c. scott andreas

Classes end in four weeks — I have mixed feelings about this as I’ve about 30 pages worth of writing due in a two-week time span.  I’ll leave it to you to imagine with what hope I expectantly await long nights of sitting with my laptop (the p-book is back!) writing about Deep Ecology, anthropology, analyzing persuasive texts, Zionism, and such.  Look for musings here from time to time.

I’m conducting an ethnography in which I explore how Christians understand themselves and communicate this understanding to others.  Specifically, I’m focusing upon the testimony as a discursive speech act through which Christians craft a narrative that defines the relationship between themselves, their past, God, and the church.

The form of the testimony fascinates me — though we often say things like “Just tell your story” or “It doesn’t have to be any certain way,” the testimony tends to take on a very specific structure and vocabulary.  In fact, try this:  Search Google for the phrase “I grew up in a Christian home.”  Immediately, 15,900 results pop up; each of these is some form of testimony.
I’ll expand on this later and perhaps pose a few questions on which I’d love some feedback.

Until then, have an incredible week!

saving daylight,

c. scott andreas