The Millennial Generation and the Church: Doing it Differently
The church struggles to engage the millennial generation, despite millennials and the church sharing similar values: personal transformation, purpose, community, spirituality, social transformation, and ecological concerns. The ecclesial worlds built by tradition, baby boomers, and Gen Xers, however...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
[2015]
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Journal of pastoral theology
Year: 2015, Volume: 25, Issue: 3, Pages: 161-164 |
| IxTheo Classification: | RG Pastoral care |
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| Summary: | The church struggles to engage the millennial generation, despite millennials and the church sharing similar values: personal transformation, purpose, community, spirituality, social transformation, and ecological concerns. The ecclesial worlds built by tradition, baby boomers, and Gen Xers, however, are being changed. Amidst the tension between the generations and as the number of "unaffiliated" religious traditions grow, anthropologist Margaret Mead may provide a possible framework that can guide discernment. The emergence of a public spirituality for self and social transformation is identified alongside the practicing of a public pastoral theology. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-4504 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/10649867.2015.1122425 |