Generations

Books

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

Baugh, Ken and Rich Hurst. The Quest for Christ: Discipling Today’s Young Adults. Group, 2002.

________.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)

Bennis, Warren G. Geeks and Geezers. Cambridge, MA : Harvard Business School Press, 2002. (224 pages)

Boda, Matthew C. Preaching to Generation X: The Embodiment of Postmodernism. D.Min. diss. Asbury Theological Seminary, 2001. (240 pages)

Brazzel, Stephen R. Training Laity in Evangelism to Reach Generation X. D.Min. diss. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003. (124 pages)

Carroll, Colleen. The New Faithful : Why Young Adults Are Embracing Orthodoxy. Loyola Press, 2002. (336 pages)

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

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

Clark, Chap. Hurt: Inside the World of Today’s Teenagers. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2004. (240 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)

Dunham, Craig and Doug Serven. Twentysomeone. Waterbrook Press, 2003. www.twentysomeone.org

Epstein, Jonathan. Youth Culture: Identity in a Postmodern World. Malden, MA.: Blackwell, 1998.

Flory, Richard and Don E. Miller, eds. GenX Religion. London: Routledge, 2000. (272 pages)

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.

________ and David Verhaagen. Reckless Hope: Understanding and Reaching Baby Busters. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1996.

Hersch, Patricia. A Tribe Apart: A Journey into the Heart of American Adolescence. New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1998.

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)

Hilborn, David and Matt Bird, eds. God and the Generations: Youth, Age and the Church Today. Paternoster Press, 2003. (276 pages)

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

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 21st Century Strategy. KnowledgeBuilders.com, 2000. CD-ROM.

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

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

Humphrey, Nathan, ed. Gathering the Next Generation : Essays on the Formation and Ministry of GenX Priests. Morehouse Publishing, 2000. (208 pages)

Institute for Youth Ministry. Growing Up Postmodern: Imitating Christ in the Age of “Whatever.” Princeton, NJ: Princeton Theological Seminary. 1999. (103 pages)

Kalergis, Mary Motley. Seen and Heard : Teenagers Talk About Their Lives. New York : Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1998.

Creasy Dean, Kenda. Practicing Passion: Youth and the Quest for Passionate Church. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, (273 pages)

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.

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.

Manheim, Karl. “The Problem of Generations.” In Essays on the Sociology of Knowledge. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul [1927] 1952.

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.

________. 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)

Mitchell, Susan. American Generations: Who They Are, How They Live. Ithaca, NY: New Strategist Publications, 1998.

Parks, Sharon Daloz. Big Questions, Worthy Dreams: Mentoring Young Adults in Their Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Faith. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000.

Posehn, Keith L. Getting Baby Busters to Church: Attracting and Integrating Baby Busters into the Life and Worship of the Local Church. D.Min. diss. Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 1997.

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.

Rushkoff, Douglas. Playing the Future: What We Can Learn from Digital Kids. New York: Riverhead Books, 1999.

________. The GenX Reader. New York: Ballantine Books, 1994.

Sacks, Peter. Generation X Goes to College. Chicago: Open Court Publishing, 1998.

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

Schroeder, John D. How to Start and Sustain a Faith-Based Young Adult Group. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2002. (64 pages)

Tapscott, Don. Growing Up Digital: The Rise of the Net Generation. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998.

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

Webber, Robert. The Younger Evangelicals: Facing the Challenge of the New World. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002. (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.

Journals

Weissman, Rachel X. “Connecting with Digital Kids.” American Demographics (April 1999): 16.

Web-based Resources

http://www.geocities.com/ihategenx
A website called “I Hate GenX” laments all the stereotypes, offers handy generational quizzes, and fills lots of space with over-the-top fonts. You decide if they’re serious. You’ve gotta see this one.