Soul in the City - Mission as Package Holiday: The potential implications of a 'tourist' paradigm in youth mission

Soul in the City happened in the summer of 2004 in London. Its impact on the UK Christian youth scene has been wide and varied - some loved it; some hated it. It brought 9,000 young people to London to engage in 'mission'. But did it? Was it really just a Christian themed package holiday w...

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Main Author: Shepherd, Nicholas M (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2006
In: Journal of youth and theology
Year: 2006, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 63-83
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)

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