Unlikely Disciple final thoughts and Turner Model-Religion #3
As we finished up the Unlikely Disciple I was pleasantly surprised about the book. I thought it was a great story that was interesting and pertained to the things I am going through in my life as well. The ending was a huge surprise to me because all along I thought he would stay at Liberty. If I were his friends, I would be super mad that he was just my “friend” so he could write a book.
But the Turner Model is present throughout the book. First Kevin has to leave the world of Brown, a huge party place, and decides to go leave his world of convention, and goes to Liberty. I think his limin is his first day on campus as a Liberty student where it sinks in that he is in over his head. The creation of anti-structure is when he meets his floor mates and people in his dorm. The formation of communitas is him joining the choir at Thomas Road and Joey and his other friends. THe metaphorical death is when Jerry Faldwell died. And the return is when he goes back to Brown instead of staying at Liberty.