Kenda Creasy Dean is associate professor of youth, church, and culture and director of the Tennent School of Christian Education at Princeton Theological Seminary.
Acknowledgments
ix
Prelude: Parable of a Parent
xi
Introduction
1
(28)
Youth Ministry Is Not Just about Youth
SECTION ONE SHARED PASSIONS
Something to Die For
29
(25)
The Subversive Power of Passion
The World's Greatest Lover
54
(19)
The Unifying Power of Passion
SECTION TWO DIMENSIONS OF PASSION
Longing for Fidelity
73
(20)
If It Stays, It Must Be True
Longing for Transcendence
93
(23)
If It Feels Good, It Must Be God
Longing for Communion
116
(29)
If It's Sex, It Must Be Love
SECTION THREE PRACTICING PASSION
Vessels of Grace
145
(31)
Christian Practices as Scaffolding for Faith
The Art of ``Being There''
176
(20)
Exhortation as a Practice of Fidelity
The Art of Awe
196
(26)
Pilgrimage as a Practice of Transcendence
The Art of Intimacy
222
(24)
Spiritual Friendship as a Practice of Communion
POSTLUDE: The Passion of Martyrdom
246
(12)
Why Youth Ministry Needs Theology
Index
258
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