Literacy and religion : the textual politics and practice of Seventh-Day Adventism / Cushla Kapitzke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kapitzke, Cushla.

Series:

Studies in written language and literacy ; 2.

Studies in written language and literacy, 0929-7324 ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seventh-Day Adventists--Membership.

Seventh-Day Adventists.

Literacy.

Christian literacy.

Townsville (Qld.)--Religious life and customs.

Townsville (Qld.).

Riverside Seventh-Day Adventist Church (Townsville, Qld.)--Membership.

Riverside Seventh-Day Adventist Church (Townsville, Qld.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (365 pages)

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores the interrelation of literacy and religion as practiced by Western Christians in, first, historical contexts and, second, in one contemporary church setting. Using both a case study and a Foucauldian theoretical framework, the book provides a sustained analysis of the reciprocal discursive construction of literacy, religiosity and identity in one Seventh-day Adventist Church community of Northern Australia.Critical linguistic and discourse analytic theory is used to disclose processes of theological (church), familial (home) and educational (school) normalisation of community

Contents:

LITERACY AND RELIGIONTHE: TEXTUAL POLITICS AND PRACTICE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISM; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Table of contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Chapter 1. Literacy and Religion as Social and Discursive Practices; Chapter 2. Holy Word and Holy Writ: Literacy and Religion in History; Chapter 3. The Seventh-Day Adventist Church: Historical and Institutional Background; Chapter 4. Riverside Seventh-day Adventist Church: A Contextual Description; Chapter 5. The Sabbath: Theological Construction of the Adventist Literate

Chapter 6. The Inner Circle: Familial Construction of the Adventist Literate; Chapter 7. School and Scripture: Educational Construction of the Adventist Literate; Chapter 8. Meditation and Mediation: The Politics of Religious Literacies; Appendix A: List of book titles by E. G. White; Appendix B: Twenty-seven fundamentals of Seventh-day Adventist Belief; Appendix C: Offices proposed by Riverside Church nominating committee (1990); Appendix D: Facsimile of standard adult Sabbath lesson pamphlet (1994:48-49, Apr-Jim.); Appendix E: Transcript of sermon: ""Authority, rebellion, and service""

Appendix F: List of character traits fostered in preschool program text, The Ladder of Life (1977); Appendix G: Philosophy and objectives of Seventh-day Adventist education; Appendix H: Objectives of language component of Murrayville curriculum document; Appendix I: Objectives of reading component of Murrayville curriculum document; Appendix J: Transcript of school lesson: ""God's health laws""; References; Author index; Subject index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-333) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786613222374

90-272-8300-1

1-283-22237-X

OCLC:

742333658