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008			170411s2017 miu b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2017017487
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020			_a9780801098468 _q(paperback _qalkaline paper)
020			_a0801098467 _q(paperback _qalkaline paper)
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035			_a(OCoLC)961153123
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050	0	0	_aBV4447 _b.R6528 2017
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100	1		_aRoot, Andrew, _d1974- _eauthor. _9128402
245	1	0	_aFaith formation in a secular age : _bresponding to the church's obsession with youthfulness / _cAndrew Root.
264		1	_aGrand Rapids, MI : _bBaker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, _c[2017]
300			_axxii, 218 pages ; _c23 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aMinistry in a secular age ; _vvolume one
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction: Bonhoeffer thinks we're drunk -- Part 1. A history of the age of authenticity: the challenge of forming faith. The boring church and the pursuit of authenticity -- The history of youthfulness -- The perceived scam of the mass society -- The rise of the hippie and the obsession with youthfulness -- The rise of hip -- Churches filled with bobos-the beasts of authenticity -- Part 2. A secular age meets Paul, and the youthful spirit meets the spirit of ministry. Faith and its formation in a secular age -- What is faith? -- From membership to mystical union -- The music of formation -- Is God a favor bestower or gift giver? -- Conclusion: Practical steps to consider as the household of ministry.
520			_aThe loss or disaffiliation of young adults is a much-discussed topic in churches today. Many faith-formation programs focus on keeping the young, believing the youthful spirit will save the church. But do these programs have more to do with an obsession with youthfulness than with helping young people encounter the living God? Questioning the search for new or improved faith-formation programs, leading practical theologian Andrew Root 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. He offers a theology of faith constructed from a rich cultural conversation, providing a deeper understanding of the phenomena of the "nones" and "moralistic therapeutic deism." Root helps readers understand why forming faith is so hard in our context and shows that what we have lost is not the ability to keep people connected to our churches but an imagination for how and where God could be present in their lives. He considers what faith is and what steps we can take to move into it, exploring a Pauline concept of faith as encounter with divine action.
650		0	_aChurch work with youth. _9191506
650		0	_aYouth _xReligious life. _9211801
650		0	_aFaith development. _9214438
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