Faith and Spiritual Life of Young Adult Catholics in a Rising Hispanic Church

• Insights into young adults' spirituality (Perspectivas sobre la espiritualidad de adultos jóvenes)
• Particular emphasis on diversity & trend toward a Hispanic Church (Énfasis particular en la diversidad y la dirección hacia una Iglesia Hispana)
• Emphasis on changing demographics and habits in the USA (Énfasis en cambios demográficos y hábitos en los Estados Unidos)

• How and where they are living their faith in the modern world (Cómo y dónde están viviendo su fe en el mundo moderno)

This book carefully explores the claim that young adults (18 to 35) are leaving Catholicism in the United States. According to primary empirical research, many young adults stay and do so living their faith in engaged ways. Most, however, do not do it in the traditional context of the parish. Young adult Catholics are living their faith and spiritual life largely in small faith communities, ecclesial movements, faith-based affinity groups, at home, and through individual practice. The description of research findings is supplemented by commentaries from leaders in evangelization and young adult ministry, from both a theological and a sociological perspective.

In a church that is more culturally diverse and increasingly Hispanic, this book offers key insights to better understand the spirituality of young adult Catholics today. Contributors include Mark M. Gray, Michal J. Kramarek, Claudia Avila Cosnahan, Allan Figueroa Deck, SJ, Hosffman Ospino, Darius Villalobos, Patricia Wittberg, SC, and Thomas P. Gaunt, SJ.

Thomas P. Gaunt, SJ, PhD, is a Jesuit of the USA East Province. He is the executive director for the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA). He has a PhD in city planning from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Previously he was the executive secretary of the Jesuit Conference-USA and director of formation and studies for the Jesuits of the Maryland and New York Provinces. Among his publications are: New Faces, New Possibilities: Cultural Diversity and Structural Change in Institutes of Women Religious, Catholic Parishes of the 21st Century, Pathways to Religious Life, and Catholic Bishops in the United States: Church Leadership in the Third Millennium.

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Este libro explora cuidadosamente la afirmación de que los adultos jóvenes (de 18 a 35 años) están abandonando el catolicismo en los Estados Unidos. De acuerdo con la investigación empírica primaria, muchos adultos jóvenes se quedan y lo hacen viviendo su fé de manera comprometida. La mayoría, sin embargo, no lo hace en el contexto tradicional de la parroquia. Los adultos jóvenes católicos viven su fe y su vida espiritual en gran medida en pequeñas comunidades de fe, movimientos eclesiales, grupos de afinidad basados ??en la fe, en el hogar y a través de la práctica individual. La descripción de los resultados de la investigación se complementa con comentarios de líderes en la evangelización y el ministerio de jóvenes adultos, tanto desde una perspectiva teológica como sociológica.

En una iglesia que es culturalmente más diversa y cada vez más hispana, este libro ofrece ideas clave para comprender mejor la espiritualidad de los adultos jóvenes católicos de hoy. Los colaboradores incluyen a Mark M. Gray, Michal J. Kramarek, Claudia Avila Cosnahan, Allan Figueroa Deck, SJ, Hosffman Ospino, Darius Villalobos, Patricia Wittberg, SC y Thomas P. Gaunt, SJ.

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