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The Church on the World's Turf

By Bramadat, Paul A.

The Church on the World's Turf Religion & Esotericism

The Church on the World's Turf

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Academics and non-academics alike have been intrigued by conservative Protestant groups that thrive in secular social and institutional contexts. This book offers an ethnographic study of one such group, the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF) at McMaster University. These conservative Protestants espouse fundamental interpretations of the Bible, women's roles, the age of the earth, alcohol consumption, sexual ethics, and the necessity of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. How does this tiny minority function withing the overwhelmingly secular context of the university? The strategies of the ICVF seem both to strengthen and to mitigate evangelicals' sense of difference from their non-Christian teachers and peers. Bramadat suggests that this model can also be useful for understanding the construction of individual and group identity among other minority groups, both religious and non-religious models.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
216
Release Date:
2000-06-29
Publication Date:
2000-06-29
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0195134990
ISBN13:
9780195134995
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
508 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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