03442nam 2200637 a 450 991045464460332120200520144314.01-281-39723-797866113972340-8135-4426-210.36019/9780813544267(CKB)1000000000535683(EBL)348831(OCoLC)476163945(SSID)ssj0000155175(PQKBManifestationID)11147247(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000155175(PQKBWorkID)10121336(PQKB)10528897(MiAaPQ)EBC348831(OCoLC)236080935(MdBmJHUP)muse8082(DE-B1597)530010(DE-B1597)9780813544267(Au-PeEL)EBL348831(CaPaEBR)ebr10231499(CaONFJC)MIL139723(OCoLC)746504033(EXLCZ)99100000000053568320070525d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrFinding faith[electronic resource] the spiritual quest of the post-boomer generation /Richard Flory and Donald E. MillerNew Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers University Pressc20081 online resource (244 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8135-4272-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Preface --Chapter 1. Introduction --Chapter 2. Innovators --Chapter 3. Appropriators --Chapter 4. Resisters --Chapter 5. Reclaimers --Chapter 6. Conclusion --Notes --References --Index --About the AuthorsDespite the masses still lining up to enter mega-churches with warehouse-like architecture, casually dressed clergy, and pop Christian music, the "Post-Boomer" generation-those ranging in age from twenty to forty-is having second thoughts. In this perceptive look at the evolving face of Christianity in contemporary culture, sociologists Richard Flory and Donald E. Miller argue that we are on the verge of another potential revolution in how Christians worship and associate with one another. Just as the formative experiences of Baby Boomers were colored by such things as the war in Vietnam, the 1960's, and a dramatic increase in their opportunities for individual expression, so Post-Boomers have grown up in less structured households with working (often divorced) parents. These childhood experiences leave them craving authentic spiritual experience, rather than entertainment, and also cause them to question institutions. Flory and Miller develop a typology that captures four current approaches to the Christian faith and argue that this generation represents a new religious orientation of "expressive communalism," in which they seek spiritual experience and fulfillment in community and through various expressive forms of spirituality, both private and public.Generation XReligious lifeElectronic books.Generation XReligious life.306.60973Flory Richard W892118Miller Donald E(Donald Earl),1946-108984MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454644603321Finding faith2486047UNINA