Nancy Ammerman
Nancy Ammerman
Nancy Tatom Ammermanis an American professor of sociology of religion at Boston University School of Theology...
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One of the things that impressed me was that blend of the traditional Southern revival with the cultural sensibilities of a middle-class suburban congregation.
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These churches can do a ton of things that smaller churches can't.
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Or if you really love stock car racing, but hate being surrounded by drunken rowdies, you can go with a busload of your church friends. I wouldn't say that there are fewer rules in most of these churches. Most of them really expect people to get involved in ways that can have a profound impact on their lives. It's just that there are so many paths into involvement that a smaller church just can't match.
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Their rhetoric is that perhaps God's blessing has been removed and we can't expect to be protected.