkins, Kathleen E Awesome families
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
International Churches of Christ
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Familie
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