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ERIC Number: EJ1152269
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-4087
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Faith Tribes as Powerful Communities of Adolescents in Highly Differentiated Societies
van Wijnen, Harmen; Barnard, Marcel
Religious Education, v112 n4 p418-430 2017
This article describes how communal aspects of faith find their way back into the lives of adolescents. The communal aspects of faith within individualized societies need more attention. It seems that with the current emphasis on individual faith, the intrinsic power of communal aspects of faith has been lost. This study shows that informal communities of adolescents--faith tribes--can restore the individual--communal balance in faith development. Youth ministry should encourage adolescents and tribal leaders to be aware of the faith possibilities of tribes.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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