| Description |
1 online resource : text file, PDF |
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AHRC/ESRC Religion and Society Series |
| Contents |
Cover ; Half Title ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: Postmodernism, institutionalisation, and social currencies; Collecting the historical narratives; Collecting the contemporary narratives; Analysing the narratives; Sample; The postmodern approach: Epistemes, discourses, and narratives; Social and spiritual currencies; The changing context of Christianity in twentieth-century England; Three key themes; Outline of the book; 2. From Raikes' revolution to rigid institution: Sunday Schools in twentieth-century England |
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Sunday School beginningsThe development of the Sunday School Unions; The twentieth-century Sunday School; Reasons for decline; 'Tug of war' -- the role of sport and recreation in Sunday Schooling; Holding on to the big boys: The rise of the brigades; Between the time periods: The impact of war on the Sunday Schools; Conclusion; 3. Sunday Schooling in Birmingham and beyond: Qualitative findings from the historical study; Twentieth-century Birmingham; The Birmingham Sunday School Union; Cadbury and Archibald: Sunday School champions?; The archival themes; Conclusion |
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4. From Sunday Schools to Christian youth work: Young people and Christianity in twenty-first century BirminghamFrom Sunday Schools to Christian youth work; After Sunday School decline: The shift from outreach to nurture; Young people and faith development; 'Passive interest' or 'increasing fervour'?; From expectation to autonomy; Seeking belonging and meaning over tradition and structure?; Concluding remarks; 5. Christian youth work: Social, spiritual, and institutional agendas; Young people and church; A model for Christian youth work; Concluding remarks |
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6. An American example: Youth worker narratives of young people and Christianity in MinnesotaAmerican religion; The Sunday School Movement in America; Young people and Christianity in contemporary America; Youth worker narratives in the American case study; A model of best practice?; Conclusions; 7. Conclusions; Social currencies; Institutionalisation; Discourses of decline; Lessons from the youth-work model; Final remarks; Index |
| Summary |
"When the Sunday School pioneers saw a need in their communities in the late eighteenth century, their response provoked a 200 year movement. These early Sunday Schools met a clear social need: that for basic education. By the 1960s, they faced rapid decline - a rigid institution amidst societal change. Over recent decades, Christian youth work has emerged as a response to further youth decline within churches. Many youth workers engage with young people's self-perceived needs by delivering open-access youth provision in their local communities alongside more specifically Christian activities. Tensions emerge over whether the youth worker's role is to serve community or church needs, with churches often emphasising the desire to see young people in services. Drawing together historical and contemporary research, Young People and Church Since 1900 identifies patterns and change in young people's engagement with organised Christianity across time. Through this, it provides a unique analysis of the engagement and exclusion of young people in three key time periods, 1900-1910, 1955-1972, and the present day. Whilst much commentary on religious decline has focused on changes external to churches, this text will draw out the internal decisions and processes that have affected the future of Christianity in England. This book will be of interest to researchers and scholars of young people and Christianity in the twentieth century and today, as well as youth ministry students and practitioners and those interested in youth decline in churches more widely."--Provided by publisher |
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Church work with youth -- England
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Sunday schools -- England
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology of Religion.
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RELIGION -- Christian Ministry -- Children.
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Church work with youth
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Sunday schools
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England
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315113012 |
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1315113015 |
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9781351623766 |
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1351623761 |
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9781351623742 |
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1351623745 |
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9781472489784 |
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1472489780 |
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