The theological turn in youth ministry / [print]
Andrew Root and Kenda Creasy Dean.
- Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Books, (c)2011.
- 264 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Part 1 : theological starting points : what does youth ministry have to do with theology? -- The new rhetoric of youth ministry God is a minister : youth ministry as fundamentally theological Youth ministry as an integrative theological task : toward a representative method Proclaiming salvation : the ministry of youth for the twenty-first-century church Walking into the crisis of reality : how theology is constructed Youth ministry as discerning Christopraxis : a hermeneutical model God's hiddenness, absence and doubt Part 2 : theology enacted : exploring youth ministry practice -- Is Jesus magic? : healing and the cross in youth ministry Talking about sin with young people Holding on to our kisses : the hormonal theology of adolescence The eschatological significance of summer camp What are we doing in these mountains? : the outdoor trip and the theology of the cross The mission trip as global tourism : are we ok with this? / Andrew Root -- Doubt and confirmation : the mentor as co-doubter Ascension deficit disorder : youth ministry as a laboratory for hope Postscript : reflecting on method : youth ministry as practical theology Kenda Creasy Dean -- Andrew Root -- Andrew Root -- Kenda Creasy Dean -- Andrew Root -- Andrew Root -- Andrew Root -- Andrew Root -- Andrew Root -- Kenda Creasy Dean -- Kenda Creasy Dean -- Andrew Root -- Andrew Root -- Kenda Creasy Dean -- Andrew Root with Blair D. Bertrand.
Andrew Root and Kenda Creasy Dean invite us to envision youth ministries full of practical theologians, addressing the deep questions of life with a wonderfully adolescent mix of idealism, cynicism and prophetic intolerance for hypocrisy. The result is a more rigorous and meaningful youth ministry, and a more theologically grounded and engaged church.