Spiritual Formation In Emerging Adulthood

Author : David P. Setran,Chris A. Kiesling
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441242884

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Spiritual Formation in Emerging Adulthood by David P. Setran,Chris A. Kiesling Pdf

The shift from adolescence to adulthood, a recently identified stage of life called "emerging adulthood," covers an increasing span of years in today's culture (roughly ages 18-30) due to later marriages and extended education. During this prolonged stage of exploration and self-definition, many young adults drift away from the church. Here two authors--both veteran teachers who are experienced in young adult and campus ministry--address this new and urgent field of study, offering a Christian perspective on what it means to be spiritually formed into adulthood. They provide a "practical theology" for emerging adult ministry and offer insight into the key developmental issues of this stage of life, including identity, intimacy and sexuality, morality, church involvement, spiritual formation, vocation, and mentoring. The book bridges the gap between academic and popular literature on emerging adulthood and offers concrete ways to facilitate spiritual formation among emerging adults.

Author : David P. Setran,Chris A Kiesling
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1441247696

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Spiritual Formation in Emerging Adulthood by David P. Setran,Chris A Kiesling Pdf

Two veteran teachers explore spiritual formation of emerging adults, offering insight into the key developmental issues of this stage of life.

Author : Christian Smith,Patricia Snell
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780195371796

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Souls in Transition by Christian Smith,Patricia Snell Pdf

Based on candid interviews with thousands of young people tracked over a five-year period, this book reveals how the religious practices of the teenagers portrayed in Soul Searching have been strengthened, challenged, and often changed as they have moved into adulthood.

Author : Richard R. Dunn,Jana L. Sundene
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830869756

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Shaping the Journey of Emerging Adults by Richard R. Dunn,Jana L. Sundene Pdf

In this book Veteran disciplemakers Rick Dunn and Jana Sundene offer concrete guidance for those who shepherd and care for emerging adults, emphasizing relational rhythms of discernment, intentionality and reflection to meet emerging adults where they are at and then to walk with them further into the Christlife.

Author : Terry Hershey
Publisher : Flagship Church Resources
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0931529085

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Young Adult Ministry by Terry Hershey Pdf

Author : Carolyn McNamara Barry,Mona M. Abo-Zena
Publisher : Emerging Adulthood
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780199959181

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Emerging Adults' Religiousness and Spirituality by Carolyn McNamara Barry,Mona M. Abo-Zena Pdf

Emerging Adults' Religiousness and Spirituality seeks to understand how the developmental process of meaning-making encompasses American emerging adults' religiousness and spirituality. This volume does not focus on disentangling religion and spirituality conceptually, but rather emphasizes their centrality in the psychology of human development. It highlights the range of experiences and perspectives of emerging adults in the U.S. grounded in social context, social position, and religious or spiritual identification. Chapters are written by an interdisciplinary group of authors and explore topics such as the benefits and detriments of religiousness and spirituality to emerging adults; contexts and socializing agents such as parents and peers, the media, religious communities, and universities; and variations of religiousness and spirituality concerning gender, sexuality, culture, and social position.

Author : Thomas Bergler
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802866844

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The Juvenilization of American Christianity by Thomas Bergler Pdf

Pop worship music. Falling in love with Jesus. Mission trips. Wearing jeans and T-shirts to church. Spiritual searching and church hopping. Faith-based political activism. Seeker-sensitive outreach. These now-commonplace elements of American church life all began as innovative ways to reach young people, yet they have gradually become accepted as important parts of a spiritual ideal for all ages. What on earth has happened? In The Juvenilization of American Christianity Thomas Bergler traces the way in which, over seventy-five years, youth ministries have breathed new vitality into four major American church traditions -- African American, Evangelical, Mainline Protestant, and Roman Catholic. Bergler shows too how this "juvenilization" of churches has led to widespread spiritual immaturity, consumerism, and self-centeredness, popularizing a feel-good faith with neither intergenerational community nor theological literacy. Bergler s critique further offers constructive suggestions for taming juvenilization. Watch the trailer:

Author : Christian Smith,Patricia Snell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009-09-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0199707499

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Souls in Transition by Christian Smith,Patricia Snell Pdf

How important is religion for young people in America today? What are the major influences on their developing spiritual lives? How do their religious beliefs and practices change as young people enter into adulthood? Christian Smith's Souls in Transition explores these questions and many others as it tells the definitive story of the religious and spiritual lives of emerging adults, ages 18 to 24, in the U.S. today. This is the much-anticipated follow-up study to the landmark book, Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers. Based on candid interviews with thousands of young people tracked over a five-year period, Souls in Transition reveals how the religious practices of the teenagers portrayed in Soul Searching have been strengthened, challenged, and often changed as they have moved into adulthood. The book vividly describes as well the broader cultural world of today's emerging adults, how that culture shapes their religious outlooks, and what the consequences are for religious faith and practice in America more generally. Some of Smith's findings are surprising. Parents turn out to be the single most important influence on the religious outcomes in the lives of young adults. On the other hand, teenage participation in evangelization missions and youth groups does not predict a high level of religiosity just a few years later. Moreover, the common wisdom that religiosity declines sharply during the young adult years is shown to be greatly exaggerated. Painstakingly researched and filled with remarkable findings, Souls in Transition will be essential reading for youth ministers, pastors, parents, teachers and students at church-related schools, and anyone who wishes to know how religious practice is affected by the transition into adulthood in America today.

Author : Diogenes Allen
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781561011308

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Spiritual Theology by Diogenes Allen Pdf

Allen covers the great questions of the spiritual life: what is the Christian goal? what leads us toward that goal, and what hinders us? what is conversion? how can we discern our progress in the spiritual life? what are the fruits of the Spirit?

Author : Kenneth O. Gangel,James C. Wilhoit
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1998-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441231758

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The Christian Educator's Handbook on Adult Education by Kenneth O. Gangel,James C. Wilhoit Pdf

Get historical insight and practical help for your adult Christian education needs.

Author : Richard A. Young,Sheila K. Marshall,Ladislav Valach,José F. Domene,Matthew D. Graham,Anat Zaidman-Zait
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781441962386

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Transition to Adulthood by Richard A. Young,Sheila K. Marshall,Ladislav Valach,José F. Domene,Matthew D. Graham,Anat Zaidman-Zait Pdf

The transition to adulthood involves, for most individuals, moving from school to work, establishment of long-term relationships, possibly parenting, and a number of other psychosocial transformations. Now more than ever, there is a concern within popular and research literature about children growing up too soon or too late or failing to realize changes associated with being adult. With this in mind, the book intends to answer a series of timely questions in regard to transition to adulthood and propose a wholly new approach to counseling that enables youth to engage fully in their lives and achieve their best. Active Transition to Adulthood: A New Approach for Counseling will discuss the authors’ work on the transition to adulthood (including early and late adolescence) from an entirely innovative perspective – action theory. Over a period of 10-15 years the authors have collected substantial data on adolescents and youth in transition, and will present an approach to counseling based on these data and cases. The action theory perspective in which the authors have grounded their work addresses the intentional, goal-directed behavior of persons and groups that is expressed through particular actions, longer-term projects, and life-encompassing careers. In this book, both transition to adulthood and counseling will be covered in the language of goal-directed action. In this way both transition and counseling reflect and capture the action, projects, and careers in which families, youth, and clients are engaged and use to construct on-going identity and other narratives.

Author : Martin Ubani,Sari Murtonen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000969474

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Issues in Spiritual Formation in Early Lifespan Contexts by Martin Ubani,Sari Murtonen Pdf

This book focuses on the question of how different contexts are relevant in the shaping and expression of individual spirituality spanning from early childhood to young adulthood. Past decades have witnessed a strong expansion of research on spirituality and spiritual education. This expansion has proved to have many advantages in understanding the experiences, values, identities and behaviours of individuals and communities. Such research has benefitted from different research disciplines and methods, from its openness toward different faith traditions and non-religious belief systems, and from the agility in adapting to diverse and evolving contexts. These aspects are essential in producing robust and timely international knowledge on children’s spirituality and their education. This volume is one such ambitious endeavour. The chapters describe issues related to religious and spiritual development in different contexts of growth, such as school and church, and spanning from early childhood to young adulthood in Finland, UK, Turkey and Malta. In addition, the authors utilise diverse methods in their studies. Furthermore, the studies are based on conceptions of spirituality ranging from holistic spirituality and religiosity to world view based definitions. Finally, the chapters represent foundational research on spirituality, applied research on spirituality and contextualised research on spirituality – a typology suitable for assessing future studies on spirituality. Issues in Spiritual Formation in Early Lifespan Contexts will be a key resource for academics, researchers, and advanced students of Religion, Religious Education, Education, Educational Research, Developmental Psychology, Research Methods, and Sociology. The chapters included in this book were originally published as a special issue of International Journal of Children's Spirituality.

Author : David Kinnaman,Aly Hawkins
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441213082

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You Lost Me by David Kinnaman,Aly Hawkins Pdf

Close to 60 percent of young people who went to church as teens drop out after high school. Now the bestselling author of unChristian trains his researcher's eye on these young believers. Where Kinnaman's first book unChristian showed the world what outsiders aged 16-29 think of Christianity, You Lost Me shows why younger Christians aged 16-29 are leaving the church and rethinking their faith. Based on new research, You Lost Me shows pastors, church leaders, and parents how we have failed to equip young people to live "in but not of" the world and how this has serious long-term consequences. More importantly, Kinnaman offers ideas on how to help young people develop and maintain a vibrant faith that they embrace over a lifetime.

Author : Amy Hanson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780470500798

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Baby Boomers and Beyond by Amy Hanson Pdf

How ministry leaders can help older adults be a vital part of Christian community With the explosion of the older adult population, this important book explores the opportunities and challenges that this presents for the Christian community. Amy Hanson challenges us to let go of many old stereotypes regarding aging and embrace a new paradigm that sees older adults as active, healthy and capable of making significant contributions. Debunks the myths of aging that keep us from fully embracing the potential of people in life's second half Offers suggestions on how to re-invent ministry with older adults Focuses on unleashing older adults to serve and make an impact on churches and congregations A volume in the Leadership Network series The author shows church leaders how they can unleash the power of the baby boomer population to strengthen their congregations.

Author : Freddy Cardoza
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493419708

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Christian Education by Freddy Cardoza Pdf

This introductory textbook solidly situates Christian education in the church and ministry context of the 21st century. With over 20 years of ministry, teaching, and leadership experience, Freddy Cardoza is uniquely qualified to bring together a wide range of Christian educators. This volume features the expertise of 25 evangelical scholars of Christian education, including diverse, next-generation voices in the field. It provides balanced biblical-theological and practical perspectives for church and parachurch leaders, equipping them to meet the ever-changing needs of our world. Additional resources for professors and students are available through Textbook eSources.