Spirit and Flesh

Life in a Fundamentalist Baptist Church

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Denominations, Baptists, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Marriage & Family, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Social Psychology
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Author: James M. Ault, Jr. ISBN: 9780307773432
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Publication: December 22, 2010
Imprint: Vintage Language: English
Author: James M. Ault, Jr.
ISBN: 9780307773432
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication: December 22, 2010
Imprint: Vintage
Language: English

In an attempt to understand the growing popularity and influence of Christian fundamentalism, sociologist and documentary filmmaker James Ault spent three years inside the world of a Massachusetts fundamentalist church.Spirit and Flesh takes us into worship services, home Bible studies, youth events, men’s prayer breakfasts, and bitter conflicts leading to a church split. We come to know the members of the congregation and see how the church acts as an extended family that provides support and security along with occasional tensions. Intimate and rigorously fair-minded, Spirit and Flesh will help non-religious readers better understand their fellow citizens, and will allow devout readers to see themselves through the eyes of a sympathetic outsider.

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In an attempt to understand the growing popularity and influence of Christian fundamentalism, sociologist and documentary filmmaker James Ault spent three years inside the world of a Massachusetts fundamentalist church.Spirit and Flesh takes us into worship services, home Bible studies, youth events, men’s prayer breakfasts, and bitter conflicts leading to a church split. We come to know the members of the congregation and see how the church acts as an extended family that provides support and security along with occasional tensions. Intimate and rigorously fair-minded, Spirit and Flesh will help non-religious readers better understand their fellow citizens, and will allow devout readers to see themselves through the eyes of a sympathetic outsider.

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