ABSTRACT

GenX Religion is the first in-depth collection on this generation's religious experience. The contributors, mostly GenXers themselves, offer both a disciplined methodology and a valuable insider's sensitivity as they examine the differences between GenX religion and "traditional" religious avenues.

chapter |12 pages

Introduction: Understanding Generation X

Values, Politics, and Religious Commitments

part |40 pages

Spirituality Embodied

chapter |16 pages

Marked for Jesus

Sacred Tattooing among Evangelical GenXers

chapter |23 pages

Spirituality Bites

Xers and the Gothic Cultlure

part |81 pages

GenX Multicultures

chapter |18 pages

Slipping into Darkness

Popular Culture and the Creation of a Latino Evangelical Youth Culture

chapter |21 pages

Creating Campus Communities

Second-Generation Korean-American Ministries at UCLA

chapter |23 pages

The Traditional as Alternative

The GenX Appeal of the International Church of Christ

part |94 pages

Community and Congregation

chapter |24 pages

When Two Worlds Collide

Generation X Culture and Conservative Evangelicalism

chapter |22 pages

Saturday Night in Pasadena

Wholeness, Healing, and Holiness at Harvest Rock Church

chapter |14 pages

Spirit Made Flesh

The Tangible Spirituality of “LL Prime Time”

chapter |12 pages

Friday Night Live

It's Not Your Parents' Shabbat

chapter |20 pages

Losing Life to Save It

An “Insider” Account of the Church of the Redeemer Community in South Central Los Angeles

part |19 pages

Conclusion: Toward a Theory of Generation X Religion