Practicing the faith amidst competing narratives of the Old Testament wilderness and consumerism in the church

C Gregory DeLoach

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Practicing the faith amidst competing narratives of the Old Testament wilderness and consumerism in the church

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

C Gregory DeLoach. Practicing the Faith Amidst Competing Narratives of the Old Testament Wilderness and Consumerism In the Church. Columbia Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/1adba027-d356-4006-882e-c91491f67137.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

C. G. Deloach. Practicing the faith amidst competing narratives of the Old Testament wilderness and consumerism in the church. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/1adba027-d356-4006-882e-c91491f67137

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C Gregory DeLoach. Practicing the Faith Amidst Competing Narratives of the Old Testament Wilderness and Consumerism In the Church. Columbia Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/1adba027-d356-4006-882e-c91491f67137.

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C Gregory DeLoach

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Abstract

This project is a qualitative study of competing narratives between scripture and congregation. The wilderness narratives from the Hebrew Scriptures communicate to the church a theological event where God was encountered and the people were sustained. The wilderness narratives create a point of crisis when countered by a culture based on consumerism. The narrative of consumerism is explored as a dominant script for the congregation of First Baptist Church of Marietta. Specific practices of faith are provided as 'counter-text' and a means to equip the congregation to disobey the ideology of consumerism in light of the biblical claims.

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