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Festivals, Function And Context: An Ethnographic Study Of Three Festivals At Holden Village, Andrea Mericle
Festivals, Function And Context: An Ethnographic Study Of Three Festivals At Holden Village, Andrea Mericle
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The purpose of this thesis is to explore how three festivals function together to meet the Mission Statement goals of Holden Village, an isolated Lutheran renewal center located in the Cascade mountains in Washington State. The Holden Village Mission Statement states that Holden Village is organized to provide a community for healing, renewal, and refreshment of people through worship, intercession, study, humor, work, recreation, and conversation in a climate of mutual acceptance under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. The purpose of this community is to participate in the renewal for the church and the world by proclaiming the gospel of …