Reviews for Migration and Vodou

The average rating for Migration and Vodou based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-01-19 00:00:00 Laura Johnson Maybe the best ethnography of Haiti and the most theoretically sophisticate and empirically engaged analysis of Vodou available.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-01-19 00:00:00 Hubertus Peter Why don't Christians pray more? Why don't we see more results? Does it matter 'how we pray'? Torrey searched the Scriptures and found the answers to those questions, and yes, it does matter 'how we pray'. He opens with one of the best-known commands to pray; "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;" (Ephesians 6:18) As Torrey shows us, every phrase in that verse has a meaning and a purpose, and he uses Scripture to help us understand what they are. A large part of this book is given to correcting misconceptions and false teachings about prayer, but he goes about that by explaining what the Bible really teaches about it. For example, he teaches about the true meaning of 'praying in the Spirit', 'ask in my name', 'according to His will', and many others. I have found so much mysticism in books about prayer that the strong biblical teaching in this little volume was incredibly refreshing. Not only was I convicted to pray more, and more biblically, but also to read and study God's Word more, to repent of sin in my life, and to search diligently for God's will and not my own. Then I was encouraged by the promises. God has not changed. He still hears when His people call. He still answers prayers. He still guides us. His power is still great. These are all God' promises to His obedient children; how comforting they are. Please let me recommend this book to you. It has so much to teach us.