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Passing on the Faith: Transforming Traditions for the Next Generation of Jews, Christians, and Muslims (Abrahamic Dialogues)
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Average Rating:  out of 2 Reviews
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Price: $22.00
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Sale: $22.00
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Manufacturer: Fordham University Press
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EAN (European Article Number): 9780823226481
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Publisher: Fordham University Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 207.5
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Publication Date: 2006-11-15
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Reading Level: 321
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Description: From the beginning, the Abrahamic faiths—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—have stressed the importance of transmitting religious identity from one generation to the next. Today, that sustaining mission has never been more challenged. Will young people have a faith to guide them? How can faith traditions anchor religious attachments in this secular, skeptical culture?The fruit of a historic gathering of scholars and religious leaders across three faiths and many disciplines, this important book reports on the religious lives of young people in today’s world. It’s also a unique inventory of creative and thoughtful responses from churches, synagogues, and mosques working to keep religion a significant force in those lives.The essays are grouped thematically. Opening the book, Melchor Sanchez de Toca and Nancy Ammerman explore fundamental issues that have an impact on religion—from the cultural effects of global consumerism and personal technology to pluralism and individualism. In Part Two, leading investigators present three leading studies of religiosity among young people and college students in the United States, illuminating the gap between personal values and organized religion—and the emergence of new, different forms of spirituality and faith. How religious institutions deal with these challenges forms the heart of the book—in portraits of “best practices” developed to revitalize traditional institutions, from a synagogue in New York City and a Muslim youth camp in California to the famed French Catholic community of the late Brother John of Taizé. Finally, Jack Miles and Diane Winston weave the findings into a broader perspective of the future of religious belief, practice, and feeling in a changing world.Filled with real-world wisdom, Passing the Faith will be an essential resource for anyone seeking to understand what religions must, and can, do to inspire a vigorous faith in the next generation.
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Customer Reviews
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Review Summary: exemplifies Hans Kung's call for religious dialogue |
Date: 2007-03-03 |
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Details: Fr. Heft's book is a provocative call to find effective ways of reaching young adults with the treasures of the great monotheistic religions. It both warns against superficial methods and calls to substantive, communitarian methods that will give young adults a sense of ownership and religious identity. I found the essays by authorities in Jewish, Christian and Muslim ministry to be insightful and promising. As a teacher of theology in a Catholic high school I came away from a study of these essays with a deeper understanding of my own ministry and a deeper respect for the ministries of my Jewish and Muslim brethren. I think Fr. Heft's book perfectly exemplifies Hans Kung's call for dialogue among religion. I strongly recommend this book to those interested in pastoral theology and inter-religious dialogue. |
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Review Summary: must reading for all who work with today's youth |
Date: 2007-01-20 |
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Details: Fr. James Heft's most recent anthology of important and timely papers addresses the challenge that the major religious faiths have, especially regarding the sharing of religious faith with today's youth.
I found the inspiring chapter on the amazing Taize community to be the most moving and invigorating section of the book, the kind of presentation that can make former teachers and preachers wish they could be working again with today's youth [Generation Next]. I can't help feel that if all worshipping communities could be like Taize, we might even have peace in the world. That chapter alone is worth the price of the book.
There is in the book also an overly academic presentation by a Catholic theologian, but the remainder of the book presents lively and practical prestations from differnet faiths, offering real data and important survey results reflecting the beliefs of today's youth. There are descriptions of experiments in progress, as well established approaches to reaching youth today. This volume might be the academic and pastoral answer to Judy Woodword's forthcoming book on the attitude of "Generation Next."
I would love to join in any disucssion of Fr. Jim's work as it touches on essential problems that are behind today's key issues, from [un]just war and lack of charismatic leadership, to youth and the retro versus progresive church debates.
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