The Joy of Prayer by Alvin Vandergriend
The Disney theme park, at just over fifty years old, has created a commonly held, cross-cultural, communal pattern of activity involving immersion into and interaction with content-filled, created spaces. This work proposes that the Disney theme park be approached as an agent of ritualization in the creation and experience of sacralized space: an ordered, organized space for the thoughtful, selective construction of social meaning and the mutual exercise of symbolic power, initiated in the creation of environment and experienced through ritualized activities and spatial movement, resulting in the recovery of the past and the possibility of a transformed future. Such an examination of Disney theme parks provides a broad ground on which to place in dialogue the other interpretive proposals within contemporary Disney thought, a basis for the thoughtful discussion of these sites within Religious Studies, as well as a more flexible and coherent method of considering the complexity of the parks and their pervading influence, for good or for ill, on the global cultural stage.
Dr. Alvin VanderGriend is the Prayer Evangelism Associate for Harvest Prayer Ministries in Terre Haute, IN. Alvin has contributed in major ways to the national prayer movement as a writer, speaker and seminar leader. He is author of the best-selling: Love to Pray, A 40-Day Devotional for Deepening Your Prayer Life, and has written several other books on prayer and church renewal. Dr. VanderGriend is also the co-founder of the Denominational Prayer Leaders' Network and is a member of America's National Prayer Committee.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780979361180 |
| ISBN 10 | 0979361184 |
| Title | The Joy of Prayer |
| Author | Alvin Vandergriend |
| Series | 40 Days Of Prayer |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Prayershop Publishing |
| Year published | 2007-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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