Generations are
much discussed in western Christianity today. Church growth
theorists, evangelists and missiologists increasingly segment
communities and congregations into groups defined as Baby Boomers,
Xers, Millennials and others. In this, they are following a
growing number of social commentators and marketing experts, who
have sought to divide society along generational lines and to
'target' different generational groups.
God and the
Generations highlights the relevance of such generation-based
analysis for contemporary Christian life, but also offers a
constructive critique of existing work in the field. Moving
beyond the pragmatism which drives so many generation-based studies,
it explores the biblical, theological, sociological and ethical
dimensions of the subject in an integrated way. It then
considers the implications of generationally-based approaches for
family life, church organization, gospel outreach and Christian
leadership in the twenty-first century.
