TY - BOOK AU - Dean,Kenda Creasy TI - Almost Christian: what the faith of our teenagers is telling the American church SN - 9780195314847 AV - BV4531.D281.A466 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Teenagers KW - Religious life KW - United States N1 - 1 (pages 217-248) and index; 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; 2 N2 - 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 UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1106/2009050989-b.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1106/2009050989-d.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1106/2009050989-t.html ER -