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on the cover Photo by Rachel Tobie, Colby College
Volume
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in
this
issue:
"Getting
a Life: Younger adults and the callings of conscience"
Looking
for a viable, faithful 'life dream'
by Camille Colatosti with Ruth Monette, Joshua M. Thomas and Rachel Orville
People aged 18 to 25 live fractured, pressured lives. But they are also searching
for ways to live lives of faith and conscience. Three of the younger adults
who helped plan this issue of The Witness reflect on their own particular routes
to finding such a life. Also available in Spanish.
'Fans
like that we're not a party band': an interview with Johnny Temple
by Camille Colatosti
Brooklyn musician Johnny Temple
plays the bass in two rock bands -- New Wet Kojak and
Girls Against Boys. He says that music is often a personal religion for young
people. In Temple's case, it drove him to become involved in social justice.
Spirituality
online: Virtual faith and the NetGeneration
by Joshua M. Thomas
Variously known as GenY, Bridgers,
or Millennials, it is the designation "The
NetGeneration" that captures the crucial importance of technology, computers,
and especially the internet
in forming how young people in high schools and on college campuses
approach and think about the world -- and, often, their spirituality.
Mentoring
communities -- peers who care about your soul
by Jacqueline Schmitt
Located at places where younger
adults wrestle with questions of vocation, identity, intimacy,
and loyalty to institutions, successful campus ministries form mentoring communities
that support the faith development of younger adults. The church beyond the
campus, however, demonstrates less commitment to younger adults.
Serving
and discerning -- on $100 a month
by Alison Witty, Jon
Erdman and Jeff Huston
Three recent college graduates
took a Nebraska church up on its offer of a place to live, an
opportunity to serve an urban outreach ministry and the challenge of living
a 'simple life' in Christian
community.
