But when the talk is vocations, if we're still discussing recruitment strategies, we're missing the point. These two generations of Catholics, GenXers and the Millennials, will lead the church in this country for more than half of the 21st century. And I say that as a Boomer. Many young adults are pursuing a form of spirituality that is subtle, individual and hence unrecognizable to the older generations. But rarely was it a church group.
Religion is a feeling, or sometimes it is expressed as a relationship.
Subjective knowledge is valued above propositional truth, the Millers write. Filmmakers are viewed as the prophets of the age, their messages to be caught rather than taught. GenXers favor implicit over explicit messages, which is why they are sometimes inarticulate about the spirituality they embrace. Baptists aren't the only ones going to heaven, and Pentecostals don't have a lock on the generosity of the spirit of God. Unity and tolerance are important values to GenXers.