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Postscript
Duke University Press eBooks24 Aug 2026
Postscript
Duke University Press eBooks · 2026 · Subscription
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Abstract
The postscript spells out what an ethnography of God entails: lining up with other seekers, mingling with them, and letting oneself get carried along. It proposes slowing down our writing and not jumping to arguments too quickly, especially when we deal with elusive and unknowable matters such as God. It makes a case for approaching God by way of stories—finding God in and through people. Sticking closely to people and their stories allows one to paint a kaleidoscopic portrait of God without ever claiming to have captured a full picture.