I first read about Cara Meredith’s book on evangelical church camp over at Kristin Kobes Du Mez’s newsletter, and as soon as I saw “cry night” in the subtitle, I knew any conversation with her was gonna be a real one. Put differently, I knew she was ready to talk about what drew people to these camps — but also how they worked to deftly manipulate the y…
The Potent Ideological Stew of Evangelical Church Camp
OUR GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD (with the hand motions) etc etc
Aug 13, 2025
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