Persuasions of God Adam Saltsman Explores the latest theory and

Explores the latest theory and practice in photographic and video ethnography

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Persuasions of God Adam Saltsman Explores the latest theory andThe nations of the global north find themselves in a post secular or post Christian period, one in which the practice, expression, and effects of religion are undergoing massive shifts. In Persuasions of God, Paul Lynch pursues a project of "theorhetoric," a radical new approach to speaking about the divine. Searching for new religious forms amid the lingering influence of Christianity, Lynch turns to Rene Girard, the most important twentieth century