{"product_id":"juvenilization-of-american-christianity-paperback","title":"Juvenilization of American Christianity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas E. Bergler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePop worship music. Falling in love with Jesus. Mission trips. Wearing jeans and T-shirts to church. Spiritual searching and church hopping. Faith-based political activism. Seeker-sensitive outreach. These now-commonplace elements of American church life all began as innovative ways to reach young people, yet they have gradually become accepted as important parts of a spiritual ideal for all ages. What on earth has happened? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In The \u003ci\u003eJuvenilization of American Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e Thomas Bergler traces the way in which, over seventy-five years, youth ministries have breathed new vitality into four major American church traditions -- African American, Evangelical, Mainline Protestant, and Roman Catholic. Bergler shows too how this \"juvenilization\" of churches has led to widespread spiritual immaturity, consumerism, and self-centeredness, popularizing a feel-good faith with neither intergenerational community nor theological literacy. Bergler's critique further offers constructive suggestions for taming juvenilization. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 291\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christianity Today Book Award (2013)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737383243839,"sku":"9780802866844","price":38.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0f035ee09dc2fc156559e2dfaeebcee5.webp?v=1765149790","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/juvenilization-of-american-christianity-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}