{"product_id":"9780802866844","title":"Juvenilization of American Christianity","description":"Pop 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. Bergler's critique further offers constructive suggestions for taming juvenilization.","brand":"Thomas Bergler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45865296560446,"sku":"9780802866844","price":887.99,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780802866844_2df89257-4bde-41fb-b449-3c2e76ec9a5b.jpg?v=1707329968","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780802866844","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}