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Alasdair is 65, a ‘born-again’ Christian and former fisherman who lives to ‘speak to as much people as I can … [about] the Lord.’ But what does it mean when committed Christians like Alasdair describe themselves as ‘born-again’? And why would Alasdair make it his mission in life to speak about ‘the Lord’?
I couldnae come out my bedroom this morning without speaking to my Lord. If I didnae have Jesus with me just now I couldnae speak to you. But I know that’s he’s…. [starts to weep]. Its emotional, you ken, with me, I mean, I’m a strong man, dinna get me wrong, I’m a powerful man… but when I’m speaking about my Lord, I cry.
(Alasdair, retired fisherman, northeast Scotland)
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Webster, J. (2013). Testimony. In: The Anthropology of Protestantism. Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137336545_5
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