I Come Away Stronger : How Small Groups Are

Millions of Americans are joining small groups. Among the religious, prayer fellowships, accountability groups, house churches, Bible-study groups, and covenant groups are being touted as the wave of the future. But are small groups delivering what they promise? Are members really finding the support, encouragement, and deepening spirituality they seek? Or are the answers ambiguous? Book jacket.

Robert Wuthnow is the Gerhard R. Andlinger Professor of Social Sciences and director of the Center for the Study of American Religion, Princeton University

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Small Groups and Spirituality: Exploring the Connections	p. 1
Answered Prayers: The Rockhaven House Fellowship	p. 7
Gracious Words: A Presbyterian Bible Study	p. 37
The Long Loneliness: Liberal Catholics and the Conservative Church	p. 55
Accountability and Fellowship in an Assemblies of God Cell Group	p. 77
The Women's Bible Study: A Thriving Evangelical Support Group	p. 97
Making Disciples in a Liberal Protestant Church	p. 125
Sacred Space on Tuesday: A Study of the Institutionalization of Charisma	p. 148
Working the ACOA Program: A Spiritual Journey	p. 179
Cathedral Nights: A Group in Creation	p. 205
Praying for the Saints: Single Mennonite Charismatics and the Conundrum of Community	p. 225
Small Groups in a Campus Ministry: Shaping the Future	p. 251
Jesus and Self in Everyday Life: Individual Spirituality through a Small Group in a Large Church	p. 275
Finding a Place: The Vision of Havurah	p. 300
"I Come Away Stronger": The Religious Impact of a Loosely Structured Jewish Feminist Group	p. 322
The Small-Group Movement in the Context of American Religion	p. 344
Small Groups--A National Profile	p. 367
References	p. 389
Contributors	p. 399
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I Come Away Stronger : How Small Groups Are Shaping American Religion

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