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Missionaries to a Teenage Culture
註釋This book analyses some of the social and cultural aspects of change in the Catholic church to better inform the religious education of teenagers in Catholic schools. The principles which emerge have relevance for other denominations and for religious education generally. While developments since the Second Vatican Council have given sharper focus to the Christian core of Catholicism, there remains some ambivalence about what constitutes Catholic identity. In most western societies, rapid social change and the emergence of a distinguishable teenage subculture have compounded the problem causing a discontinuity in the way adult Christians try to make religious belonging comprehensible to the next generation. This book examines factors that inhibit the effectiveness of religious education and addresses the problems with a blend of theory and practical suggestions so that what is done in the classroom will foster the spiritual development of students, give them better access to their religious traditions and help them clarify their religious identity.