Going Beyond the Plateau: Ministry to Young Catholic Adults in the Third Millennium
This paper proceeds on the assumption that many Catholic youth and young adults reach, relatively early in life, a plateau of religious involvement and commitment. This plateau is characterized by, among other things, a loose religious affiliation but not an overt hostility to the tradition. In orde...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2010
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Journal of youth and theology
Year: 2010, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 78-93 |
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| Summary: | This paper proceeds on the assumption that many Catholic youth and young adults reach, relatively early in life, a plateau of religious involvement and commitment. This plateau is characterized by, among other things, a loose religious affiliation but not an overt hostility to the tradition. In order to move beyond this plateau those who work with these young people need to develop a pastoral response that is sensitive to this cultural reality. A number of guiding factors and principles are suggested such as the difficulty of the task and the need to focus more on proactive proclamation. Many of these strategies are reflective of the need for a new evangelization. |
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| ISSN: | 2405-5093 |
| Contains: | In: Journal of youth and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/24055093-90000026 |