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Dean, Kenda Creasy, 1959-

Almost Christian : what the faith of our teenagers is telling the American church / Kenda Creasy Dean. - x, 254 pages ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-248) and index.

Part I. Worshipping at the Church of Benign Whatever-ism : -- 1. Becoming Christian-ish -- 2. The triumph of the "cult of nice" --Part II. Claiming a Peculiar God-Story : -- 3. Mormon envy: sociological tools for consequential faith -- 4. Generative faith: faith that bears fruit -- 5. Missional imaginations: we are not here for ourselves -- Part III. cultivating Consequential Faith : -- 6. Parents matter most : the art of translation -- 7. Going viral for Jesus : the art of testimony -- 8. Hanging loose : the art of detachment -- 9. Make no small plans : a case for hope

ISBN: 9780195314847 0195314840

LCCN: 2009051989

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB052290 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015534838 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Teenagers--Religious life--United States.

LC Class. No.: BV4531.3 / .D43 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 277.3/0830835