Metakinesis: How God becomes Intimate in Contemporary U.S. Christianity
Author(s)
Luhrmann, Tanya M.
Abstract
Contemporary U.S. religion is shaped by a new emphasis on bodily and trance experience. This article describes the learning process through which evangelical congregants come to use language and bodily experiences in particular ways, which I call here “metakinesis.” Through this process, congregants build remarkably intimate relationships with God.
