001480305 000__ 05201nam\a22009855i\4500 001480305 001__ 1480305 001480305 003__ DE-B1597 001480305 005__ 20231026035135.0 001480305 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001480305 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 001480305 008__ 230918t20092009nyu\\\\\o\\d\z\\\\\\eng\d 001480305 020__ $$a9780814789995 001480305 0247_ $$a10.18574/nyu/9780814789995.001.0001$$2doi 001480305 035__ $$a(DE-B1597)547423 001480305 040__ $$aDE-B1597$$beng$$cDE-B1597$$erda 001480305 0410_ $$aeng 001480305 044__ $$anyu$$cUS-NY 001480305 050_4 $$aBR1642.U5 B54 2009 001480305 072_7 $$aBIB004050$$2bisacsh 001480305 08204 $$a277.74/27083 001480305 1001_ $$aBielo, James S., $$eauthor.$$4aut$$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut. 001480305 24510 $$aWords upon the Word :$$bAn Ethnography of Evangelical Group Bible Study /$$cJames S. Bielo. 001480305 264_1 $$aNew York, NY : : $$bNew York University Press, $$c[2009] 001480305 264_4 $$c©2009 001480305 300__ $$a1 online resource 001480305 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 001480305 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 001480305 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 001480305 347__ $$atext file$$bPDF$$2rda 001480305 50500 $$tFrontmatter -- $$tContents -- $$tAcknowledgments -- $$tIntroduction -- $$t1 Doing Bible Study Ethnography -- $$t2 Reading the Bible -- $$t3 Cultivating Intimacy -- $$t4 Integrating Participant Interests -- $$t5 Preparing to Witness -- $$t6 Negotiating Self and Other -- $$tConclusion -- $$tNotes -- $$tReferences -- $$tIndex -- $$tAbout the Author 001480305 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001480305 520__ $$aEvangelical 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 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. 001480305 538__ $$aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. 001480305 546__ $$aIn English. 001480305 5880_ $$aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 18. 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