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

Author: Root, Andrew, 1974- author.

Imprint:Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, [2017]

Descriptionxxii, 218 pages ; 23 cm

Note: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.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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