Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
GenX Religion is the first in-depth collection on this generation's religious experience. The contributors, mostly GenXers themselves, offer both a disciplined methodology and a valuable insider's sensitivity as they examine the differences between GenX religion and traditional religious avenues.
Table of Contents
Understanding generation X: values, politics, and religious commitments / Donald E. Miller and Arpi Misha Miller -- Marked for Jesus: sacred tattooing among Evangelical genXers / Lori Jensen, Richard W. Flory, and Donald E. Miller -- Spirituality bites: Xers and the gothic cult/ure / Julia Winden Fey -- An urban mosaic in Shangri-La / LaDawn Prieto -- Slipping into darkness: popular culture and the creation of a Latino Evangelical youth culture / Arlene Sâanchez Walsh -- Creating campus communities: second-generation Korean-American ministries at UCLA / Sharon Kim -- The traditional as alternative: the genX appeal of the International Church of Christ / Gregory C. Stanczak -- When two worlds collide: generation X culture and conservative evangelicalism / Lori Jensen -- Saturday night in Pasadena: wholeness, healing, and holiness at Harvest Rock Church / Douglas Hayward -- Spirit made flesh: the tangible spirituality of "LL prime time" / Kimberley Leaman Algallar and Richard W. Flory -- Friday Night Live: its not your parents Shabbat / J. Liora Gubkin -- Losing life to save it: an "insider" account of the Church of the Redeemer community in south central Los Angeles / Timothy Sato.