Emerging Culture/Emerging Church: Books
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Barna, George. Real Teens. Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 2001. (200 pages)

Baugh, Ken and Rich Hurst. Getting Real: An Interactive Guide to Relational Ministry. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2000. (240 pages)

Beaudoin, Tom. Virtual Faith: The Irreverent Spiritual Quest of Generation X. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1998. (191 pages)

Carroll, Jackson W. and Wade Clark Roof. Bridging Divided Worlds : Generational Cultures in Congregations. John Wiley & Sons, 2002. (272 pages) (Posted 4/24/02)

Celek, Tim, Dieter Zander, and Patrick Kempert. Inside the Soul of a New Generation. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1996. (176 pages)

Coupland, Douglas. Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture. New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1992. (183 pages)

Cox, Kristoffer. Genx and God: A Genx Perspective. Titusville, FL: Tekna Books, 1998. (130 pages)

Craig, Stephen C. and Stephen Earl Bennett, eds. After the Boom. Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing, 1997. (212 pages)

Epstein, Jonathan. Youth Culture: Identity in a Postmodern World. Malden, MA.: Blackwell, 1998. (Posted 4/24/02)

Ford, Kevin Graham, et al. Jesus for a New Generation: Putting the Gospel in the Language of Xers. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1995. (259 pages)

Hahn, Todd, et al. GenXers after God: Helping a Generation Pursue Jesus. Grand Rapids :Baker, 1998. (Posted 4/24/02)

________ and David Verhaagen. Reckless Hope: Understanding and Reaching Baby Busters. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1996. (Posted 4/24/02)

Hersch, Patricia. A Tribe Apart: A Journey into the Heart of American Adolescence. New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1998. (Posted 4/24/02)

Hershey, Terry. Young Adult Ministry. Loveland, CO: Group, 2001.

Hicks, Kathy and Rick Hicks. Boomers Xers, and Other Strangers: Understanding the Generational Differences That Divide Us. Focus on the Family Publications, 1999. (384 pages) (Posted 4/24/02)

Hoge, Dean R., Benton Johnson and Donald A. Luidens. Vanishing Boundaries: The Protestant Baby Boomers. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 1994.  (Posted 4/24/02)

Holtz, Geoffrey T. Welcome to the Jungle: The Why Behind Generation X. New York: NY: St. Martin's Press, 1995. (289 pages)

Howe, Neil, and William Strauss. The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy. New York: Broadway Books, 1998. (400 pages)

________. Generations: A 21^st Century Strategy. KnowledgeBuilders.com, 2000. CD-ROM.

________. Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation. London: Vintage, 2000. (304 pages)

Howe, Neil, et al. 13^th Gen: Abort, Retry, Ignore, Fail. London: Vintage,1993. (229 pages)

Kalergis, Mary Motley. Seen and Heard : Teenagers Talk About Their Lives. New York : Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1998. (Posted 4/24/02)

Kujawa, Sheryl, ed. Disorganized Religion: The Evangelization of Youth and Young Adults. Boston: Cowley Publications, 1998. (247 pages)

Langford, Jeremy. God Moments: Why Faith Really Matters to a New Generation. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 2001. (Posted 4/24/02)

Lewis, David K., Carley Dodd, and Darryl L. Tippens. The Gospel According to Generation X: The Culture of Adolescent Belief. Abilene, TX: Abilene Christian University Press, 1995.

McAlister, Dawson and Pat Springle. Saving the Millennial Generation: New Ways to Reach the Kids You Care About in These Uncertain Times. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 1999. (192 pages)

McIntosh, Gary L. One Church, Four Generations: Understanding and Reaching All Ages in Your Church. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002.  (Posted 4/24/02)

________. Three Generations. Grand Rapids, MI: Fleming H. Revell, 1995. (214 pages)

Miller, Craig Kennett. Postmoderns: The Beliefs, Hopes and Fears of Young Americans Born 1965-1981.Alpharetta, GA: Discipleship Resources, 1997 (192 pages)

Parks, Sharon Daloz. Big Questions, Worthy Dreams: Mentoring Young Adults in Their Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Faith. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000. (Posted 4/24/02)

Rabey, Steve. In Search of Authentic Faith: How Emerging Generations are Transforming the Church. Colorado Springs: Waterbrook, 2001. (218 pages)

Rainer, Thom S. The Bridger Generation: The First Comprehensive Study of the Next Generation. Broadman & Holman, 1997. (224 pages)

Raines, Clare. Beyond Generation X: A Practical Guide for Managers. Menlo Park, CA: Crisp Publications, 1997. (120 pages)

Robinson, Dale G. Intersecting Lives: Road Maps for Ministry to Young Adults. Fresno, CA: California Southern Baptist, 1998.

Roof, Wade Clark. Spiritual Marketplace: Baby Boomers and the Remaking of American Religion. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1999. (Posted 4/24/02)

Rushkoff, Douglas. Playing the Future: What We Can Learn from Digital Kids. New York: Riverhead Books, 1999. (Posted 4/24/02)

________. The GenX Reader. New York: Ballantine Books, 1994. (Posted 4/24/02)

Sacks, Peter. Generation X Goes to College. Chicago: Open Court Publishing, 1998. (Posted 4/24/02)

Schreiber, Andrea Lee and Ann Terman Olson, eds. What Next?: Connecting Your Ministry with the Generation Formerly Known as X. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 1999. (Posted 4/24/02)

Tapscott, Don. Growing Up Digital: The Rise of the Net Generation. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998.  (Posted 4/24/02)

Thau, Richard D. and Jay S. Helflin. Generations Apart: Xers vs. Boomers vs. the Elderly. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 1997. (256 pages)

Whitesel, Bob, and Kent R. Hunter. A House Divided: Bridging the Generation Gaps in Your Church. Nashville: Abingdon, 2001.

Zustiak, Gery B. The Next Generation: Understanding and Meeting the Needs of Generation X. Dayton, Ohio: College Press, 1996.

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