Words upon the Word: An Ethnography of Evangelical Group Bible Study (Qualitative Studies in Religion)

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Evangelical Bible study groups are the most prolific type of small group in American society, with more than 30 million Protestants gathering each and every week for this distinct purpose, meeting in homes, churches, coffee shops, restaurants, and other private and non-private venues across the country. What happens in these groups? How do they assist shape the contours of American Evangelical life? Even as more public forms of political activism have captured popular and scholarly imaginations, it is in group Bible study that Evangelicals reflect on the main points of their faith. Here they grow to be self-conscious religious subjects, sharing the intimate details of life, interrogating beliefs and practices, and articulating their version of Christian identity and culture.

In Words upon the Word, James S. Bielo draws on over nineteen months of ethnographic work with five congregations to better be mindful why group Bible study matters such a lot to Evangelicals and for Evangelical culture. Through a close analysis of participants’ discourse, Bielo examines the defining themes of group lifeā€”from textual interpretation to non secular intimacy and the rehearsal of witnessing. Bielo’s approach allows these Evangelical groups to speak for themselves, illustrating Bible study’s uniqueness in Evangelical life as a site of open and critical dialogue. In the end, Bielo’s ethnography sheds much needed light on the power of group Bible study for the ever-evolving shape of American Evangelicalism.

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