TY  - BOOK
AU  - Root,Andrew
TI  - Faith formation in a secular age: responding to the church's obsession with youthfulness 
T2  - Ministry in a secular age
SN  - 9780801098468 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - BV4447 .R6528 2017
U1  - 259/.2 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Michigan
PB  - Baker Academic
KW  - Church work with youth
KW  - Youth
KW  - Religious life
KW  - Faith development
N1  - 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
ER  -