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Unsettling the Self: the Paradoxes of Narrative Identity in Christian Testimonial Practice
In: Sociology of religion, Band 82, Heft 2, S. 208-239
ISSN: 1759-8818
AbstractBorn-again conversion offers the paradoxical promise of self-transcending self-transformation, which takes narrative form when converts attempt to recount their experiences: how to tell a story of self-transformation, in which oneself is neither the author nor the agent of change? Existing scholarship suggests that conversion narratives work insofar as they resolve underlying paradoxes and stitch together a sense of coherent selfhood. This paper tacks in the opposite direction: the analysis focuses on the tendencies of conversion narratives to blur, blend and double over categorical bounds of selfhood, highlighting paradoxes rather than looking for their resolution. The paper contends, therefore, that conversion narrative practices facilitate converts' experience of conversion, not only insofar as they resolve paradox and stitch together coherent identity, but also insofar as they cultivate ephemeral experiences and explorations of narrative paradoxes that are inherent to—though often hidden from—most any attempt to find and feel identity.
Between Church and State: a Christian Brotherhood's Faithful Claims to Secularity in Mexico City
In: Qualitative sociology, Band 42, Heft 4, S. 663-686
ISSN: 1573-7837
Three system dynamics cases addressing the challenges in performance improvement in the public sector
In: Systems research and behavioral science: the official journal of the International Federation for Systems Research, Band 27, Heft 4, S. 421-424
ISSN: 1099-1743
The Mission Matters Most
In: Air & space power journal, Band 22, Heft 3, S. 29-30
The Merge - How the Air Force Embraced "Partial Quality" (and Avoiding Similar Mistakes in New Endeavors)
In: Air & space power journal, Band 20, Heft 4, S. 34-43
Foreword
In: System dynamics review: the journal of the System Dynamics Society, Band 17, Heft 3, S. 173-177
ISSN: 1099-1727
The statistical analysis of plant part appearance — a review
In: Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Band 31, Heft 2, S. 169-190