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English
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Sisters in Transition : Moving from the Buna Coffee Ritual to Relief Society
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By our Rites of Worship : Latter-day Saint views on ritual in scripture, history, and practice
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Provo, UT; Salt Lake City, UT
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The Religious Studies Center, BYU; Deseret Book Company
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369-399
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As others have pointed out elsewhere in this volume, the Church is transitioning from a regional, western United States religion to a global institution. In terms of missionary work, we are reaching populations and cultures that were unapproachable just a decade ago. While this is one of the primary blessings of the Restoration, it also brings with it a challenge, namely the manner by which native traditions and rituals, with their attendant social value, are approached in a gospel setting. Jennifer Platt addresses this tension by exploring the relationship between the Ethiopian buna ritual, a rite that incorporates the drinking of coffee while empowering native women, and Latter-day Saint converts who no longer drink coffee. In so doing, she also looks at the relationship between Latter-day Saint women and ritual and suggests that the Church may be well equipped via the Relief Society to deal with these and other challenges. [Daniel Belnap]