Almost Christian : what the faith of our teenagers is telling the American church /
Dean, Kenda Creasy, 1959-,
Almost Christian : what the faith of our teenagers is telling the American church / [print] Kenda Creasy Dean. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, (c)2010. - x, 254 pages ; 25 cm.
Becoming Christian-ish -- The triumph of the "cult of nice" -- Mormon envy: sociological tools for consequential faith -- Generative faith : faith that bears fruit -- Missional imaginations : we are not here for ourselves -- Parents matter most: the art of translation -- Going viral for Jesus : the art of testimony -- Hanging loose : the art of detachment -- Make no small plans: a case for hope.
Discusses the religious beliefs of American teenagers in the early twenty-first century and provides suggestions for Christian leaders and churches to reconnect to the young people of America and help them to want to lead Christian lifestyles.
9780195314847
2009050989
GBB052290 bnb
015534838 Uk
Teenagers--Religious life--United States.
BV4531.D281.A466 2010 BV4531
Almost Christian : what the faith of our teenagers is telling the American church / [print] Kenda Creasy Dean. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, (c)2010. - x, 254 pages ; 25 cm.
Becoming Christian-ish -- The triumph of the "cult of nice" -- Mormon envy: sociological tools for consequential faith -- Generative faith : faith that bears fruit -- Missional imaginations : we are not here for ourselves -- Parents matter most: the art of translation -- Going viral for Jesus : the art of testimony -- Hanging loose : the art of detachment -- Make no small plans: a case for hope.
Discusses the religious beliefs of American teenagers in the early twenty-first century and provides suggestions for Christian leaders and churches to reconnect to the young people of America and help them to want to lead Christian lifestyles.
9780195314847
2009050989
GBB052290 bnb
015534838 Uk
Teenagers--Religious life--United States.
BV4531.D281.A466 2010 BV4531