Worship and Resistance in the Community of Faith.

Vann, Jane Rogers

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ERIC Number: EJ563327

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Publication Date: 1997

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Worship and Resistance in the Community of Faith.

Vann, Jane Rogers

Religious Education, v92 n3 p363-78 Sum 1997

Argues that the act of worship can become an act of resistance against the hegemony of a dominant culture. Maintains that congregational life offers the possibility to awaken people's discontent, foster skepticism toward prevailing assumptions, articulate ethical alternatives, and develop readiness for struggle and change. (MJP)

Descriptors: Advocacy, Church Programs, Consciousness Raising, Educational Development, Group Dynamics, Group Experience, Ideology, Lay People, Political Attitudes, Religion, Religious Education, Religious Factors, Religious Organizations, Social Responsibility

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Language: English

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