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The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University (vuoden 2009 painos)

Tekijä: Kevin Roose (Tekijä)

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The hilarious and heartwarming, respectful and thought-provoking memoir of a college student's semester at Liberty University, the "Bible Boot Camp" for young evangelicals, that will inspire believers and nonbelievers alike. No drinking. No smoking. No cursing. No dancing. No R-rated movies. Kevin Roose wasn't used to rules like these. As a sophomore at Brown University, he spent his days fitting right in with Brown's free-spirited, ultra-liberal student body. But when Roose leaves his Ivy League confines to spend a semester at Liberty University, a conservative Baptist school in Lynchburg, Virginia, obedience is no longer optional. Liberty is the late Reverend Jerry Falwell's "Bible Boot Camp" for young evangelicals, his training ground for the next generation of America's Religious Right. Liberty's ten thousand undergraduates take courses like Evangelism 101 and follow a forty-six-page code of conduct that regulates every aspect of their social lives. Hoping to connect with his evangelical peers, Roose decides to enroll at Liberty as a new transfer student, chronicling his adventures in this daring report from the front lines of America's culture war. His journey takes him from an evangelical hip-hop concert to a spring break mission trip to Daytona Beach (where he learns to preach the gospel to partying coeds). He meets pastors' kids, closet doubters, Christian rebels, and conducts what would be the last print interview of Rev. Falwell's life.… (lisätietoja)
Jäsen:Buchvogel
Teoksen nimi:The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University
Kirjailijat:Kevin Roose (Tekijä)
Info:Grand Central Publishing (2009), 336 pages
Kokoelmat:Noted
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Avainsanoja:Protestantism in US, TgN2148, loc-ProvP, loc-isu, TgN2303, Adbl-n

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The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University (tekijä: Kevin Roose)

  1. 20
    In the Land of Believers: An Outsider's Extraordinary Journey into the Heart of the Evangelical Church (tekijä: Gina Welch) (ToTheWest)
    ToTheWest: The two authors were coincidentally in the same place, with similar goals, using similar "undercover" methods, but studying different populations of evangelicals. These books complement each other nicely.
  2. 31
    Raamatullinen vuosi : yhden miehen nöyrä yritys noudattaa Raamattua mahdollisimman kirjaimellisesti (tekijä: A. J. Jacobs) (schatzi)
    schatzi: Kevin is introduced in "The Year of Living Biblically" (and serves as the author's "intern/slave")
  3. 20
    Them: Adventures with Extremists (tekijä: Jon Ronson) (meggyweg)
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Näyttää 1-5 (yhteensä 82) (seuraava | näytä kaikki)
A fascinating little book about an undergrad who enrolled for a semester at infamous Liberty University.

The author did a good job acknowledging the flaws in his undercover experiment (he's a straight white cis dude, so it was easy for him to feel comfortable in that environment). His description of becoming emotionally invested in evangelical culture makes for an interesting read. There's also the voyeuristic appeal of finding out what extreme evangelical college students are "really" like (the answer: well-meaning if deluded). ( )
  raschneid | Dec 19, 2023 |
My main issue with Roose's mission is that he makes a common mistake of modern journalism - in an effort to be fair-minded and to not offend anyone, he does not take a stand on anything. He comes across as someone who lacks strong beliefs - for example, being able to sit through classes on pseudoscience and listening to hate-filled rants are mitigated by the openness and friendliness of the student body. There is a reason that people are so open and friendly - they drank the Kool Aid and now they have no reason (in fact they are discouraged from) questioning or developing an intellectual life. Which I thought was the purpose of a college education.

It would be like attending a radical muslim school that preached death to infidels and encouraged suicide bombing, and ended with the conclusion that "it wasn't so bad, the people were nice, I made some good friends". Roose tries to address this conflict, but in the end he seems to be more concerned with selling books than taking a stand.

That being said, The Unlikely Disciple is an engaging read and does a good job of showing what life is like at Liberty U. ( )
  jonbrammer | Jul 1, 2023 |
It was a pretty well done story especially considering he was still in undergrad at the time. It's not exactly view changing for me with regards to liberty, but it does shed some interesting light on the people who choose to attend there and how the metaphorical evangelical sausage is made there ( )
  martialalex92 | Dec 10, 2022 |
A fascinating and compassionate take on a world that is (mostly) unknown to me (as a Catholic I don't usually experience much of this). The book is careful in its nuance and endearingly honest. ( )
  karimagon | Jun 23, 2022 |
Surprisingly interesting. I can see myself having spent time with him and his friends, had I gone to this school. Worth the read! ( )
  ShanLand | Feb 28, 2022 |
Näyttää 1-5 (yhteensä 82) (seuraava | näytä kaikki)
This book not only helps to better understand our nation’s next generation of evangelicals, it helps us to better understand— and enjoy— ourselves.
lisäsi Katya0133 | muokkaaChristian Higher Education, Cynthia Toms Smedley (Sep 1, 2010)
 
I found this book to be all kinds of things: enjoyable though annoying, frustrating as well as refreshing, informative yet leaving me with questions. What I personally liked most about the book is the author’s search for spiritual truth.
 
His account of the experience is nuanced, respectful and personal.
lisäsi Katya0133 | muokkaaChristian Century (Aug 25, 2009)
 
Roose’s “amateur ethnography” is most useful not for its quick glosses of political and doctrinal issues, but for its vivid, sunny and skeptical portrait of life among the saved.
 
Nevertheless, when Roose’s off-campus friends and family send him messages that betray their fear and loathing for the people sharing his education, it’s clear that Liberty doesn’t have a monopoly on intolerance. The Unlikely Disciple serves as a refreshing cease-fire in the wearying culture wars, likely holding surprises for anyone—theist, atheist, or somewhere in between—who gives it a chance.
lisäsi stephmo | muokkaaA.V. Club, Donna Bowman (Apr 9, 2009)
 
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It's midnight at Liberty University, and I'm kneeling on the floor of my dorm room, praying.
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"Prayer may not always be entirely about God," he said. Here, Pastor Seth quoted the famous Christian author Oswald Chambers, who wrote: "It is not so true that prayer changes things as that prayer changes me and I change things."
"When you pray for other people, your own heart will be transformed," Pastor Seth said. "You'll find yourself living for others, making decisions with others in mind, putting the concerns of others ahead of your own. It's a way to connect to other believers in the way God wants you to connect."
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The hilarious and heartwarming, respectful and thought-provoking memoir of a college student's semester at Liberty University, the "Bible Boot Camp" for young evangelicals, that will inspire believers and nonbelievers alike. No drinking. No smoking. No cursing. No dancing. No R-rated movies. Kevin Roose wasn't used to rules like these. As a sophomore at Brown University, he spent his days fitting right in with Brown's free-spirited, ultra-liberal student body. But when Roose leaves his Ivy League confines to spend a semester at Liberty University, a conservative Baptist school in Lynchburg, Virginia, obedience is no longer optional. Liberty is the late Reverend Jerry Falwell's "Bible Boot Camp" for young evangelicals, his training ground for the next generation of America's Religious Right. Liberty's ten thousand undergraduates take courses like Evangelism 101 and follow a forty-six-page code of conduct that regulates every aspect of their social lives. Hoping to connect with his evangelical peers, Roose decides to enroll at Liberty as a new transfer student, chronicling his adventures in this daring report from the front lines of America's culture war. His journey takes him from an evangelical hip-hop concert to a spring break mission trip to Daytona Beach (where he learns to preach the gospel to partying coeds). He meets pastors' kids, closet doubters, Christian rebels, and conducts what would be the last print interview of Rev. Falwell's life.

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