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Gordon Shepherd - Talking with the Children of God: Prophecy and Transformation in a Radical Religious Group - 9780252077210 - V9780252077210
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Talking with the Children of God: Prophecy and Transformation in a Radical Religious Group

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Description for Talking with the Children of God: Prophecy and Transformation in a Radical Religious Group Paperback. Grounded in direct, systematic observation by neutral observers, this book presents a study of the radical religious movement known as The Family International. It draws on the interviews with the group's leaders and administrative staff. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 black & white photographs, 2 charts. BIC Classification: HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.

Grounded in direct, systematic observation by neutral observers, Talking with the Children of God is a unique study of the radical religious movement now known as The Family International. The book draws on extraordinarily candid interviews with the group's leaders and administrative staff. In revealing new information about the organization's history, beliefs, and use of prophecy, Gordon Shepherd and Gary Shepherd offer a highly detailed case study that is both an antidote to sensationalized coverage of the group and a means for understanding the transformational practices of new religious movements in general.

One of the most controversial groups emerging from the ... Read more

Talking with the Children of God builds a picture of a complex organization with ten thousand core members worldwide, including details on the lives, careers, and responsibilities of the second generation and their efforts to defend their faith. The authors summarize the Family's history and beliefs as well as its controversial past. In particular, they analyze the organization's use of prophecy--or channeled revelations from Jesus and other spiritual beings--for making decisions and setting policy, revealing how this essentially democratic process works and how it shapes Family life and culture.

These remarkable insights are the result of sixteen years of surveys and field observations conducted in Family member homes in sixteen countries, plus four days of face-to-face interviews with Family leaders and organizational staff. The volume also includes condensed transcripts of the interviews with analysis by Shepherd and Shepherd.

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Product Details

Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
401g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252077210
SKU
V9780252077210
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About Gordon Shepherd
Gordon Shepherd is a professor of sociology at the University of Central Arkansas. Gary Shepherd is a professor of sociology at Oakland University. They are the coauthors of Mormon Passage: A Missionary Chronicle.

Reviews for Talking with the Children of God: Prophecy and Transformation in a Radical Religious Group
"In this intriguing and eminently readable account of the inner workings of 'a heretical religion' following the death of its founder, Gordon and Gary Shepherd introduce us to a number of organizational developments, such as the democratization of prophecy, that could astonish not a few students of religion.”
Eileen Barker, London School of Economics "Recommended."
Choice “A fascinating and detailed account of ... Read more

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