An Intimate Revelation; Intercultural Bible Reading with Adolescents

ISBN-13: 9781433163272 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 218 str.

Taggert Wolverton

Opis

An Intimate Revelation chronicles a research project that investigated what happens when adolescents from around the world read and discuss the Parable of the Prodigal Son together. The result is a step forward in understanding how the intercultural reading process can spur participants toward spiritual growth.

Recenzje

"This is a book that should draw the attention of theologians, church leaders, and pastoral workers engaged in youth ministry. By carefully focusing on the experiences of the worldwide adolescent participants (whose spirituality and spiritual growth are not the easiest upon which to reflect), this work shows that the Bible is not a closed, old-fashioned, or outdated book, but that it has the ability to stir up deep-rooted questions about identity and life-and in so doing makes it clear how important it is for theologians to be present with ordinary readers."-Emeritus Professor Doctor Hans de Wit, Faculty of Religion and Theology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Spis treści

Introduction - Understanding Intercultural Bible Reading - The Components - The Research Method and Model - The Experience of the Groups - Spiritual Growth as Transformation - The Role of Intercultural Openness - Adolescent Interpretive Grids - Adolescents as Theologians - An Ally in Youth Ministry - 'Quick Start' Protocol - Codes.

O autorze

Taggert E. Wolverton is an ordained minister who also currently teaches courses in religion and Christianity at the University of South Carolina, Aiken and the University of South Carolina, Columbia. He received his MTh and PhD from Vrije Universiteit (VU University), Amsterdam.