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Fire in my bones : transcendence and the Holy Spirit in African American gospel
- Title
- Fire in my bones : transcendence and the Holy Spirit in African American gospel / Glenn Hinson ; photographs by Roland L. Freeman.
- Author
- Hinson, Glenn.
- Publication
- Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2000], ©2000.
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- Description
- x, 408 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- Contemporary ethnography
- Uniform Title
- Contemporary ethnography.
- Subjects
- Note
- "In collaboration with saints from a host of churches."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-390) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Seeking Understanding: "You Got to Be in It to Feel It" -- 2. Belief, Knowledge, and Experience: "The Lord Can Be Mysterious" -- 3. Experiencing the Holy: "Just Like Fire Shut Up in My Bones" -- 4. A Conversation: "You've Got to Open the Door" -- 5. Beginnings: "Happy to Be in the House of Worship" -- 6. Scripture: "It's About Being Sincere in Your Heart" -- 7. Prayer: "The Vibrations of the Holy Spirit Go Out There" -- 8. A Conversation: "It's the Words of Him That's Speaking Through Me" -- 9. Song: "Sing Till the Power of the Lord Comes Down" -- 10. Praise: "Up Above My Head, I Hear Singing in the Air" -- 11. Welcome: "Not for the Appointment, but for the Anointment" -- 12. Response: "God Ain't Coming into No Dead Heart" -- 13. The Emcee: "If You Have a Dry Emcee, You Have a Dry Anniversary" -- 14. Format: "Let's Give the Lord a Praise" -- 15. Purpose: "The Anointing of God Breaks the Yokes" -- 16. False Purpose: "We Didn't Come for No Form of Fashion" --
- 17. Elevation: "Go Slow, Rise High, Catch on Fire, and Sit Down" -- 18. Invitation: "The Souls of Many Are Yet Lost" -- 19. Benediction: "May the Grace of God Rest, Rule, and Abide" -- Appendix: Stepping Around Experience and the Supernatural.
- ISBN
- 0812235282 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0812217179 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 99036613
- OCLC
- ocm41662543
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries