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Pond-de Wit, Houtman, Exalto, Lieburg, Roeland, and Wisse, “Buildings and Bibles Between Profanation and Sacralization”

Pons-de Wit, Anneke, Dick Houtman, John Exalto, Fred van Lieburg, Johan Roeland, and Maarten Wisse. 2019. “Buildings and Bibles between …

February 12, 2019 ndca-admin

Barchas-Lichtenstein, “Jehovah’s Witnesses, endangered languages, and the globalized textual community”

Barchas-Lichtenstein. 2014. Jehovah’s Witnesses, endangered languages, and the globalized textual community. Language and Communication DOI: 10.1016/j.langcom.2014.05.006 (pre-publication release) Abstract: This article explores Jehovah’s Witnesses’ use …

July 22, 2014 ndca-admin

Review Essay: Orienting the East

Orienting the East: Notes on Anthropology and Orthodox Christianities Tom Boylston (London School of Economics) If this blog testifies to …

May 26, 2013 ndca-admin

Brennan, “Take Control: The Labor of Immediacy in Yoruba Christian Music”

Brennan, Vicki. 2012. “Take Control: The Labor of Immediacy in Yoruba Christian Music.” Journal of Popular Music Studies 24(4):411–429. Excerpt: “While an …

January 6, 2013 ndca-admin

Webster, “The Immanence of Transcendence: God and the Devil on the Aberdeenshire Coast”

Webster, Joseph. 2012. “The Immanence of Transcendence: God and the Devil on the Aberdeenshire Coast.” Ethnos: Journal of Anthropology, DOI:10.1080/00141844.2012.688762 [first …

November 19, 2012 ndca-admin

Engelke, “Angels in Swindon: Public religion and ambient faith in England”

Engelke, Matthew (2012) “Angels in Swindon: Public religion and ambient faith in England” American Ethnologist 39(1):155-170 Abstract: this article, I introduce the …

February 28, 2012 ndca-admin

Tomlinson, “Passports to Eternity: Whales’ Teeth and Transcendence in Fijian Methodism”

Tomlinson, Matt (2012) “Passports to Eternity: Whales’ Teeth and Transcendence in Fijian Methodism,” in Lenore Manderson, Wendy Smith, & Matt Tomlinson …

February 21, 2012 ndca-admin

Mafra, “Saintliness and Sincerity”

Mafra, Clara Cristina Jost. 2011. Saintliness and Sincerity in the Formation of the Christian Person. Ethnos 76(4): 448-468. Abstract: Taking …

December 20, 2011 ndca-admin

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Sacred Heart - Naomi Haynes
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