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Faith formation in a secular age : responding to the church's obsession with youthfulness / Andrew Root.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Ministry in a secular agePublication details: Michigan: Baker Academic c2017Description: xxii, 218 pages : 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780801098468 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 259/.2 23
LOC classification:
  • BV4447 .R6528 2017
Contents:
Bonhoeffer thinks we're drunk -- 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 -- 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? -- Practical steps to consider as the household of ministry.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bonhoeffer thinks we're drunk -- 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 -- 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? -- Practical steps to consider as the household of ministry.