| Youth Ministry and Theological Shorthand Contributor(s): Bailey, David (Author), Ward, Peter (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1498219411 ISBN-13: 9781498219419 Publisher: Pickwick Publications OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Ministry - Youth - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Christian Living - General |
| Dewey: 259.2 |
| LCCN: 2019275202 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6" W x 9" (0.78 lbs) 258 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Youth Ministry and Theology Shorthand, David Bailey explores the dialogue between practice and theological education through the lens of youth ministry. This qualitative study illuminates how youth ministers talk about their work amongst young people. Through the slowing down of the youth ministry process it is discovered that youth ministers speak in theological shorthand. Theological shorthand is a paradox: it is both meaningful--it fuels long-term sacrificial service amongst young people--and it is problematic, as it risks untethering youth ministry from the wider narrative of the Christian story. The book will appeal to youth ministers, clergy, academics, graduate and post-graduate students, but also informed volunteers involved in youth ministry. Through the discipline of practical theology, it correlates the voices of the youth ministers, a set of materials used to deepen faith, and contemporary expressions of sung worship. These are then brought into conversation and explored via different aspects of Trinitarian theology to deepen the theological grammar within contemporary youth ministry and to help develop theological literacy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bailey, David: - David Bailey is the Theology and Learning Specialist at Oasis and also Senior Lecturer in Practical Theology at Oasis College of Higher Education, London. |