Review of T.M. Luhrmann's "When God Talks Back"

7/23/2019 Review of T.M. Luhrmann's "When God Talks Back"

1/9

Mnahb In}ehaa

Rhwjht cgT`hk Dcf Vnae} Bnmebz V+ I+ Ax`rinkk\xbaj}`hf jkBcce} nkf Mxavxrh (Oxaz)Nxdx}v 22*

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ajwjkd Dcf vc bhmcih rhna vc icfhrk hwnkdhajmna}+ Vc bh n 2>}v mhkvxrz icfhrk! }`h manji}! j} vc

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nkf fhwcvhf vc v`h hi|jrjmna hwjfhkmh cg v`h }hk}h}+ Icfhrkjvz v`x} |c}h} xkj~xh m`naahkdh} vc

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}vnkf bhgcrh Dcf nkf `c|h gcr t`nv v`hjr hzh} fc kcv }hh nkf v`hjr hnr} fc kcv `hnr+ ]xm` gnjv`!

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fj}nbajkd hgghmv} cg }eh|vjmj}i nbcxv inkz cv`hr n}|hmv} cg M`rj}vjnk gnjv`+ Dcf$} |rh}hkmh jk v`h

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inkjgh}vnvjck}+ Fcxbv nbcxv Dcf$} |rh}hkmh fch} kcv fj}n||hnr gcr Ax`rinkk$} }xbohmv} bhmnx}h

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2/9

Mnahb In}ehaa # Rhwjht cgT`hk Dcf Vnae} Bnme 2

}xbohmvjwh rhanvjckna rh}|ck}h! n} c||c}hf vc nk hi|jrjmna nrdxihkv+ Ajeh Ocb! v`hz mnk }nz jk v`h

gnmh cg rnfjmna najhknvjck! "J ekct iz Rhfhhihr ajwh}+"

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`hr}hag n} n |nrvjmj|nkv)cb}hrwhr jk v`h ajwh} cg vtc Wjkhznrf m`xrm`h} khnr v`h xkjwhr}jvjh}

t`hrh }`h vnxd`v! gjr}v jk M`jmndc nkf v`hk jk \nac Navc+ ]`h ocjkhf Bjbah }vxfjh} nkf |rnzhr

drcx|}! nkf nvvhkfhf thheaz }hrwjmh} nkf cmmn}jckna tcr}`j| kjd`v}+ ]`h }nkd }ckd}! rhnf

}mrj|vxrh! rhvnjkhf n }|jrjvxna fjrhmvcr! nkf }|hkv `cxr}! gcrinaaz nkf jkgcrinaaz! tjv` Wjkhznrf

mckdrhdnkv}+ Bxv ic}v cg naa }`h |rnzhf+ Wjkhznrf |hc|ah! }`h fj}mcwhrhf! |rnz naa v`h vjih! nkf

jv j} jk v`h mckvhpv cg v`h}h |rnmvjmh} cg |rnzhr v`nv Dcf j} ic}v cgvhk hp|hrjhkmhf n} najwh nkf

mciixkjmnvjwh+ V`x}! v`h mcrh cg Ax`rinkk$} bcce j} nk hpnijknvjck cg rh}|ck}h} vc n tjfh

wnrjhvz cg v`hcacdjmnaaz)rccvhf nkf v`hrn|hxvjmnaaz }hag)mck}mjcx} |rnmvjmh} cg |rnzhr! fh}jdkhf vc

vrnjk v`h jindjknvjck cg jkfjwjfxna |nrvjmj|nkv} vc ekct Dcf n} rhna! |hr}ckna! nkf

xkmckfjvjcknaaz acwjkd+

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hp|hrjhkmh cg v`h Wjkhznrf v`hrh j} kc gcrixan gcr |rnzjkd mcrrhmvaz+ Naa v`nv j} rh~xjrhf j}

tjaajkdkh}} vc rj}e nkf hp|hmvnvjck inkjgh}vhf jk mckmrhvh |rnmvjmh}+ Gjr}v! ckh ix}v bh c|hk vc

v`h |c}}jbjajvz v`nv! jg ckh |rnz} nkf tnjv}! Dcf ijd`v }|hne! nkf }hmckf! ckh ix}v xkfhrvneh

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mckwhr}nvjckna |rnzhr tnae} tjv` Oh}x}+ Nkcv`hr rcfh v`h bx} tjv` Oh}x}+ Ckh |n}vcr }xddh}vhf

v`nv mckdrhdnkv} |rnz t`jah frjkejkd icrkjkd mcgghh! nkf }hv cxv n }hmckf mx| cg mcgghh gcr

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3/9

Mnahb In}ehaa # Rhwjht cgT`hk Dcf Vnae} Bnme =

ijd`v }|hne )) hwhrzckh jkwcawhf ekht v`nv jv tn} nk jindjknvjwh hphrmj}h+ Jg v`h mcgghh grci

Oh}x}$} mx| bhdnk vc fj}n||hnr! }j| bz }j|! v`j} tcxaf `nwh bhhk mnx}h gcr hpvrhih nanri+ V`h

|cjkv tn} kcv v`nv Oh}x} ijd`v frjke zcxr mcgghh! bxv rnv`hr v`nv v`h |xr}xjv cg |rnmvjmh} jk t`jm`

jindjknvjwh }|nmh tn} infh gcr Dcf vc }|hne tcxaf ahnf! icrh v`nk ajehaz! vc nk hp|hrjhkmh cg

Dcf }|hnejkd+

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knrrnvh} n tjfh wnrjhvz cg hp|hrjhkmh} cg fjwjkh mciixkjmnvjck ck n brcnf }|hmvrxi cg

}|hmjgjmjvz! grci n dhkhrna bxv |na|nbah }hk}h cg Dcf$} |rcvhmvjwh |rh}hkmh jk v`hjr nggnjr} vc whrz

nmxvh nxfjvcrz nkf wj}xna mxh} )) }cih |hrmhjwhf jkvhrknaaz (j+h+ ghhajkd jk jkkhr ji|rh}}jck* nkf

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v`nv v`j} |rcmh}} cg fj}mhrkihkv j} ckh cg v`h inocr tnz} v`nv `hr }xbohmv} nrh fj}vjkdxj}`hf grci

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mckvjkdhkmz nkf wcajvjck+

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4/9


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tcraf bnrrjhr" jk t`jm` v`h jkfjwjfxna ahnrk} vc bhmcih c|hk vc v`h |c}}jbjajvz cg |hrmhjwjkd

ihkvna jkvhrnmvjck tjv` n ajwjkd Dcf+ (6


5/9


mcdkjvjwhaz+ @hr nmmcxkv cg v`j} tnz cg hp|hrjhkmjkd Dcf j} wcaxkvnrj}vjm! jindjknvjwh! nkf

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mciixkjvz+ Jv j} na}c |nrnfcpjmna5 Dcf bhmcih} n |hr}ckna grjhkf nkf `j} |rh}hkmh mnk bh }hk}hf

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jkvhrwjhthh} }xddh}v v`nv v`h |rcmh}} cg |xr}xjkd Dcf$} mciixkjmnvjck nff} vc v`h }hk}h cg

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j} nk hpvhk}jwh vrnfjvjck cg v`j} ejkf cg jindjknvjwh |rnzhr jk M`rj}vjnkjvz! rh|rh}hkvhf

nrm`hvz|naaz bz v`h ]|jrjvxna Hphrmj}h} cg ]njkv Jdknvjx}+ V`h }jdkjgjmnkmh cg v`h n||rc|rjnvjck cg

v`j} vrnfjvjck bz Wjkhznrf m`xrm`h} j} kcv v`nv jv j} nk jkkcwnvjck bxv rnv`hr n |rnmvjmna

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bn}jm |nrv cg v`h vccaejv v`nv hknbah icfhrk |hc|ah vc ekct Dcf tjv`cxv `nwjkd vc }xrrhkfhr v`h

bhkhgjv} cg n tcraf bxjav ck vhm`kcacdjh} cg }eh|vjmj}i+

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thaa)|nmhf kcwha v`nk n tcre cg }cmjna }mjhkmh+ Jv j} nk cxv}vnkfjkd mckvrjbxvjck vc v`h dhkrh cg

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Wnrjhvjh} cg Rhajdjcx} Hp|hrjhkmh+


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M`rj}vjnk! j} mahnraz vrzjkd vc m`nkdh v`h tnz v`nv hwnkdhajmna} nrh |hrmhjwhf jk |c|xanr mxavxrh

bz mck}jfhrjkd v`hi jk ajd`v cg v`h |rnmvjmh} cg v`hjr }|jrjvxnajvz! rnv`hr v`nk wjn v`h v`rhnfbnrh

vrc|h} cg "}tjkd)wcvh |cajvjm}" nkf "nkvj)|axrnaj}v v`hcacdz+" T`jah hwhk v`j} icwh hajmjv}

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