Lost in "Translation-Work": Negotiations of Lost and Saved Language Among Ex-Charismatic Christians in Norway.
This article explores the language negotiations among a group of Norwegian Christian Charismatic disaffiliates from a Facebook community called "The Journey" (no. "Reisen"). The analysis is based on 24 in-depth interviews and examines specific language practices of the disaffiliates, which I call tr...
| Publicado en: | Sociology of Religion Vol. 87; no. 2; pp. 195 - 221 |
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Summer2026
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