Every Time I Feel the Spirit Religious Experience by Timothy Nelson PAPERBACK

Every Time I Feel the SpiritReligious Experience and Ritual in an African American Church\nAuthor(s): Timothy Nelson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9780814758205, 978-0814758205\nSynopsis\nDreams and visions, prophetic words from God about \""dusty souls,\"" speaking in tongues while \""in the spirit\""?narratives of these and similar events comprise the heart of Every Time I Feel the Spirit. This in-depth study of a Black congregation in Charleston, South Carolina provides a window into the tremendously important yet still largely overlooked world of African American religion as the faith is lived by ordinary believers.\nFor decades, scholars have been preoccupied with the relation between Black Christianity, civil rights, and social activism. Every Time I Feel the Spirit is about black religion as religion. It focuses on the everyday experience of religion in the church, congregants' relationships wi.