Practicing Passion : Youth and the Quest for a Passionate Church

by Dean, Kenda Creasy

• ISBN13: 9780802847126
• ISBN10: 0802847129
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-01
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Author Biography

Kenda Creasy Dean is associate professor of youth, church, and culture and director of the Tennent School of Christian Education at Princeton Theological Seminary.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Prelude: Parable of a Parent	xi
Introduction	1	(28)
Youth Ministry Is Not Just about Youth
SECTION ONE SHARED PASSIONS
Something to Die For	29	(25)
The Subversive Power of Passion
The World's Greatest Lover	54	(19)
The Unifying Power of Passion
SECTION TWO DIMENSIONS OF PASSION
Longing for Fidelity	73	(20)
If It Stays, It Must Be True
Longing for Transcendence	93	(23)
If It Feels Good, It Must Be God
Longing for Communion	116	(29)
If It's Sex, It Must Be Love
SECTION THREE PRACTICING PASSION
Vessels of Grace	145	(31)
Christian Practices as Scaffolding for Faith
The Art of ``Being There''	176	(20)
Exhortation as a Practice of Fidelity
The Art of Awe	196	(26)
Pilgrimage as a Practice of Transcendence
The Art of Intimacy	222	(24)
Spiritual Friendship as a Practice of Communion
POSTLUDE: The Passion of Martyrdom	246	(12)
Why Youth Ministry Needs Theology
Index	258