The Sociology of Exchange in the Toronto Blessing

Written By Prof. Martyn Percy

The Sociology of Exchange in the Toronto Blessing

Latimer Studies 53/54

01.01.1996

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There is no agreed method or process amongst social scientists or theologians on how to assess and evaluate religous experience. This paper attempts to assess the complex phenomenology of the Toronto Blesssing (TB) and Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship (TACF) through theories of exchange, power and charisma. It offers a number of valuable insights into the TB and its associated social and cultural context.

Prof. Martyn Percy
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