Children, Youth, and Spirituality in a Troubling World - by Mary Elizabeth Moore & Almeda M Wright (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Editors Mary Elizabeth Moore and Almeda M. Wright address the harsh, challenging, and delicate realities of children and youth--who live as spiritual beings within a beautiful yet destructive world. Providing a practical theological analysis of the spiritual yearnings, expressions, and challenges of children and youth in a world of rapid change, dislocation, violence, and competing loyalties, Children, Youth, and Spirituality in a Troubling World provides readers with a purposeful conversation on this important topic.

This book will serve as more than a collection; it will be a genuine conversation, which will in turn stir lively conversation among scholars, theological students, and Christian communities that seek to understand and respond more adequately in ministries to and with children and youth.

Contributors include: Claire Bischoff, Susanne Johnson, Jennie S. Knight, Bonnie Miller-McLemore, Mary Elizabeth Moore, Joyce Ann Mercer, Veronice Miles, Rodger Nishioka, Evelyn Parker, Luther E. Smith Jr., Joshua Thomas, Katherine Turpin, David White, Almeda Wright, and Karen Marie Yust.

Review Quotes

"Stepping with youth into places torn by war, ravaged by injustice, and lulled by materialism, the authors nevertheless maintain a muscular hope. This book pairs fresh insights from new scholars with the voices of sages, framing youth ministry as a global, deeply contextual, and vital work of practical theology. Those who care about the emerging visions of young people and the church's role as those visions take on flesh will find their hearts and minds strengthened for that journey on each page." -- Dori Grinenko Baker

About the Author

Mary Elizabeth Moore is Dean of the School of Theology at Boston University. Moore is an ordained deacon in the United Methodist Church and is the author of several books, including Ministering with the Earth from Chalice Press. Almeda M. Wright is a doctoral candidate in Practical Theology at Emory University, where her research focuses on spirituality and race-identity development among African American youth. She currently serves as the assistant director and research coordinator of the Youth Theological Initiative at Candler School of Theology.