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Reframing the Self(ie)

Based on developmental psychology, youth ministry has often regarded the adolescent self in terms of a search for identity. The selfie demonstrates this psychosocial attempt to discover one’s self and receive affirmation for it. While developmental theory is helpful and relevant for youth ministry,...

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Main Author: Bixler, Sarah Ann (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2017
In: Journal of youth and theology
Year: 2017, Volume: 16, Issue: 1, Pages: 25-45
IxTheo Classification:AE Psychology of religion
CB Christian life; spirituality
RA Practical theology
RF Christian education; catechetics
RG Pastoral care
Further subjects:B Adolescence Loder Merton psychosocial development self selfie transformation youth ministry
Online Access: Volltext (Publisher)
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Summary:Based on developmental psychology, youth ministry has often regarded the adolescent self in terms of a search for identity. The selfie demonstrates this psychosocial attempt to discover one’s self and receive affirmation for it. While developmental theory is helpful and relevant for youth ministry, theology offers a more desirable foundation on which to build youth ministry practices. Thomas Merton’s theological understanding of the self addresses this dilemma, whereby the self finds the adolescent. This perspective can help us reframe youth ministry’s assumptions based on developmental psychology, which regard the adolescent’s task as self-discovery. As James Loder describes, the inner self emerges through God’s transformation. This is an issue of reordering of theology and psychology. For adolescents to position themselves to receive this inner transformation, Christian ministry with young people can effectively facilitate a posture of prayer whereby God can affect the transformation of the deepest sense of the self.
Physical Description:Online-Ressource
ISSN:2405-5093
Contains:In: Journal of youth and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/24055093-01601003

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