A Sense of Call: How Parents Support the Vocational Quests of Adolescent Girls
Interview research with adolescent girls in the U.S. demonstrates that parents have a significant impact on their religious lives. This essay explores girls' experiences of how parents support their searches for vocation and meaning in a variety of ways. Viewing adolescence as a time when girls...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2005
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Journal of youth and theology
Year: 2005, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 32-52 |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | Interview research with adolescent girls in the U.S. demonstrates that parents have a significant impact on their religious lives. This essay explores girls' experiences of how parents support their searches for vocation and meaning in a variety of ways. Viewing adolescence as a time when girls renegotiate their relationships with parents rather than separate from them, the author calls for youth ministry workers to reconsider the dominant pattern of youth ministry in the U.S. which positions youth apart from adults in the church. |
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| ISSN: | 2405-5093 |
| Contains: | In: Journal of youth and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/24055093-90000136 |