Virtual Faith : The Irreverent Spiritual Quest of Generation X /
Beaudoin, Tom
Virtual Faith : The Irreverent Spiritual Quest of Generation X / Tom Beaudoin - San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 1998 - xxiii, 210 p. ; 24 cm.
pt. I. Why religion still matters : GenX, pop culture, and the search for God -- 1. A GenX journey : living on the boundary between religion and culture -- 2. Formed by pop culture : the shared immersion that makes us a generation -- 3. Being virtually religious : appreciating GenX irreverence -- pt. II. How religion still matters : four central themes in GenX religiosity -- 4. Institutions are suspect -- 5. Experience is key -- 6. Suffering has a religious dimension -- 7. Ambiguity is central to faith -- pt. III. Being religious now : a new understanding -- 8. Making the virtual lead somewhere : a spiritual challenge to Generation X -- 9. Rediscovering humility in ministry : a spiritual challenge from Generation X -- Conclusion. Giving irreverence its due -- Appendix. Notes on method.
97807879388260787938823
Generation X Religious life.Generation X Conduct of life.Spirituality.
BV4529.2 / .B43 1998
Virtual Faith : The Irreverent Spiritual Quest of Generation X / Tom Beaudoin - San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 1998 - xxiii, 210 p. ; 24 cm.
pt. I. Why religion still matters : GenX, pop culture, and the search for God -- 1. A GenX journey : living on the boundary between religion and culture -- 2. Formed by pop culture : the shared immersion that makes us a generation -- 3. Being virtually religious : appreciating GenX irreverence -- pt. II. How religion still matters : four central themes in GenX religiosity -- 4. Institutions are suspect -- 5. Experience is key -- 6. Suffering has a religious dimension -- 7. Ambiguity is central to faith -- pt. III. Being religious now : a new understanding -- 8. Making the virtual lead somewhere : a spiritual challenge to Generation X -- 9. Rediscovering humility in ministry : a spiritual challenge from Generation X -- Conclusion. Giving irreverence its due -- Appendix. Notes on method.
97807879388260787938823
Generation X Religious life.Generation X Conduct of life.Spirituality.
BV4529.2 / .B43 1998