A recurrent theme in our research across Zimbabwe is the role of organised Christian religion in agriculture and rural livelihoods. The connection is not usually made. By Ian Scoones However, religious beliefs, practices and institutions have important influences, and these have changed over time. In the last few months, the research team in sites across…
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I grew up in an off-the-grid Christian commune. Here s what I know about America s religious beliefs
Classifying American Christians into the imaginary phyla of cults and not-cults is a dangerous mistake
SHAWNA KAY RODENBERG
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The only time I saw Brother Sam in person, he was marching like a soldier as he preached, with sweat running like tears from his temples and the Bible a heavy brick in his right hand.
It was 1978, I was five, and my family had traveled to Lubbock, Texas, for a Body Convention, which was what we called the semi-annual gatherings of hundreds, sometimes thousands, of members of The Body, or Body of Christ, an expansive network of charismatic communities created almost singlehandedly by Brother Sam.
I grew up in an off-the-grid Christian commune. Here s what I know about America s religious beliefs Salon 2 hrs ago Holy Bible Getty Images/Krisanapong Detraphiphat
The only time I saw Brother Sam in person, he was marching like a soldier as he preached, with sweat running like tears from his temples and the Bible a heavy brick in his right hand.
It was 1978, I was five, and my family had traveled to Lubbock, Texas, for a Body Convention, which was what we called the semi-annual gatherings of hundreds, sometimes thousands, of members of The Body, or Body of Christ, an expansive network of charismatic communities created almost singlehandedly by Brother Sam.