AMS 21: Material Religion in Everyday Life

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AMS 21 Material Religion in Everyday Life
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Second Hand artifact
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Dia de los Muertos objects
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Artifact Explorations

• Describe your object--whats going on here?
• How are these objects used, specifically, to
  celebrate the occasion?
• What does this object, and its use, tell you
  about the purpose of Dia de los Muertos?

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So what does this artifact mean?
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How does this current Christian figurine compare?

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Christian Consumables in the US
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Mass-produced door to door motto sales, 1930-1940
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Functional Christian objects for everyday life
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Childrens Christian puzzles
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Childrens Christian puzzles
What do these 1930s/40s objects have in common?
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1960s and 1970s Christian objects and and visible
inspiration
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marks of a Christian
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What do these objects mean?

• Says a current successful bookstore owner our
  ministry is really in the message of the products
  we sell. We cant make one-on-one ministry our
  primary focus and be successful. We need to focus
  on reaching people with products and let the
  products minister to customers needs.

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How might these objects be ministering
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Public and private symbols? What work do these
objects do within religious traditions?