Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Symposium Response: Talking to God in Accra. |
| Authors: |
Luhrmann, T. |
| Source: |
Pastoral Psychology. Apr2014, Vol. 63 Issue 2, p229-234. 6p. |
| Subjects: |
Imaginary conversations, Conferences & conventions, Context effects (Psychology), Charisma, Prayers |
| Abstract: |
Responding to the symposia participants, this paper presents data from fieldwork in Accra, Ghana, with a new charismatic church similar to the one described in When God Talks Back. It finds that the broad secular context of the U.S. church and local U.S. culture-particularly, local ideas about the mind-did shape the way congregants represented God and understood their prayer experience. While the Accra subjects shared many of the same theological commitments, their 'imaginal dialogue' with God was less playful and more focused on practical outcome than that of the U.S. congregants. A proclivity for absorption is still important, though the data remain unclear. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
