An edition of Virtual Faith (1998)

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the irreverent spiritual quest of generation X

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An edition of Virtual Faith (1998)

Virtual faith

the irreverent spiritual quest of generation X

1st ed.

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Beaudoin, himself a member of Generation X, explores fashion, music videos, and cyber-space and concludes that his generation has fashioned a theology radically different from but no less potent or valid than that of their elders.

Beaudoin's investigation of popular culture uncovers four themes that underpin his generation's theology. First, all institutions are suspect - especially organized religion. Recoiling from perceived hypocrisy, yet hungering for spiritual experience, this generation has taken religion into their own hands. Second, personal experience is everything. GenXers want to discover everything for themselves, and every form of intense personal experience - including sex - is potentially spiritual.

Third, suffering is also spiritual. Images of a suffering Jesus have a personal meaning for this generation that they don't have for their elders. Finally, this generation sees ambiguity as a central element of faith. Rather than retreating from doubt, they embrace it.

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Jossey-Bass
Language
English
Pages
210

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Subjects

Conduct of life, Generation X, Popular culture, Religious life, Morale pratique, Religion, Theology, Spirituality, Vie religieuse, Culture populaire, Génération X, Youth, religious life, Youth, conduct of life, Christian life, Religieuze opvattingen, Jongeren, Populaire cultuur
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Virtual Faith: The Irreverent Spiritual Quest of Generation X
June 30, 2000, Jossey-Bass
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Cover of: Virtual faith
Virtual faith: the irreverent spiritual quest of generation X
1998, Jossey-Bass
in English - 1st ed.

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-198) and index.

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San Francisco

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
261
Library of Congress
BV4529.2 .B43 1998, BV4529.2.B43 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxiii, 210 p. ;
Number of pages
210

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL686977M
ISBN 10
0787938823
LCCN
97033912
OCLC/WorldCat
37712882
LibraryThing
304551
Goodreads
1779466

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL2711711W

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"ALL I WANT TO DO IS TO HOLD OUT until I'm thirty," the character Ivan laments in Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Brothers Karamazov (1993, p. 302).
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