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Faith Formation in a Secular Age : Responding to the Church's Obsession with Youthfulness.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Ministry in a Secular Age SerPublisher: Grand Rapids : Baker Academic, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Description: 1 online resource (190 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781493410316
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Faith Formation in a Secular Age : Volume 1 (Ministry in a Secular Age)DDC classification:
  • 259.2
LOC classification:
  • BV4447 .R668 2017
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Endorsements -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part 1: a history of the age of authenticity -- 1. The Boring Church and the Pursuit of Authenticity -- 2. The History of Youthfulness -- 3. The Perceived Scam of the Mass Society -- 4. The Rise of the Hippie and the Obsession with Youthfulness -- 5. The Rise of Hip -- 6. Churches Filled with Bobos-the Beasts of Authenticity -- Part 2: A Secular Age Meets Paul, and the Youthful Spirit Meets the Spirit of Ministry -- 7. Faith and Its Formation in a Secular Age -- 8. What Is Faith? -- 9. From Membership to Mystical Union -- 10. The Music of Formation -- 11. Is God a Favor Bestower or Gift Giver? -- Conclusion -- Index -- Back Cover.
Summary: A leading practical theologian offers an alternative take on the issue of youth drifting away from the church and articulates how faith can be formed in our secular age.
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ULS: Congregational Faith Formation ULS: Spring 2024

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Endorsements -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part 1: a history of the age of authenticity -- 1. The Boring Church and the Pursuit of Authenticity -- 2. The History of Youthfulness -- 3. The Perceived Scam of the Mass Society -- 4. The Rise of the Hippie and the Obsession with Youthfulness -- 5. The Rise of Hip -- 6. Churches Filled with Bobos-the Beasts of Authenticity -- Part 2: A Secular Age Meets Paul, and the Youthful Spirit Meets the Spirit of Ministry -- 7. Faith and Its Formation in a Secular Age -- 8. What Is Faith? -- 9. From Membership to Mystical Union -- 10. The Music of Formation -- 11. Is God a Favor Bestower or Gift Giver? -- Conclusion -- Index -- Back Cover.

A leading practical theologian offers an alternative take on the issue of youth drifting away from the church and articulates how faith can be formed in our secular age.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2020. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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