The ethnography of a Dutch pentecostal church : Vineyard Utrecht and the international charismatic movement / Peter G.A. Versteeg ; with a foreword by André Droogers.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 350-367) and index.
Summary
This anthropological study investigates the role of religious experiences in the growth of Pentecostal churches through a case study of a Dutch charismatic church. Included is an ethnographic analysis of the congregation, as well as a detailed description of the history, and development of the Vineyard community.
Contents
Title Page; Copyright Page; Ethnography of a Dutch Pentecostal Church; Contents; INTRODUCTION; CHARISMATIC CHRISTIANITY; BEING IN THE VINEYARD; Fieldwork practices; Field and reflexivity; Outline of the book; Translation and terminology; CHAPTER 1: EXPERIENCE; 1.1 A THEORY AND METHOD OF EXPERIENCE; 1.2 EXPERIENCE AND THE POST-TRADITIONAL SITUATION; 1.3. SHAPES OF EXPERIENCE; A religion without 'religion'?; Word, body and music as performative codes; Experience and meaning; chapter 2: The Vineyard Movement; 2.1 HISTORY; John Wimber; Experiences of power; Movement and expansion.
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