Almost Christian
Subtitle: what the faith of our teenagers is telling the American church
By: Kenda Creasy Dean.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780195314847
Subjects: Teenagers -- Religious life -- United States
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Becoming Christian-ish; title: The triumph of the "cult of nice"; title: Mormon envy: sociological tools for consequential faith; title: Generative faith: faith that bears fruit; title: Missional imagination: we are not here for ourselves; title: Parents matter most: the art of translation; title: Going viral for Jesus: the art of testimony; title: Hanging loose: the art of detachment; title: Make no small plans: a case for hope.