The Absorption Hypothesis: Learning to Hear God in Evangelical Christianity

Volume: 112, Issue: 1, Pages: 66 - 78
Published: Mar 1, 2010
Abstract
In this article, we use a combination of ethnographic data and empirical methods to identify a process calledabsorption,whichmaybeinvolvedincontemporaryChristianevangelicalprayerpractice(andinthepractices of other religions). The ethnographer worked with an interdisciplinary team to identify people with a proclivity for absorption. Those who seemed to have this proclivity were more likely to report sharper mental images, greater focus, and more...
Paper Details
Title
The Absorption Hypothesis: Learning to Hear God in Evangelical Christianity
Published Date
Mar 1, 2010
Volume
112
Issue
1
Pages
66 - 78
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