{"product_id":"the-juvenilization-of-american-christianity-0802866840","title":"The Juvenilization of American Christianity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0802866840\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bergler, Thomas E.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\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?In The Juvenilization of American Christianity 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. Berglers critique further offers constructive suggestions for taming juvenilization.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52106449584416,"sku":"NEW0802866840","price":28.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71saX3w83JL.jpg?v=1785830184","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-juvenilization-of-american-christianity-0802866840","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}