Towards an Integrated Theology of Youth

Q3 Arts and Humanities

Journal of Youth and Theology Pub Date : 2021-07-12 DOI:10.1163/24055093-02002008

Graham D. Stanton

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Abstract

This article summarises eight theological perspectives on youth and young people. Young people are variously seen as (1) sinful creatures in need of redemption; (2) gifts of God and sources of joy; (3) developing beings in need of guidance and instruction; (4) open to conversion; (5) vulnerable to exploitation; (6) fully human, made in God’s image; (7) a prophetic presence; and (8) a prophetic voice. Rather than simply affirm all 8 perspectives as important, an integrated theological perspective on youth views young people within the distinctive features of their created reality, with particular strengths and assets along with distinct needs and deficits, to be fully capable as bearers of the divine image, and with emerging capability as social agents.

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迈向青年合一神学

这篇文章总结了关于青年和年轻人的八种神学观点。年轻人被不同地视为(1)需要救赎的有罪生物;(2)神的恩赐和喜乐的来源;(三)发展需要指导、指导的人;(4)允许转换;(五)易受剥削的;(6)完全的人，按照上帝的形象造的;(7)先知的存在;(8)先知的声音。不是简单地肯定所有8种观点都很重要，而是对青年的综合神学观点将年轻人置于他们所创造的现实的独特特征中，具有特定的优势和资产，以及独特的需求和缺陷，完全有能力成为神圣形象的承担者，并具有作为社会代理人的新兴能力。

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Journal of Youth and Theology Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Youth and Theology is an international peer-reviewed academic journal developed and originally published by the IASYM, the International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry, now published by Brill. The journal aims at furthering the academic study and research of youth and youth ministry, and the formal teaching and training of youth ministry. The academic efforts are rooted in the Christian theological tradition and ecumenical. The scope of the journal is to serve scholarship in the broad field of children, youth, faith, church, theology and culture. Research articles in the journal mainly have theology (both practical, systematic and biblical theology) as a core discipline. At the same time, contributions are often interdisciplinary, which implies theological reflection combined with e.g. pedagogical, sociological or psychological perspectives.