Faith Formation in a Secular Age

Faith Formation in a Secular AgeA New Vision for Faith Formation in a Secular Age The loss or disaffiliation of young adults is a much discussed topic in churches today. Many faith formation programs focus on keeping the young, believing the youthful spirit will save the church. But do these programs have more to do with an obsession with youthfulness than with helping young people encounter the living God? Leading practical theologian Andrew Root offers an alternative take on the

Wisdom literature

Now revised and updated throughout

and the social and cultural setting of the work

This "modern" version of the Bible does not trouble our nights with apocalyptic images

Their Christian faith

Each chapter introduces and assesses a model biblically

Written from a Reformed perspective

values for ideal growing conditions

and ancient Near Eastern textual and iconographic studies

and strategy

full-color textbook introduces the Roman background of the New Testament by immersing students in the life and culture of the thriving first-century towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum

now thoroughly revised throughout