I have been hearing a lot about this documentary lately. Honestly I really want to get it and see it. Maybe we can grab it this week. Marko has some great things to say about it as well. Here is what an excerpt from Marko’s review on it;
smith and lundquist denton have added a phrase into the lexicon of youth ministry: moralistic therapeutic deism, the term they use to describe the faith system most widely adopted by teenagers in america, including those who are active in youth ministries. this is an unarticulated faith system that includes the notion that the goal of life is to be happy, that religion is about being good (and that good things happen to good people – kind of a karmic religion of sorts), and that god is distant, but willing to problem-solve for us when we have therapeutic or other needs. these ideas are unpacked in a way that’s really helpful in the film (but, of course, not with the depth the book covers).
Just from the trailer and things I have read it seems that this is a great resource to show to;
- train youth leaders
- help parents understand the youth culture and their beliefs in God
- to students to spark discussion
Soul Searching is a documentary put out by the National Study of Youth and Religion. I can’t wait to see this now.
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