Synopses & Reviews
Millions of Americans are joining small groups. Among the religious, prayer fellowships, accountability groups, house churches, Bible-study groups, and covenant groups are being touted as the wave of the future. But are small groups delivering what they promise? Are members really finding the support, encouragement, and deepening spirituality they seek? Or are the answers ambiguous? Book jacket.
Table of Contents
Small groups and spirituality : exploring the connections / Robert Wuthnow -- Answered prayers : the Rockhaven House Fellowship / Diane Winston -- Gracious words : a Presbyterian Bible study / J. Bradley Wigger -- The long loneliness : liberal Catholics and the conservative church / Kathleen M. Joyce -- Accountability and fellowship in an Assemblies of God cell group / Matthew P. Lawson -- The women's Bible study : a thriving evangelical support group / Natalie Searl -- Making disciples in aa liberal Protestant church / Daniel V. A. Olson -- Sacred space on Tuesday : a study of the institutionalization of charisma / Elfriede Wedam and R. Stephen Warner -- Working the ACOA program : a spiritual journey / Sara Wuthnow -- Cathedral nights : a group in creation / Wendy Young -- Praying for the saints : single Mennonite charismatics and the conundrum of community / Courtney J. Bender -- Small groups in a campus ministry : shaping the future / Antony Alumkal -- Jesus and self in everyday life : individual spirituality through a small group in a large church / George M. Thomas and Douglas S. Jardine -- Finding a place : the vision of Havurah / Robert C. Liebman -- "I come away stronger" : the religious impact of a loosely structured Jewish feminist group / Lynn Davidman -- The small-group movement in the context of American religion ; Appendix : small groups--a national profile / Robert Wuthnow.